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How can your life experiences help you identify your career goals? In this episode, Ryan brings us the story of serial entrepreneur John Henry. John started out as a doorman in New York City, but soon ended up on the Forbes 30 under 30 list. He's built and sold a reportedly million dollar business, become a venture capitalist and host of the Vice show 'Hustle' and co-founded a car insurance company, just to name a few. John explains how his roots help him identify what's important in his career, and how to flip what you've got for what you want. Then, renowned thought leader Nilofer Merchant explains her theory of “onlyness” – decoding how your life experiences can add value and help you generate big ideas.  Follow Ryan, John and Nilofer on LinkedIn. Get more insights from Nilofer by heading to her website: NiloferMerchant.com  Get more stories about leader's zigs and zags by subscribing to The Path newsletter: LinkedIn.com/Path

Renown author, speaker and strategist, Nilofer Merchant, drops by the Leadership NOW show to discuss her latest venture, The Intangible Labs. Launched in partnership with Tim Kastelle, The Intangible Labs offers a new lens, a mathematical model, and related practice so organizations (whether public, private, profit, non-profit, small, and large) can measure and thus tune the actions that create value for all their stakeholders. As the name suggests, the goal is to create many learning labs while the Intangible Labs will serve as a hub. Over time, insights will be codified into software, usable as an ESG standard. The Intangible Labs: defining the metrics of 21st Century Value Creation. Nilofer is ranked as one of the top management thinkers in the world by @Thinkers50, as well as HR magazine., Her operating heft as a tech executive (Apple, Autodesk, goLive and more) lends all these big ideas fidelity; she's been personally involved in shipping over 100 products netting $18 Billion in revenues. She's authored three books on how value creation grows in distributed networks through shared purpose. Her most recent is the "Power of Onlyness," that spot in the world only you stand in, a function of your distinct history and experiences, visions and hopes for which she also landed the notable Future Thinker Award. The very best companies hire her to inspire and advise. Those who want to do more than manage today but create—or rather co-create—the future. More about Dan Pontefract and Leadership NOW at http://www.danpontefract.com More about Nilofer Merchant at http://www.nilofermerchant.com or https://theintangiblelabs.com/

Psychoanalytic encounters are filled with the unknowability of two unconscious minds meeting. Here one may forge a link that enables the process of meaning-making, or else it can become the space for destruction, perversion, evacuation, regression, and stasis. The area that lies between the mind of the analyst and that of the analysand is thus the liminal area of psychoanalysis - of growth, change, turbulence, as well as that of impasse, bastion, and failure. This latter could be what Bion meant by minus links. It seems that the primitive part of the mind is always looking for ways to evade psychic pain and emotional truth is always in peril. Analytic links are always fraught with danger. Minus links share with each other the quality of evading truth and therefore inhibiting emotional growth and the capacity to give meaning to experiences. Blind spots may be enabled by analytic allegiance to our particular schools, our inability to forge a technique in the face of the protomental apparatus which can breed arrogance, the complacencies of language, gaps between our theoretical allegiance and our technique, and, finally, all too often, our unwillingness and inability to get in touch with our true experience. Would it help to chronicle our quotidian failures?  In these liminal moments, the links between analyst and analysand slide away from the emotional truth, rather than towards it. In Plato's Ghost: Liminality and Psychoanalysis (Phoenix Publishing House, 2021), Nilofer Kaul presents these moments and explores the complex reasons behind them in a stunning debut work that questions the heart of analytic practice. Ashis Roy is a psychoanalyst practicing in Delhi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychoanalysis

Psychoanalytic encounters are filled with the unknowability of two unconscious minds meeting. Here one may forge a link that enables the process of meaning-making, or else it can become the space for destruction, perversion, evacuation, regression, and stasis. The area that lies between the mind of the analyst and that of the analysand is thus the liminal area of psychoanalysis - of growth, change, turbulence, as well as that of impasse, bastion, and failure. This latter could be what Bion meant by minus links. It seems that the primitive part of the mind is always looking for ways to evade psychic pain and emotional truth is always in peril. Analytic links are always fraught with danger. Minus links share with each other the quality of evading truth and therefore inhibiting emotional growth and the capacity to give meaning to experiences. Blind spots may be enabled by analytic allegiance to our particular schools, our inability to forge a technique in the face of the protomental apparatus which can breed arrogance, the complacencies of language, gaps between our theoretical allegiance and our technique, and, finally, all too often, our unwillingness and inability to get in touch with our true experience. Would it help to chronicle our quotidian failures?  In these liminal moments, the links between analyst and analysand slide away from the emotional truth, rather than towards it. In Plato's Ghost: Liminality and Psychoanalysis (Phoenix Publishing House, 2021), Nilofer Kaul presents these moments and explores the complex reasons behind them in a stunning debut work that questions the heart of analytic practice. Ashis Roy is a psychoanalyst practicing in Delhi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Psychoanalytic encounters are filled with the unknowability of two unconscious minds meeting. Here one may forge a link that enables the process of meaning-making, or else it can become the space for destruction, perversion, evacuation, regression, and stasis. The area that lies between the mind of the analyst and that of the analysand is thus the liminal area of psychoanalysis - of growth, change, turbulence, as well as that of impasse, bastion, and failure. This latter could be what Bion meant by minus links. It seems that the primitive part of the mind is always looking for ways to evade psychic pain and emotional truth is always in peril. Analytic links are always fraught with danger. Minus links share with each other the quality of evading truth and therefore inhibiting emotional growth and the capacity to give meaning to experiences. Blind spots may be enabled by analytic allegiance to our particular schools, our inability to forge a technique in the face of the protomental apparatus which can breed arrogance, the complacencies of language, gaps between our theoretical allegiance and our technique, and, finally, all too often, our unwillingness and inability to get in touch with our true experience. Would it help to chronicle our quotidian failures?  In these liminal moments, the links between analyst and analysand slide away from the emotional truth, rather than towards it. In Plato's Ghost: Liminality and Psychoanalysis (Phoenix Publishing House, 2021), Nilofer Kaul presents these moments and explores the complex reasons behind them in a stunning debut work that questions the heart of analytic practice. Ashis Roy is a psychoanalyst practicing in Delhi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

Virtual Summits can help online businesses add thousands of email subscribers to their business. Plus you can monetize the summits to create a quick cash injection in your business. Nilofer Safdar is the bestselling author of seven books. After having successfully hosted 11 virtual summits, she now helps entrepreneurs to host their highly successful virtual summits so that they can 3x their income while building a list of email subscribers for free. Nilofer Safdar has been a money mindset and success coach since 1992. She has facilitated thousands to release their limiting beliefs and sabotage programs so that they can break through their income ceilings and 3X to 10X their income. She is known in her industry as a fun, energetic executive sales coach who leads with heart. She is known in her industry as a fun, transformational coach whose rigour and intellect are matched by her compassion. With her one-of-a-kind "laugh & learn" teaching style, you will certainly walk away with a new view of your business, finances, and life. Connect with Nilofer: www.Facebook.com/nilofersafdar www.niloferlight.com Instagram - @nilofersafdar ▼ ▼ You can connect with/follow Talking with the Experts: Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rosesdavidson Become a patron https://www.patreon.com/talkingwiththeexperts Leave a Google review: https://g.page/r/CaXk7K3UlEhzEBI/review Leave a review on Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/talking-with-the-experts-1491692 Email: guest@talkingwiththeexperts.com Website: https://rose-davidson.com/ LinkedIn: Rose Davidson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rose-davidson/ Talking with the Experts: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talkingwiththeexperts/ Facebook Page: [Rose Davidson] https://www.facebook.com/onlineeventmanagerandpodcasttrainer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosedavidson_speakersupport/ SoundCloud: [Follow] https://soundcloud.com/talking-with-the-experts YouTube: [Subscribe] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkM5n5QJhnNAmUiMzii73wQ #business #entrepreneur #learnpodcasting #podcastepisode #podcastguest #podcasting #podcastinterview #podcastplaylist #podcasts #podcastskills #podcastshow #rosedavidson #smallbusiness #talkingwiththeexperts #video #vodcast

Nilofer Faizal recently moved to Auckland and has travelled and lived in India, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Mauritania and Morocco. She and Elina discuss Nilofer's travels, culture, sense of belonging as a Muslim woman and how her headscarf makes her feel empowered.

