Podcasts about what it really takes

Why do so many accomplished professionals leave corporate careers feeling confident in their expertise, only to second guess themselves when it comes to sales and pricing as entrepreneurs? In this episode, Deb Boulanger and Peter Svenneby talk honestly about what changes after the corporate title is gone. They explore the uncomfortable middle ground between purpose and profit, where self worth, visibility, and money start to collide. The conversation moves through the difference between scarcity thinking and building from abundance, why relationships matter more than polished pitches, and how sales can feel aligned instead of performative. They also address one of the hardest parts of the transition for women entrepreneurs, pricing with confidence in a market full of comparison and noise. This episode is not about tactics or hacks. It is about building a business that can support your work, your values, and your life.    Connect with Deb Boulanger To Watch the Show, click HERE For Full Notes, Go to LifeAfterCorporate.com/podcast Connect with Deb on LinkedIn, and Instagram,  Read More about Life After Corporate HERE     Connect with Peter Svenneby Website: https://foundheredge.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundher-edge/   More Episodes To Enjoy! Go to: LifeAfterCorporate.com/podcast 239. What It Really Takes to Build a Business After Corporate 238. The truth about authentic sales for women with Jennifer Frye 237. Build a Magnetic Brand Presence with Jordan Duvall   Quotes from the Guest (Peter Svenneby) "The best products, the most noble products, the most virtuous products in the world may never see the light of day if someone doesn't figure out how to sell them." "One of the key ideas with sales, especially in a purpose driven world, is it has nothing to do with what you're offering…it has entirely to do with the problem that your customer's trying to solve."   SUBSCRIBE & LEAVE A FIVE-STAR REVIEW and share this podcast to other growing entrepreneurs! Ready to turn insights into action? Don't just listen—join the movement! The Life After Corporate Community is where ambitious women like you connect, collaborate, and get the strategies, tools, and high-level support to grow a thriving, profitable business. Join us now and start making the powerful connections that will elevate your success! Connect with me on Instagram, LinkedIn, or checkout our website at www.lifeaftercorporatepodcast.com  

Why Traditional Investments No Longer Work  Podcast: Find out more about Blueberry Markets – Click Here Find out more about my Online Video Forex Course Book a Call with Andrew or one of his team now Click Here to Attend my Free Masterclass #620: Why Traditional Investments No Longer Work In this video: 00:36 – How can you achieve high returns these days? 01:04 – A massive 0.75% interest rate. 01:50 – Trade results for the week from trading FX. 03:08 – What are your plans for success? 04:00 – Time and financial freedom. 04:26 – The Successful trader coaching program. 04:57 – Blueberry Markets as a Forex Broker. 05:38 – Don't waste this year – act now! We're living in a world where high returns are quite difficult to achieve in many traditional markets. And I want to talk about that because unless you're out there doing something slightly different, you potentially could be going backwards when you add inflation and the cost of living, etc. into the equation. So let’s talk about that a more right now. Hey there traders! Andrew Mitchem here at The Forex Trading Coach with video and podcast number 620. How can you achieve high returns these days? Now I want to talk about inflation. I want to talk about interest rates and returns. And the reason I want to talk about that today is I’ve got a piece of paper here printed out from Lloyds Bank. It’s a bank that I used to use when I was a kid over in England. I still have an account with them, and they sent through an email, which I printed out here, regarding a reduction in the interest rates that they will now be kindly offering me on a cheque account that I still have there. A massive 0.75% interest rate. Now the interest rate has gone from an enormous 1% down to a staggeringly exciting 0.75%. So they’re effectively cutting the interest rate that I’m getting from nothing to even less, but they’re effectively taking it down. You know, they’re taking 25% off of that from 1% down to 0.75. Now, of course, neither of those two rates are very exciting. And by the way, this is up to 25,000 pounds in this savings account. Absolutely crazy. And it got me thinking, because just behind me here — and you’re not going to be able to see it on the charts — it’s only Wednesday morning here and I’m making this video and podcast. Trade results