What is the difference between uniqueness, talent, and onlyness? Nilofer Merchant is here to help us figure out how the room changes when we walk in, how to turn feeling othered or overworked into opportunities to help ourselves and everyone around us shine, and the powerful question that shifted how she leads others. More About Nilofer: Nilofer Merchant is ranked by Thinkers50 as one of the world's leading business thinkers. In 2013 she gave a top-ranking TED talk, "Sitting is the Smoking of Our Generation." This conversation is about her book, The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World (2017). Check out Nilofer's substack newsletter, Fully Alive at Work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Black Caps are staring at defeat in the second test in Mumbai but it hasn't taken any shine off the monumental performance of spinner Ajaz Patel, who took all 10 of India's first innings wickets. Patel is just the third player to achieve the 10 wicket feat in the 144-year history of test cricket. Global adulation included praise from two of our greatest players. Sir Richard Hadlee, who held the previous New Zealand record of nine innings wickets, described Patel's display as "delight to watch" while our most decorated spinner, Daniel Vettori, said the feat surpassed Brendon McCullum's triple-century as our finest individual achievement. Patel's father Yunus told RNZ's First Up the family couldn't believe what they were witnessing on the first day of the test. “I'm very proud… he's got very, very big wish to play against in India. Ajaz was born in Bombay, not far from the stadium,” Yunus Patel said. Patel bagged another four wickets in the second innings resulting in another record, the most wickets in a test match against India. Ajaz Patel's wife, Nilofer, told Morning Report the whole family was glued to the television screen. "Our hearts basically stopped.. when he made that amazing catch, we were all screaming and jumping for joy. "Mum, dad, grandma, were all jumping. We still couldn't believe it".

The Black Caps are staring at defeat in the second test in Mumbai but it hasn't taken any shine off the monumental performance of spinner Ajaz Patel, who took all 10 of India's first innings wickets. Patel is just the third player to achieve the 10 wicket feat in the 144-year history of test cricket. Global adulation included praise from two of our greatest players. Sir Richard Hadlee, who held the previous New Zealand record of nine innings wickets, described Patel's display as "delight to watch" while our most decorated spinner, Daniel Vettori, said the feat surpassed Brendon McCullum's triple-century as our finest individual achievement. Patel's father Yunus told RNZ's First Up the family couldn't believe what they were witnessing on the first day of the test. “I'm very proud… he's got very, very big wish to play against in India. Ajaz was born in Bombay, not far from the stadium,” Yunus Patel said. Patel bagged another four wickets in the second innings resulting in another record, the most wickets in a test match against India. Ajaz Patel's wife, Nilofer, told Morning Report the whole family was glued to the television screen. "Our hearts basically stopped.. when he made that amazing catch, we were all screaming and jumping for joy. "Mum, dad, grandma, were all jumping. We still couldn't believe it".

Author, speaker, entrepreneur, and thought leader Nilofer Merchant is passionate about the benefits that hiring a virtual assistant can provide to solopreneurs. For Nilofer, it's about more than knowing your flight itinerary is correct and a car will be waiting for you at the airport. It's bigger than waking up to a tidy inbox with only the emails you want to see. Yes, those are some of the tangible benefits of hiring a virtual assistant, but Nilofer sees even deeper value. Making the decision to bring a VA on board opens you up to a world of new possibilities. “Until you learn to value yourself, you can't offer your highest value to the world,” she says. Key Takeaways Working with a VA allows greater consistency in your work. You set the rules of engagement, and you pass them off to your VA to execute with consistency. By having a VA help manage communications, Nilofer's day is now completely within her control. It's driven by her agenda, rather than the competing priorities of others that appear in her inbox. Many entrepreneurs enjoy being in service to others, and hiring a VA may seem antithetical to that. But when you hire help, you can then engage with people on a deeper level and offer your highest value to the world. Resources From This Episode Visit Nilofer Merchant's website Follow Nilofer on Twitter Follow Nilofer on Instagram Subscribe to Nilofer's advice column And learn more about Don't Panic Management's Panic-Proof Blueprint here.

Welcome to the 154th episode of the Shipping Podcast with Reshma Nilofer, the first female maritime Pilot in India and one of few in the world. Reshma takes us on a journey on how to reach your dream goals. She is a powerful woman and a role model to many.  Reshma Nilofer was the first female maritime river pilot, and the current Indian President awarded her with the "Woman Power Award" in 2018. The Woman Power Award is an annual award given by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of India's Government to individual women or institutions that work towards the cause of women empowerment. Don't forget to sign up for the Shipping Podcast News, a bi-weekly newsletter launched on Jan 8, 2021. Scroll down on www.shippingpodcast.com where you find the sign-up.  Did you enjoy this episode? Let me know your thoughts. I am @lenagothberg on social media. Thank you for listening.

Zach sits down with author, writer, and speaker Nilofer Merchant to discuss her story, the concept of onlyness, and the various power dynamics in intersectional contexts. Check the links in the show notes for her website, books, and social media handles! Struggling with your Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) work? Kanarys—a Black-founded company—has your back. Regardless of where you are on your DEI journey, we arm you with the insights you need now to take action now. From audits to assessments to data-informed strategy, we'd love to be the partner you have been looking for. Email stacey@kanarys.com or learn more at https://www.kanarys.com/employer. You can learn more about her books, including The Power of Onlyness, on Amazon. Check out Nilofer's personal website by clicking here. Read the piece she wrote about Ava DuVernay that was mentioned in the show by clicking here. Connect with Nilofer on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

Can you REALLY make a living by PLAYING? Join Mande White-Pearl and Nilofer Safdar NiloferSafdar.com as they share tips for playing with money, business and the creation of all kinds of FUN stuff. One of Nilofer's secrets to success is not forcing herself to do something just because it's what others think should be done. It seems as if she's mastered the art of following her bliss and staying in flow. She's the author of 7 books, which you can find on Amazon. Her favorite is Where Is My Doorway to Possibilities? Liking Nilofer's Vibe? Play with Nilofer on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/limitlessliving101/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nilofersafdar/ Ready for Another Inspirational Interview? Check out all our episodes at ExpandYourImpact.com/podcast Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes Like Our Vibe? Come play with us between episodes in our Private Facebook Group or at ExpandYourImpact.com

This week we're taking a break from the Tiny MBA podcast tour to bring you a very special conversation with a very special guest: Nilofer Merchant.Nilofer comes with some serious credentials:She's worked as an executive and strategic consultant at massive companies like Apple, Adobe, Autodesk, Nokia, and many moreShe's shipped 18 Billion (with a B!) dollars in products across her 25 year careerShe's famous for (but not always known as the source of) the phrase "sitting is the smoking of our generation" from her viral TED talk by the same nameShe's written three business books, and currently writes an advice column about making hard business and life decisions that I highly recommend subscribing to: https://atwork.substack.comBut don't get it twisted: unlike many voices in positions of corporate power, Nilofer is a creator like you and me, and uses her position and experience in the business world to make the business world a better place for more people.Nilofer is one of us :)Which part of why I asked her to write the forward for my book, The Tiny MBA.And here's the thing: whenever I have a conversation with Nilofer, we end up somewhere much deeper and more meaningful than where we started. We have a rapport that lets us skip the pleasantries and get right to the real stuff.So in today's episode, Nilofer and I are inviting you into one of those conversations.In this conversation we talk about everything from:How we learned to seek and understand patterns in businessWhat we've learned from our careers of giving professional adviceAnd why peeing in the pool is a problemAnd a lot, lot more.With that, let's get into this very special episode with Nilofer Merchant. Here we go.