for the week from trading FX. Now, Monday was a public holiday in the US, and so far the market’s been fairly quiet this week. But even so, with the trades that I’ve closed behind me here with very low risk, I’m up 2.9% for the week so far in just two trading days. And the trade that I have open — just one trade — is up 0.5%. So that’s already this week substantially more than they’re going to pay me in an entire year. And as mentioned at the beginning, with inflation and the cost of living — just go out and try and buy something in the grocery store. Well, luckily here we grow as much food as we can for ourselves. But you go out there anywhere around the world. It doesn’t matter where you live. I know what Europe’s like right now. I’ve spent a month in the States last year, and you just see the cost of living. You look at what’s happening to your rates bills, like your insurance. Everything that you purchase just to live is going up and up and up through the roof. Yet interest rates in the traditional sense of investment — like, I know a bank account, that’s not really what you call a traditional investment — but it’s still something that you hope to earn some interest on. After all, it’s your money that they’re using and they’re giving you next to nothing. What are your plans for success? So it comes back to: what are you going to do to change that? Would you like to have the ability to, just like I’ve done here on my trades so far this week, you know, you put those trades open and closed together, pretty much a 3.5% return so far — in just two very quiet trading days. And so would you like to have that knowledge and ability to do that for yourself on a consistent basis? And if your answer is yes, I would — what’s that worth to you? What’s that worth to you in terms of a bit of time and investment in yourself? To have that knowledge to be able to do that. And I think that’s really the question that you need to ask yourself. Are you going to make 2026 the year when things change for you? Or is this going to stay the same as last year and the year before and the year before, when nothing happens and you're effectively either treading water or going backwards financially. Time and financial freedom. And also time-wise? You know, because we all want time freedom. But of course we all want financial freedom. And you put the two together, and that’s what knowing how to trade properly with a strategy that does not require you to sit in front of the computer here all day. I’ve just looked at the daily charts today on Wednesday. There are no trades today. I don’t see anything. And so I’m not going to take any trades now and even look at the charts now for another 12 hours. The Successful trader coaching program. And so if you want to know how we do that, have a look at the page link that I put here for the course. By the way, we are looking at changing the fee back to what it used to be for the previous 16 years. Right now, as you’re listening and watching this, it is on a small join fee and a small monthly subscription fee. And we are looking at changing that. And there’ll be more about that shortly. So if you want to jump in and take advantage of that lower price right now, I suggest that you have a look at the link that I’ll put here. Blueberry Markets as a Forex Broker. If you’re out there looking for a good broker, I can highly recommend Blueberry Markets. They’re over in Australia. But pretty much anywhere in the world can open an account with them, with a few exceptions — a few countries. And if you’re in the US, I’m sorry, you cannot open with Blueberry Markets, but pretty much everybody else can. And you can look through various forex markets, you know, a huge number of pairs on the charts. Plus, of course, now you have the ability to look at non-forex pairs, the cryptos, the commodities, indices, etc. like that. So it’s opened up a whole new range of markets for us to trade in exactly the same way. And that’s the beauty of it. So have a look at Blueberry Markets and I’ll put a link to them. Don't waste this year – act now! But I really encourage you to strongly have a think about what you’re going to do. You know, we’re already towards the end of January — this month's disappearing fast. Do something before it’s too late and train yourself up and see you know exactly how to look after your financial future yourself. We’ve been doing this coming up 17 years this year. Not many others out there can say that. So if you’d like to come on board with us at the same proven strategy that’s been around all those years over all market conditions, do something about it and jump on board now. This is Andrew here at The Forex Trading Coach. I’ll see you this time next week. Bye for now. Episode Title: #619: What It Really Takes to Trade for a Living Find out more about Blueberry Markets – Click Here Find out more about my Online Video Forex Course Book a Call with Andrew or one of his team now Click Here to Attend my Free Masterclass

Aging well starts when you stop chasing quick fixes and start building strength, energy, and confidence through habits that actually hold up over time.Amy sits down with Juliana Spaven, a 50+ model, content creator, and founder of Silver Highlights 1971, a platform devoted to helping women age naturally and age well through movement, nutrition, face yoga, and clean beauty. Juliana shares how midlife fatigue, poor sleep, and mounting frustration became a turning point that pushed her to question what aging could look like with more intention. What happens when you stop accepting discomfort as normal and start treating it as useful feedback?The conversation focuses on consistency over shortcuts. Strength training, mobility, and stability form the foundation, especially as hormones change. Juliana explains why she stepped away from Botox and turned to facial exercises, face yoga, and tools like Frownies to support lift and tone over time, along with protein-forward nutrition and ingredient awareness that support overall health. This episode offers a steady reframing of aging as something you actively participate in rather than brace against. What choices are shaping your future self right now?In this episode, we talk about:00:00 Introduction to Wellness and Aging01:49 Juliana's Wake-Up Call and Shift Toward Aging Well06:34 What It Really Takes to Age Well12:56 Botox Alternatives: Facial Exercises and Frownies24:02 Hair Changes With Age and How to Support Thickness29:31 How Facial Exercises Support Lift and Tone37:06 Daily Eating Habits That Support Long-Term Wellness44:55 Staying Grounded and Calm in Daily LifeShop this episode:You know we love to give you the best of the best in wellness products and resources to help you learnmore about our podcast topics. In this week's episode, here are the products and brands that we talked about:Frownies Facial Patches Maya Chia (clean hair care products)Mukti Organics (skincare)Savor Beauty (skincare)Gin Amber Beauty (derma roller / microneedling tool + “cleansing therapy” spray mentioned)Josh Rosebrook skincareOGEE - Beyond Clean Volumizing MascaraILIA mascaraNutrafolPerricone MD Medicube Collagen Jelly cremeMedicube Exosome ShotConnect with Juliana Spaven:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/silverhighlights1971,Web: https://www.silverhighlights1971.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@silverhighlights1971https://www.tiktok.com/@silverhighlights1971https://www.facebook.com/p/Silverhighlights1971-61565671921576/⁠⁠⁠⁠For More on this Episode: Read the full show notes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

What It Really Takes to Trade for a Living  Podcast: Find out more about Blueberry Markets – Click Here Find out more about my Online Video Forex Course Book a Call with Andrew or one of his team now Click Here to Attend my Free Masterclass #619: What It Really Takes to Trade for a Living In this video: 00:01 – Summary of the interview. 00:31 – Andrew Mitchem interview with Etienne Crete. 01:13 – What it takes to succeed in the market long term. 04:37– How long will it take to be a good trader? 06:25 – How do you know if your strategy is not working? 10:40 – What time frame charts should I trade? 18:23 – Prop firm advantages and disadvantages. 22:15 – What returns can I make? 27:40 – Mindset of trading. 30:36 – Contact Andrew Summary of the interview. The amount that you make as a dollar value is not important to me. It’s the percentage that you make as opposed to the percentage risk, because you can go on to a prop firm and use their money if you’re good. You know, it doesn’t matter whether I lose $10, $100 or $1,000 if it’s still the same percentage. I’m going to make $30, $300 or $3,000. You know, if it’s a 3 to 1 trade, providing that you get your mindset away from the numbers and you look at it as percentages. Andrew Mitchem interview with Etienne Crete. Something not to do with Andrew Mitchem. And Andrew is a trader that I really admire for his consistency in trading the same methods mostly for multiple decades now, I believe. So it was good to see you back on the podcast. We had a chat a few months ago, I believe, and then you were the very first guest on the podcast. Always kind of welcome back here, which is cool. But tell me what’s going on with you and kind of what you’re up to these days. Yeah. So nice to be here, first of all. And lovely. I think this is our fourth or fifth one. So, really good to be here. Yeah. Life’s good here with summertime over in New Zealand. Markets are good, which is nice. Now