Today’s guest is Nilofer Merchant, a speaker at Speaker’s Spotlight and a former writer for Harvard Business Review. She is the author of the critically-acclaimed book “The Power of Onlyness,” and was ranked number 1 by Thinkers 50 as the Most Likely Person to Influence the Future of Management.  The theme of this week’s episode is belonging, and how it impacts your life both personally and professionally. Onlyness is the experience, purpose, talent and perspective that lies untapped within every person. Feeling a sense of belonging is key to untapping the potential of your employees. You’ll hear her and Kevin Monroe talk about: What onlyness means. The power of questions. The importance of choosing your friends wisely. What belonging feels like. Defining your identity. Linda Simpson of the This Extraordinary Life community shares past experiences with belonging at work.  Resources Nilofer Merchant on LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram Call or text Nilofer: 404-713-0713 Join Nilofer on a journey to change the workplace at @work. The Benefit of Belonging

In this episode with Nari Shakti Puraskar awardee, Reshma Nilofer, we talk about a topic that often have people sitting on the fence. We think it is time all of you join in the conversation about diversity and inclusion. In this episode, we talk about gender sensitivity and inclusion in the Maritime Industry.  Title Music: Bipin Nambiar --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/abhijith-balakrishnan/message

The Higher Purpose Podcast is being rebranded and refocused into the This Extraordinary Life Podcast. As part of the transition, we are replaying some of the episodes that have resonated deeply with Kevin and you, the audience. This week we are revisiting Episode 142 with Nilofer Merchant, a conversation Kevin describes as one of the most pivotal in his journey. Nilofer Merchant is a famous author and speaker for TED Conferences. Her most recent book, The Power of Onlyness, talks about worthiness and the connected individuality of all human beings. She joins Kevin Monroe to discuss her book and how the principles in it apply to current events. The New Normal Nilofer talks about the things people are doing to help those in need. People now have the voice to create change, she says. She gives an example of altruism that arose due to the coronavirus, and states that society may come to the point where we realize our fates are linked rather than ranked or separated. She ponders on the possibility of the care with which we treat others and the connectivity we have established becoming the new normal. Onlyness’ role in this is to be the combination of voice and belonging that creates real change and lasting connection between people.  Making a Difference There are people who feel like they should be doing more. Part of their struggle is that they think they need to do something of a grander scale to make a difference. All they need to do is care for the person next to them, Kevin says. Nilofer adds that whatever you pay attention to grows, so if you focus more on having a grand plan rather than actually showing love, it’s counteractive. Center on what you know and what you can do right in the moment, and the rest will take care of itself.  Onlyness Nilofer defines onlyness as the source of all ideas and innovation. Onlyness is contrary to the traditional hierarchy of worthy contribution, and holds an egalitarian view that everyone has something of value to add to the world. We have been conditioned to believe that our level of capability relies solely on measures such as level of education, but that is a lie, Nilofer says. For example, we now realize how dependent we are on grocery store workers, a position that has historically been considered low-skilled. They are part of a system that feeds us, which allows us to exist and do our creative work. Contribute, don’t compare. Part of A System When you enter a room, your light illuminates the entire space. This makes it difficult to discern your own ‘only’ because the light you shine is also the filter you see the world through. Here is where others come in to help you, as they have the perspective to see the difference in the world when you are present and absent. The meaning of individual is the smallest measure of humankind, so even alone, you are never disconnected.  Parking Your Fears Nilofer says she has to park her fears in order to be present for a conversation. Fear always demands to be heard and gets louder the more it is ignored. She believes fear acts as a signal, like every other emotion. It doesn’t have to rule you, but you need to pay attention to it. Hope Is A Bridge “Hope is a thing with others that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all,” Nilofer quotes. She shares a past experience in which she thought hope was something lightweight, but now she defines it as the bridge we have to walk across in order to get to a new future. She believes that unity happens because two people are both going toward the same thing together. Resources Nilofer Merchant on LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook NiloferMerchant.com The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World Kevin Monroe on LinkedIn | Twitter  Email: kevin@higherpurposepodcast.com  Call or text Kevin: 678-744-5111 Join the community: KevinDMonroe.com/decade

Nilofer Merchant is a famous author and speaker for TED Conferences. Her most recent book, The Power of Onlyness, talks about worthiness and the connected individuality of all human beings. She joins Kevin Monroe to discuss her book and how the principles in it apply to current events. The New Normal Nilofer talks about the things people are doing to help those in need. People now have the voice to create change, she says. She gives an example of altruism that arose due to the coronavirus, and states that society may come to the point where we realize our fates are linked rather than ranked or separated. She ponders on the possibility of the care with which we treat others and the connectivity we have established becoming the new normal. Onlyness’ role in this is to be the combination of voice and belonging that creates real change and lasting connection between people.  Making a Difference There are people who feel like they should be doing more. Part of their struggle is that they think they need to do something of a grander scale to make a difference. All they need to do is care for the person next to them, Kevin says. He shares a story from a children’s book about contribution, explaining that even the smallest thing makes a difference. Nilofer adds that whatever you pay attention to grows, so if you focus more on having a grand plan rather than actually showing love, it’s counteractive. Center on what you know and what you can do right in the moment, and the rest will take care of itself.  Onlyness Nilofer defines onlyness as the source of all ideas and innovation. Onlyness is contrary to the traditional hierarchy of worthy contribution, and holds an egalitarian view that everyone has something of value to add to the world. We have been conditioned to believe that our level of capability relies solely on measures such as level of education, but that is a lie, Nilofer says. For example, we now realize how dependent we are on grocery store workers, a position that has historically been considered low-skilled. They are part of a system that feeds us, which allows us to exist and do our creative work. Contribute, don’t compare. Part of A System When you enter a room, your light illuminates the entire space. This makes it difficult to discern your own ‘only’ because the light you shine is also the filter you see the world through. Here is where others come in to help you, as they have the perspective to see the difference in the world when you are present and absent. The meaning of individual is the smallest measure of humankind, so even alone, you are never disconnected.  Parking Your Fears Nilofer says she has to park her fears in order to be present for a conversation. Fear always demands to be heard and gets louder the more it is ignored. She believes fear acts as a signal, like every other emotion. It doesn’t have to rule you, but you need to pay attention to it. Hope Is A Bridge “Hope is a thing with others that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all,” Nilofer quotes. She shares a past experience in which she thought hope was something lightweight, but now she defines it as the bridge we have to walk across in order to get to a new future. She believes that unity happens because two people are both going toward the same thing together. Resources Nilofer Merchant on LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook NiloferMerchant.com The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World Kevin Monroe on LinkedIn | Twitter  Email: kevin@higherpurposepodcast.com  Call or text Kevin: 678-744-5111 Join the community: KevinDMonroe.com/decade

The primary purpose of the Cohere Project (and podcast) is to explore the future of human networks, especially tools that increase human and group agency in a network. I believe Nilofer Merchant's concept of "Onlyness' is one such tool. We discuss Onlyness, and much more, in one of the most fun, informative and unfiltered conversations we've had on the Cohere podcast. Nilofer Merchant is a pioneer in the use of social technologies and has written extensively about how businesses can leverage social networks and communities to shape strategy, improve performance and become more purposeful. In her new book "The Power of Onlyness", Nilofer brings forward the idea of Onlyness as a means of claiming your distinct place in the world and using networks as a catalyst for actualizing your purpose.   In this episode of the Cohere Podcast, Nilofer and I discuss: The evolution of social media Managing corporate innovation and the role of communities The concept of Onlyness, as it relates to "you, us and together" How your network shapes your self-image, role, and personal agency The natural reaction of hierarchies to resist networks The benefits of taking a radically different path Resources: - Book - Book - Book

Tech and innovation legend Nilofer Merchant is on a mission to reimagine a future of work that actually works… for all of us. We often listen to the loudest guy in the room.  Or the best looking.   And in reality, most of us are "covering!"  Few industries or brands understand what Merchant calls “Onlyness” – the experience, talent, perspective, and purpose lying untapped in our own people.  What if each of us claimed the spot on the world in which only we stand? Aurora + Kelly kick off Season 2 with a BANG -- Nilofer's insights will inspire your "Onlyness," and hopefully make you a catalyst for magnifiying everyone else's "Onlyness." Check out Nilofer's Harvard Business Review article on Ava Duvernay. And buy her book The Power of Onlyness.Find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @theoptin.TwitterInstagramFacebookProduced by Rachel IshikawaMusic by Jordan McCreeHosted by Aurora Archer and Kelly Croce SorgIf you enjoyed this conversation and would like to support Aurora + Kelly curating more conversation to propel your introspection, growth and being better a human, we invite you to consider donating a minimum of $8 to our Patreon account or the sky-is-the-limit for our Venmo and Paypal accounts at theopt-in.com! If we connect with you, please subscribe, rate + review The Opt-In podcast, It takes all of us together to make transformational change. Visit us at www.theopt-in.com to stay tuned in.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-opt-in/support

Harkening back to a few other episodes, including Nilofer Merchant and Cindy Gallop, we talk with Geraldine regarding a very important topic in the digital world: online harassment. Why is this so important to talk about here? What does this have to do with strategy? Well, as Geraldine says during our discussion: "I think that there are certain companies that are struggling to figure out how to reach certain demographic groups, and part of that is because they have no one in that group at all represented at any point in their company." The missing link over and over again in marketing is that, all too often, we sit in an ivory tower and come up with ideas and campaigns in our boardrooms...boardrooms where only a small sliver of our audience is represented (if that!). This is a very important conversation and we hope you enjoy! Referenced: Geraldine on Twitter Geraldine's Blog Geraldine's fantastic award-winning article, "I Made the Pizza Cinnamon Rolls from Mario Batali’s Sexual Misconduct Apology Letter" The List of James Beard Award Winners The Tweet from Geraldine's husband, Rand Fishkin that captured her elation right after she found out she won Her follow up tweet, which was even more fun Nilofer Merchant discussing the importance of Onlyness in creating innovation Nilofer on AOAS Cindy Gallop in AOAS Why Won’t Twitter Treat White Supremacy Like ISIS? Because It Would Mean Banning Some Republican Politicians Too. (Vice) Sleeping Giants  ALSO! She didn't mention this on the show (but did mention that she's terrible at self-promotion, so there's that), but she just published a book: All Over The Place: Adventures in Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoyed this episode. Make sure to follow Tara at @missrogue & Carlos @carlospache_co  You can also check out Tara's YouTube channel, it has over 200 videos on digital strategy and online audience building.  Truly Inc. is a digital strategy and insights agency based in Toronto, Canada. Visit our website: https://trulyinc.com  Anatomy of a Strategy podcast is recorded in Toronto, Canada in the offices of Truly Inc. Produced by Carlos Pacheco and Tara Hunt. Podcast editing by Joe Pacheco  

I was blown away by the insight and clarity with which Nilofer deliveries her inspiring messages around our unique Onlyness. Nilofer and I have a lovely conversation touches on vulnerability, courage, collaboration, innovation, power and how Steve Jobs taught her an interesting lesson by swearing at her! I cannot recommend her incredible book Onlyness enough which you can buy from here -> http://nilofermerchant.com/books/the-power-of-onlyness/ I also wrote about the impact that this book had on me here -> https://valuethroughvulnerability.com/2018/03/10/the-power-of-onlyness-unique-book-title-next-generation-thinking/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/nilofer Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nilofer/ Web inc newsletter - http://nilofermerchant.com/ My blog on Investment which is relevant to this conversation -> https://valuethroughvulnerability.com/2019/02/10/investment/ About Nilofer Nilofer Merchant not only illuminates the future of work but also gives us the strategies to win in that future. Her impressive operational accomplishments include shipping over 100 products, netting $18 billion in revenues. She literally wrote the book of “new rules” for business and innovators in our Social Era. Please find my Interpersonal Catalyst brochure here in case I can support you at all -> https://my.visme.co/projects/rxyz4jpo-garry-turner-interpersonal-catalyst --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/valuevulnerability/message

Nilofer Merchant is a 3x author who has been helping grow businesses. She’s worked for major companies (like Apple and Autodesk) as well as early web startups. Nilofer thinks deeply about the frameworks, strategies and cultural values of companies. Companies work with her for guidance to develop new product strategies, enter new markets, defend against competitors and optimize revenue. Nilofer is a long time mentor and friend, we are so happy to have her join us on the show to talk about Onlyness, how the speed of strategy has changed and much more!  Show notes:  Nilofer's latest book. The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World NiloferMerchant.com TEDx University of Nevada: How Power Powers Ideas Harvard Business Review: Stop Eliminating Perfectly Good Candidates by Asking Them the Wrong Questions Got meeting, take a walk TED Talk  Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoyed this episode. Make sure to follow Nilofer on Twitter @Nilofer, Tara at @missrogue & Carlos @carlospache_co  You can also check out Tara's YouTube channel, it has over 200 videos on digital strategy and online audience building.  Truly Inc. is a digital strategy and insights agency based in Toronto, Canada. Visit our website: https://trulyinc.com  Anatomy of a Strategy podcast is recorded in Toronto, Canada in the offices of Truly Inc. Produced by Carlos Pacheco and Tara Hunt. Podcast editing by Joe Pacheco 

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Nilofer Merchant a 3-time author, most recently of The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World (Viking, 2017). She's also a Fellow of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management. Merchant has personally launched more than 100 products, netting $18B in sales and has held executive positions at Apple, Autodesk and GoLive Systems. In 2013, she was awarded the Thinkers50 Future Thinker Award which is to recognize ‘The #1 Person Most Likely to Influence the Future of Management in Both Theory and Practice" by the UK-based organization. She's ranked as #22 on the 2017 Thinkers50 list of management thinkers. On this episode, Hilary sits down with speaker, author, and thought leader Nilofer Merchant to talk about her book, the Power of Onlyness, and to take a deep dive into Nilofer’s unique habits and approach to ideas that have made her one of the greatest business thinkers of our time. Nilofer’s Ted Talk: Got a Meeting? Take a Walk Connect with Nilofer at NiloferMerchant.com Connect with Hilary on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. You can also catch the episode of Melissa's "Figuring It Out" podcast in which Hilary is guest discussing how to work from home productively. This episode is sponsored by the Side Hustle Starter Kit.  

It’s easy to see that the world has a lot of problems right now. But as the saying goes, slightly paraphrased, ‘The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing’. And we don’t feel that anyone who listens to this show is interested in doing nothing. So, in our first show of Season 4, we decided to tackle that little question: How do we change the world? Or at least make a significant dent in it. This episode takes a journey from a ‘70s rock anthem through to one of 2017’s biggest blockbuster movies. We are joined on this journey by author & innovator Nilofer Merchant. Her new book, The Power of Onlyness, serves as a guide for this episode.   “Onlyness” is a term coined by Nilofer that describes an economic phenomena happening right now that asks how we will create value and solve the problems facing our world today. The answer to this question is centers on each one of us and our ability to bring our unique ideas to fruition. All of this PLUS a quick recap of Where There’s Smoke 2.0, a new segment that puts the spotlight on our listeners endeavors, and a new member of the team joins in for #WTSdigs. Get our BRAND NEW newsletter by joining our mailing list at www.wheretheressmoke.co.   GUEST Nilofer Merchant Twitter: @Nilofer Website: www.nilofermerchant.com   Check out Nilofer’s latest book, The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough To Dent The World: http://nilofermerchant.com/library/the-power-of-onlyness/   * * *   #WTSbumps Author Kevin Tumlinson www.kevintumlinson.com And The Wordslinger Podcast: www.kevintumlinson.com/podcast   #WTSdigs Kristen: Little Free Library Nick: The Great British Baking Show on Netflix   This was originally released on September 9, 2017 as an episode of Where There’s Smoke entitled, Let’s Dent The World (Onlyness). Follow Where There’s Smoke on Facebook at www.facebook.com/exploreWTS, or as @exploreWTS on Twitter and Instagram. The *new* season of Where There’s Smoke launching in the fall of 2018. For updates you can subscribe to the podcast and/or the newsletter HERE.

Today I have Nilofer Suleman with us on Audiogyan. Nilofer started her artistic career as a cartographer and miniature artist, collecting and recreating columbus-esque old maps, creating rivers and mountains in delicate inkspelt detail. Her work, inspired by Indian typography and street graphics, is a coalition of styles that take Indian Graphic Culture onto a contemporary platform.Nilofer’s paintings are a witty and colorful illustration of India, offering vibrant vantage points and comical observations about the city. And today we are here to explore some nuances of drawing with her. 1. Your work which I have seen at least, has a distinct identity, it has a lot of Indian element to it. What was your process to land in this form of style?  2. What made you realise that this is the style you would like to explore more? What could possible ways of discovering your own style? 3. What do you use for reference or let me ask what is your source of inspiration? How can one improve his or her sensibility as an artist / painter / illustrator? 4. What is the most important aspect when someone is drawing? I mean is it the medium, the style or the content which matters the most? Why? 5. With the new media and ways to share your work, what should be the process of being reflective about your own work?

Many years ago, I read a post by Nilofer Merchant about what she calls In-Between Space: Summers when you were young were the in-between spaces of learning – where you could languish in play time and know learning time was ahead... That time where you got a job offer but hadn’t started yet. Maybe even during the search for a new role. Perhaps it is as simple as when you are clear of a new direction.  I think of that post often; I live in an In-Between Space, it's a weird sort of comfort zone for me. I rarely stay content in a job, place, or project. There has to be consistent growth and change in everything I do. And while it’s not uncommon to find people like me, I believe for the majority of people the equation, comfort = happiness, is true.  It was in a recent conversation that I realized this about myself, that I am in a constant state of change and churn, and that I sometimes let that get me anxious and stressed. It's silly, really, since I know I bring this on myself. I could say no. I could turn down opportunities to sing, to speak, to mentor someone. But I love it. I love the feeling of change and growth, and none of my choices and activities I do are things I don't want to do. Anything that feels like obligation makes me prickly, so I know when I choose to do something, it’s MY choice. In one eye-opening conversation, as I was sharing my upcoming schedule with someone, I said: "Thank goodness I don't have anything in the next 5 days to stress about." Her response was exactly what I needed to hear: "Did you hear what you just said? I know you're excited about those two performances, but the way you said that made it sound like it was too stressful, like you should have said no." She was right. I was telling myself that the upcoming things I LOVE to do were stressful. Yes, preparing for something like a live performance takes time, but is that stressful, or is it just figuring out a schedule? The reality is that whether it’s good stress or bad stress, it has the same negative impact on your body and brain. That’s why it’s so important to not only find ways to decompress, but to choose to be present in everything we do. The next "Ah Ha" came when someone mentioned an annual event where I'll be singing. It was in April, and I didn't want to talk about it at that point in early February. I realized that I had many great things coming up before that April performance, and I didn’t want to rush to April. That's when Nilofer's post came back to me again. I was in the In-Between Space with my conference, No Longer Virtual, and a few other exciting events that were scheduled over the following months. When planning our wedding 20 years ago, I kept a journalwith photos taped inside to document the details of the planning process. I knew that by embracing and enjoying each part of the journey, I would slow down the time before the actual wedding day. I also figured that this strategy would help with the emotional let-down following a major event. People talk about what a blur their weddings were, that they don’t feel like they really had a chance to enjoy it. That strategy worked for me, and now I always recommend it to others planning their weddings. It’s almost like slowing down time. It’s not easy to be present every day, in every moment, and if we want to slow down time and enjoy this wild adventure called life, we have to decompress periodically and be intentional about how we choose to spend our time. That concept of the in-between space is an important one because it reminds us that living for the weekend, or an upcoming vacation, or the next promotion or raise, leaves us without time to enjoy the little things, the small joys in just, well, BEING. Being near people we love, being in nature, being in a place to create and build and grow something, being quiet. To slow down time, we need to stop thinking of each day as stressful, trying to make something happen, and start thinking about each day as an opportunity to enjoy the journey. Even in the most beautiful environment, decompressing and finding your way back to being present doesn't come quickly or easily. A few years ago when I realized this concept of in-between space and slowing down time, I asked my husband to plan a backpacking trip. I had always wanted to try packing into the wilderness like many of our friends do. I thought that if there was a way to slow down time, I’d find it by disconnecting from devices and reconnecting with myself in nature. We took our time getting out of town, knowing it would be light well into the evening and not wanting to get started on our hike while it was still over 80 degrees outside. I had never backpacked into the wilderness for overnight camping, though I had spent plenty of time hiking through the mountains. Gear is important for trekking into bear country, so we made sure we had a can of bear spray and a loud whistle for each of us, good shoes for hiking and crossing streams, a water pump so we wouldn't have to carry too much water, and the right food to sustain us. It was about 5:30 in the evening when we left the car with our packs on our backs and started hiking into the Scapegoat Wilderness Area in Montana. It was a well-worn trail, lots of horses and hikers have explored the area, and many take the three mile hike in for a day trip to visit the famously beautiful Devil's Glen section of the Dearborn River. It was not too rigorous a hike for our first trip in with heavy packs, and though my pack looked almost as big as I am, it was only around 30 pounds. It didn't seem like very long before we hit the three mile mark and saw a handful of tents and campers around fires in the meadow above the Devil's Glen. We decided to keep hiking and see if we could find a more secluded spot near the river. Another 3/4 of a mile and we headed down a less-worn path toward the river. Bob spotted a perfect campsite on the other side, so we crossed carefully, found a place to pitch the tent, and settled in for two nights. The river was loud and full of life; as we watched the sunset, we saw a trout splashing in a large pool on the opposite side of the river, heard grasshoppers and birds, and the droning sound of insects all around. After a simple dinner of freeze-dried convenience with decent flavor, we shared a sip of bourbon from the flask and sat by the river to enjoy the view. My head was clear for the moment, taking in the spectacular pink and orange across the sky. When we climbed into our little tent and put our heads down on make-shift pillows of clothes, I thought I'd fall right to sleep, I was exhausted. The temperature was perfect, the air clean and fresh with a slight breeze through the tent. As my eyes were closing, I became super aware of the sounds of the night around me, remembering that I was in bear country. It took me hours to fall asleep, jolting awake after incorporating the sound of Bob's snore into a dream about a bear outside the tent. Eventually, I fell into a deep sleep and was disappointed to wake up to the early morning light coming into the tent, my head full of busy-ness. I thought that within a few hours of being in the wild mountains of Montana, my head would be clear of my every day activities -- but it wasn't. Despite spending hours wandering through the spectacular wilderness, my mind was still stuck in overdrive. I woke as I always wake at home, with my head full of thoughts about what would come next, what I forgot to do at work, excitement for our next musical performance, upcoming travel plans, and thoughts of what our boys might be doing at that moment by themselves at the house. Why couldn't I clear my head? I closed my eyes, trying hard to think of nothingness, to listen intently to the sounds around me, to smell the air and nearby wild flowers. It must have been more than 20 minutes that I tried to relax back into my sleeping bag, getting more and more frustrated with my inability to simply be there, enjoying the peaceful environment. I finally turned to Bob and suggested we get up, get the food bag from the tree, and make coffee and breakfast. I've been here before; many years ago I was on my yoga pad at the end of a class, trying to get into the ending meditation provided by the instructor. I was filled with frustration. Every time I focused and dropped myself into the meditation, I'd find my mind wandering all over the place, flitting from one topic to the next. That was the moment, after about 10 years of trying, I realized I didn't like yoga. That first morning in the woods, focusing on action helped; I was hungry and immediately set off to pump some water for our coffee. I never would have thought flies, especially the biting kind, would be a welcome distraction. But there I was, swiping at the flies landing on my legs and starting up the little burner for coffee, no thoughts buzzing in my head but the need for coffee and oatmeal. We packed up for a day hike and headed upstream, bushwhacking through the dense, lush forest among wild roses, Indian Paintbrush, elk scat, mushrooms, and dead trees littering the ground. Stopping along the rushing river periodically for Bob to cast his nymph, hoping for a brown trout for dinner, I had the camera poised for my own catch for the weekend. It was mostly quiet, which, in bear country, isn't really a good thing, so I hummed and sang some of the songs we were working on for our next gig. My head wasn't clear, but I was relaxed. By the time we hiked back out to the car after two nights, I was tired but not exhausted. I felt strong, healthy, and comfortable in my skin, even though I smelled like I hadn't bathed in three days. I unloaded my backpack into the car and opened the cooler we had stashed inside, pulling out my favorite local brew, Lewis and Clark Brewery's Prickly Pear Pale Ale. My head was finally clear. Driving back through some of the most beautiful landscapes in the country, I turned on my phone to let our boys know we were on our way, and to suggest they clean up evidence of junk food binging. It beeped and beeped as the signal came on to retrieve missed calls and text messages. I wanted to ignore it, but the pull of connection was too strong. I read the messages. I really didn't miss anything. So I put the phone down and didn't pick it up again until we unloaded the car back at our house. I had no intention of looking at my computer when I got home, and managed to leave it closed until late into the evening when I had to review a document for a client. It took me three days to disconnect from my electronic devices and clear my head. That can't be a good thing. A lot has been written about humanity's disconnect from nature as a result of our addiction to our electronic devices. That disconnect has wreaked havoc on our ability to safely spend time in nature and effectively connect with people around us. If we don't disconnect from screens and reconnect with people, ourselves, and our natural environment, and find ways to embrace the in-between space, we will lose our ability to connect in any real way with our own humanity. What will you do to change this trajectory in your life and the lives of your family and community? How will you adjust your patterns to slow down time? If you don't, you'll miss out on all kinds of stories to share. Enjoy the in-between, be a storymaker.

Referred to as the 'Jane Bond' of innovation, Nilofer has an innate ability to recognize untapped ideas and turn them into actionable realities. Her transformational thinking has launched over 100 products, netting $18B in sales and shares with us the power of positive thinking, finding your tribe, and ultimately how owning your purpose will lead to finding your personal power. 

I first encountered Nilofer Merchant's work through her 2013 TED talk, “Sitting is the Smoking of Our Generation”. I then had the opportunity to meet her last year after her keynote presentation at the 3% Conference in which she laid out her passion for The Power of Onlyness, which happens to be the title of her most recent book. The sub-title of the book, "Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World", is what we talk about in this episode.Nilofer is personally responsible for launching more than 100 products, netting $18B in sales and has held executive positions at Fortune 500 companies including Apple and Autodesk as well as startups in the early days of the Web. She continues to serve as a consultant and advisor to numerous companies including Logitech, Symantec, HP, and Yahoo.She is also an avid hiker and wilderness backpacker as well as a lover of all-things-bacon and of dark-chocolate-covered-orange-peels, especially when they're eaten in France.

Responsible for over $18 billion worth of product launches, and having worked alongside the likes of Apple, Symantec, Logitech, Autodesk and more, Nilofer Merchant is an expert at making wild ideas reality. She has graced the illustrious TED stage, been awarded the Future Thinker Award by Thinkers50, and has traveled the world preaching the innovation gospel to startups, Fortune 500 companies, and industry audiences. Fresh off the heels of her 3rd book, The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World, Nilofer stops by Innovation Crush to break down the theory of how and why great ideas are making their way into the world at a faster pace than ever before. More at www.nilfermerchant.com

It’s easy to see that the world has a lot of problems right now. But as the saying goes, slightly paraphrased, ‘The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing’. And we don’t feel that anyone who listens to this show is interested in doing nothing. So, in our first show of Season 4, we decided to tackle that little question: How do we change the world? Or at least make a significant dent in it. This episode takes a journey from a ‘70s rock anthem through to one of 2017’s biggest blockbuster movies. We are joined on this journey by author & innovator Nilofer Merchant. Her new book, The Power of Onlyness, serves as a guide for this episode. “Onlyness” is a term coined by Nilofer that describes an economic phenomena happening right now that asks how we will create value and solve the problems facing our world today. The answer to this question is centers on each one of us and our ability to bring our unique ideas to fruition. All of this PLUS a quick recap of Where There’s Smoke 2.0, a new segment that puts the spotlight on our listeners endeavors, and a new member of the team joins in for #WTSdigs. Get our BRAND NEW newsletter by joining our mailing list at www.wheretheressmoke.co. GUEST Nilofer Merchant Twitter: @NiloferWebsite: www.nilofermerchant.com Check out Nilofer’s latest book, The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough To Dent The World: http://nilofermerchant.com/library/the-power-of-onlyness/ * * * #WTSbumps Author Kevin Tumlinson www.kevintumlinson.comAnd The Wordslinger Podcast: www.kevintumlinson.com/podcast   #WTSdigs Kristen: Little Free LibraryNick: The Great British Baking Show on Netflix If want to support the show and help keep it going, please check out Support WTS.com for our Patreon campaign. Also, help others discover the show by LEAVING AN ITUNES REVIEW! Thx. * * * DOWNLOAD & LISTEN directly from Apple Podcasts: http://tinyurl.com/wts-itunes. If you dig the show, please take a moment to rate & review it on iTunes Find us on Pocket Casts here: http://pca.st/smoke. Also Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Episodes are also available at www.wheretheressmoke.co.   Connect with the show on Facebook: www.facebook.com/exploreWTS and Twitter: @exploreWTS.

Welcome to episode #581 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Mirum Podcast.  Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Mirum Podcast - Episode #581 - Host: Mitch Joel. For over 25 years, Nilofer Merchant has been known as the "Jane Bond of Innovation." I met her over a decade ago (thanks for the intro, Tara Hunt), while attending my first TED conference. She was not only a great guide and connector, but has become a dear friend over the years. She has been on this show in the past to talk up her two previous business books (both bestsellers) The New How and 11 Rules For Creating Value In The #SocialEra. Since then, she has become a widely regarded TED speaker (her 2013 TED Talk, Got A Meeting? Take A Walk, is in the top 10 percent of TED's most viewed talks). It doesn't stop there. Nilofer is ranked by Thinkers50 as one of the world's leading thinkers. She has personally launched more than one hundred products, netting $18 billion in sales and has worked for companies ranging from Apple to Autodesk, while advising many others. With all of that, I would say that her just-published book, The Power of Onlyness - Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World, is what everyone should (and will) be paying attention to. Your ideas can make a dent in the world. You stand in a very unique spot/space in our world. Only you. Take a listen to understand why. Enjoy the conversation...     Running time: 53:30. Hello from beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on twitter. Six Pixels of Separation the book is now available. CTRL ALT Delete is now available too! Here is my conversation with Nilofer Merchant. The Power of Onlyness - Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World. 11 Rules For Creating Value In The #SocialEra. The New How. Got A Meeting? Take A Walk. Follow Nilofer on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Mirum Podcast - Episode #581 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: 11 rules for creating value in the social era advertising advertising podcast apple audio autodesk blog blogging brand branding business blog business book business podcast business thinker david usher digital marketing digital marketing agency digital marketing blog facebook google got a meeting take a walk idea innovation itunes j walter thompson jwt leadership podcast management podcast marketing marketing blog marketing podcast mirum mirum agency mirum agency blog mirum blog mirum podcast nilofer merchant onlyness social era social media tara hunt ted ted conference ted speaker the new how the power of onlyness thinkers 50 thinkers50 twitter wpp

Nilofer Merchant is the author of The Power of Onlyness and the recipient of the Thinkers 50 #1 Future Thinker Award. Nilofer began her career in business 25 years ago as an administrative assistant, and quickly rose to division leader, to CEO to board member of a NASDAQ-traded company.  She has personally launched more than 100 products, netting $18B in sales and has held executive positions at Fortune 500 companies like Apple and Autodesk to startups in the early days of the Web (Golive/ later bought by Adobe).  Logitech, Symantec, HP, Yahoo, VMWare, and many others have turned to her guidance on new product strategies, entering new markets, defending against competitors, and optimizing revenues.   The term ‘Onlyness’ was coined by Merchant because it captured something that couldn’t be characterized in any other way. The way in which ideas are becoming the nucleus of all valued creation, it’s no longer about organizations or the capital that comes from that – it’s about ideas. ‘Onlyness’, is the spot in the world that only you stand in, which is a function of your background and point of view, as well as your vision and hopes. Merchant encourages everyone to reclaim ‘only’ as a strength, because your perspective has value.   There are three lessons for claiming your ‘Onlyness’. First of all, you need to understand your history and what it means it to you.  Secondly, embrace or value your full self.   And thirdly, realize that what surrounds you affects you – your environment shapes you, the 5 people closest to you influence you. You are a product of the people around you.   Merchant’s advice is to find 5 people that can most influence you in a positive way. Build those relationships. In those relationships you can find safety to claim and nurture your own ideas.   What you will learn in this episode:  What is Onlyness  Why the majority of people deny their ideas  How to know if you have a ‘good’ idea!  Nilofer’s view of the future of work  Difference between chasing happiness and chasing meaning  How to build a network of people around you intentionally

Nilofer Merchant is a master at turning seemingly “wild” ideas into new realities and showing the rest of us how we can too. She has personally launched more than 100 products, netting $18B in sales, for companies ranging from Apple to Autodesk. Nilofer was awarded the Future Thinker Award from Thinkers50, which ranks the world’s leading business thinkers and which also named her the #1 person most likely to influence the future of management in both theory and practice. She is the author of The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World. We live in a time when new ideas can reach multitudes because of the advent of the digital age. How can you harness this power? Stew and Nilofer discuss her personal “onlyness” story and what her research of hundreds of innovators shows about how to unlock each person’s potential to spread the word about their distinctive ideas for making the world better. She tells compelling stories of real people who have, against the odds, made positive change. Nilofer’s strategy can be used by anyone to reduce the inhibiting forces of bias and to maximize the chances of their innovative thinking becoming a new reality. Bonus: Listen to the end to learn from the story of one of the listeners who called in to the show. Extra bonus: Here is the transcript of a conversation Stew and Nilofer had a while back, as “Onlyness” was germinating. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Nilofer Merchant is a master at turning seemingly “wild” ideas into powerful new realities and showing the rest of us how we can do the same.Over the years, this has taken the form of books, her top-ranked TED talk, strategic advising for some of the largest, most-innovative companies in the world and game-changing startups, as well as being a member of organizational teams responsible for global impact and billions in product revenue.More recently, though, she's focused her fierce ideation and research lens on a bigger question. Nilofer asks, "do we really each have within us the unique capacity to make a substantial impact?"Her conclusion, indeed we do. And, we're living in times that, maybe for the first time ever, have made it possible for people who've been marginalized, disenfranchised and stripped of power to bring forth and build momentum around ideas that, in her words, are mighty enough to "dent the world." Merchant explores these ideas in her intriguing new book, The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the World.Big idea: Every single one of us has the ability to contribute. The fact that we don’t is the society’s greatest problem and the greatest opportunity.You’d never guess: How one woman was able to sway the decision of a group of Pakistani tribal leaders to change the way they create justice.Current passion project: Educating people about the power of ideas and the power of all people to move ideas to create impact in the world.Rockstar sponsors:Get paid online, on-time with Freshbooks! Today's show is supported by FreshBooks, cloud accounting software that makes it insanely easy for freelancers and professionals to get paid online, track expenses and do more of what you love. Get your 1-month free trial, no credit card required, at FreshBooks.com/goodlife (enter The Good Life Project in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section).Are you hiring? Do you know where to post your job to find the best candidates? Unlike other job sites, ZipRecruiter doesn’t depend on candidates finding you; it finds them. And right now, my listeners can post jobs on ZipRecruiter for FREE, That’s right. FREE! Just go to ZipRecruiter.com/good.

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Released February 24, 2016 Episode 10 / Season 1   This week I had the opportunity to chat with prolific walker, thinker, writer, TED talker, and provocateur Nilofer Merchant, the “Jane Bond of innovation.” Nilofer spoke with me from Paris, where she has taken herself out of circulation in order to sink deeply into the idea of onlyness. Whether you know her from TED talks, her books, or her columns in Forbes and BusinessWeek, you know that Nilofer isn’t just an author and a speaker - she’s a visionary. Named the “#1 person most likely to influence the future of management,” she is neither shy nor pretentious, especially not when it comes to discussing her radically inclusive philosophy. Simply put, she believes that every single person counts, and has the capacity and inclination to create value: not everyone with a degree, not everyone in her field, but everyone, full stop. This belief shapes the core articulation of onlyness. For more, visit www.instigating.co Produced by Kelly at Moondog Marketing

Bringing the Sexy! with Carol Reinlie Radio Show What if we could have a beautiful energy partnership with planet earth that would expand everything and all things? What if bringing your sexy and combining it with the sexy of the earth could open all possibilities? We’ve spent many years taking from earth. What can we all do to contribute to a sustainable planet for the next 10,000 years and beyond? Join Carol Reinlie and Nilofer Safdar as they dive into the sexy subject of planet earth. Nilofer Safdar is the host of the Illusion to Illumination Summit and a two times bestselling author of the books Cracking the Client Attraction Code and The Colors Of Now. She teaches people how to write, be published and be a best selling author in 90 days – even if they have never written a book. Nilofer is an Access Consciousness Certified Facilitator, a Right Relationship For You Facilitator, a Right Voice For You Facilitator, Life Coach, Money Mastery Coach, Relationship Coach and Weight Loss and Anti Aging Expert. Carol Reinlie is an Access Consciousness Certified Facilitator, Marketing Consultant, Coach, Author and Speaker who is passionate about helping entrepreneurs catapult their lives and businesses. She works one-on-one and via her group coaching programs to expand all possibilities. She currently has a Six Weeks To The Wealth Of You program that delves into getting out of stuck and into the brilliance of you. www.illusiontoilluminationsummit.com     www.nilofersafdar.com     www.thecolorsofnow.com www.carolreinlie.com     www.sixweekstowealth.com

Living Consciously with Kass Radio Show with Kass Thomas Join Nilofer Safdar and Kass for a playful and really different look at what it takes to be a #1 Bestselling Author. Nilofer's perspective is that everyone has a book to be written. Have you wanted to write a book but did not know where to start? Did you know that you did not have to write the whole book? Would you be willing to ask others to write a chapter? How do you get over the fear of other peoples judgment about what you write? Would you be willing to write a really lousy chapter? Have you ever asked the book what contribution it would like to be? or what it would like you to contribute? Would you be interested in writing a chapter for Nilofer's next book and become a Bestselling Author?        askNilofer-author Nilofer Safdar is the two-time #1 Bestselling Author of the books, Cracking the Client Attraction Code & The Colors Of Now. Her book was a #1 Bestseller on Amazon. She teaches people how to write, be published and become a Bestselling Author in 90 days even if they have never written before (or think that they can never write). She is a strong advocate of getting a book published. www.kassthomas.com https://www.facebook.com/BeingKass

This episode is an interview with Nilofer Merchant. She was in Helsinki speaking at the Nordic Business Forum 2015 a few weeks back. She’s an author of two books, she has received the Future Thinker award from Thinkers 50. Nilofer also has a popular TED talk and she’s a writer for publications such as Harvard Business Review.

Bringing the Sexy! with Carol Reinlie Radio Show What if the way you treat yourself could change everything? Do you nurture you? Are you kind to yourself? When you look in the mirror do you see the good in you? Or, do you beat yourself up? Now is the time to choose to be good to you! Join Carol Reinlie and Nilofer Safdar, Access Consciousness Facilitators, who will be sharing some new ways and tools for expanding your relationship with yourself and the world. Carol helps entrepreneurs and individuals get out of their own way and catapult their way to success in all areas of their lives. Nilofer is a number one best selling author on Amazon and helps people bring more joy to their lives. How can it be easy? www.carolreinlie.com www.illusiontoilluminationsummit.com www.healthylivingdubai.com www.nilofersafdar.com www.facebook.com/iamabestsellingauthor

Possibilities! Possibilities! Possibilities!!! What would it be like to live in a world of possibilities? What if that is the truth of who you BE? What if limitations are not real and they could disappear in poof of smoke? What would that be like, I wonder? Join Heather Nichols and Nilofer in a beautiful conversation about possibility. Nilofer Safdar is a bestselling author and the host of the Illusion to Illumination Summit which is now in Season 5. She has interviewed more than 100 luminaries, change makers and thought leaders. She is a Certified Access Consciousness Facilitator CFMW. She loves generating and creating. Nilofer helps people change their reality to generate and create a life they desire and require. Her target is to generate a life that is joyful and expansive for everybody she touches. www.heathernichols.com http://www.illusiontoilluminationsummit.com/  

Welcome to episode #360 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. Nilofer Merchant is probably one of the the more fascinating people you can connect with online (and in person). Over the years she has become a close friend (after a very kind introduction from Tara Hunt). Nilofer is a bestselling business author (The New How and 11 Rules For Creating Value In The Social Era), a corporate director and a great speaker on business and innovation. Most recently, she delivered a very compelling TED Talk on the power of walking meetings (which has close to 350,000 views and counting). She is also a regular contributor Harvard Business Review. In this episode, we discuss  what it takes to support an author and a community in a world where the media is everyone and the choices are abundant. How do you find that signal through the noise and - more importantly - how do you make that connection stick? Enjoy the conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #360 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 40:24. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the Blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on twitter.  Six Pixels of Separation the book is now available. CTRL ALT Delete is now available too! In conversation with Nilofer Merchant. 11 Rules For Creating Value In The Social Era. The New How. Harvard Business Review TED Talk - Got a meeting? Take a walk. Follow Nilofer on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Get David's song for free here: Artists For Amnesty. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #360 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: 11 rules for creating value in the social era advertising podcast blog blogging brand business book business podcast david usher digital marketing facebook harvard business review itunes marketing podcast nilofer merchant podcast podcasting tara hunt ted talk the new how twitter

Welcome to episode #198 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. When you ask people working in Digital Marketing how they develop their strategy, most of them look at you the same way a dog does when you talk to it (sideways). Nilofer Merchant lives in the world of helping companies (Adobe, Apple, Nokia, etc...) figure out not just their business strategy, but how to create and engage in a culture of strategy that is ongoing and iterative. I had the please of meeting Merchant in person at TED this past year and we became fast friends. She is the author of one of the best business books on strategy in the past long while titled, The New How, and she is also an excellent public speaker. As founder and CEO of Rubicon, she helps brands like Hewlett-Packard, Pinnacle, Logitech, Openwave, Symantec and others to create winning business strategies. Also, if you have never heard of an "air sandwich" or "murderboard", then you really should take a listen. Enjoy the conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #198 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 33:17. Audio comment line - please send in a comment and add your voice to the audio community: +1 206-666-6056. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the Blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on twitter. Facebook Group - Six Pixels of Separation Podcast Society. In a perfect world, connect with me, directly, through Facebook. Six Pixels of Separation the book is now available. Episode #28 of Media Hacks is coming soon and it features:  Chris Brogan - New Marketing Labs - Co-author of Trust Agents. C.C. Chapman - Managing The Gray - Campfire. Hugh McGuire - LibriVox - Bite-Sized Edits - The Book Oven. Christopher S. Penn - Blue Sky Factory - Marketing Over Coffee.  Julien Smith - In Over Your Head - Co-author of Trust Agents. In conversation with Nilofer Merchant. Author of The New How. Nilofer on Twitter: @nilofer. Rubicon. New Leaf - 'Magic Carpet'. Please join the conversation by sending in questions, feedback and ways to improve Six Pixels Of Separation. Please let me know what you think or leave an audio comment at: +1 206-666-6056. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #198 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: adobe advertising air sandwich apple bite size edits blog blogging blue sky factory book oven business strategy campfire cast of dads cc chapman chris brogan christopher s penn crayon digital marketing facebook facebook group hewlett-packard hp hugh mcguire in over your head itunes julien smith librivox logitech managing the gray marketing marketing over coffee media hacks murderboard new leaf new marketing labs nilofer merchant nokia online social network openwave pinnacle podcast podcasting rubicon consulting six pixels of separation social media marketing strategy symantec ted the new how trust agents twist image

Nilofer Faizal recently moved to Auckland and has travelled and lived in India, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Mauritania and Morocco. She and Elina discuss Nilofer's travels, culture, sense of belonging as a Muslim woman and how her headscarf makes her feel empowered.