we’re, you know, we’re over that Europe to be in the northern hemisphere summer season. Yeah. It’s good. Life’s good, as in very good. Awesome. What it takes to succeed in the market long term I want to address certain topics it’s going to come down to, I believe, is the theme of what it really takes to succeed in the market long term. I know you have students who are very profitable now. Yeah, students who might struggle a little bit. Have maybe a lot of people who will see you, and then they see you trade full time and they kind of wonder why you’re so successful. Can you kind of start to unpack this and kind of figure out, what does it take to make a living in the markets in the long term? Yeah, I think there’s obviously a lot of dedication required to trade and to trade well. A lot of dedication and learning up front. I think one of the things I see that a lot of people today are not doing is I don’t think there’s a lot of people there that are willing to put a lot of time and effort into their trading. And I think as a full-time trader, I’m noticing that’s getting possibly worse. You know, whether it’s a social media thing or people want instant results, I’m not entirely sure what the actual reason is. But one thing I do notice is that people aren’t putting that time and effort in. And if things aren’t going well and they’re not suddenly making a fortune in a month, they give up. But I find from my point of view, from what I can help people with, it’s just being honest with people and saying, you do need to put some time and effort in to do it properly. You can become a full-time trader. Absolutely. It’s not going to be for everybody. You still have to absolutely love it and have that passion to want to do it and to turn up, to expect that not everything’s going to work perfectly. Market conditions are not always going to be great. You’ve got to take losing trades, losing weeks, losing months sometimes, but you’ve got to stick through it and be consistent. And I think that’s one thing I can tell people with my years of experience: that’s how you’re going to get through it. It’s a little bit harder for some people to actually accept that because, you know, when you’re in the middle of a slump, it’s quite hard to see the other side. It’s funny how trading seems to get easier in the sense that you have more information. You have more coaches that can help you how to trade and stuff, but people seem to be putting less effort than before, I feel. Yeah, absolutely. People are not willing to put time in or dedicate some time to try and learn. Look, I’ve got these things behind me here. That’s my new passion, playing guitar. I’m putting daily practice into it. I’m learning to sing. You know, I’ve done the helicopter thing, I’ve done the karate thing, and now it’s this. And I can’t instantly expect to turn up and play and sing and be in a band without doing, you know, several years of time and dedication. And it’s getting better all the time. And you go through ups and downs and it becomes easy, then it’s horrible, then you feel dreadful. And I think that trading is exactly the same, but you’ve got to want to do it. I think you’ve also got to make sure that you’re doing it because you enjoy the trading aspect of it, not simply because you see it as a way to get rich quick or you hate your job. So you think that trading is going to solve all your financial problems. It can do, but you’ve got to give it time. How long will it take to be a good trader? If someone were to ask you, what’s the amount of time it’s going to require for me to just sit in trading, what would you tell them? Can you pinpoint how many years it’s going to take them, or can you just say that it takes what it takes and that’s it? Yeah, I think that you need to dedicate — I mean, I suppose that’s how long it’s going to take you. But if you can give yourself half an hour or an hour a day to learn properly, that would be good. Do your homework on the terminology of trading. You know, when we start talking about limit orders and stop losses and currency pairs and all those type of things, it’s easy because we’ve done it for so long. But if you’re new to it, you’ve got to give yourself — like learning a new language — time to understand that terminology. Then I think you need to find yourself either a strategy that someone else has created, or put some time into observing the market yourself. And when you’re doing that, don’t worry about making money. Don’t even contemplate money. Get onto a demo account, look at charts. So time-wise per day, I think even giving half an hour, an hour a day to learn would be nice. That must be every day. But give yourself like six months. Give yourself a year. Don’t rush it. Don’t expect miracles. If you do it properly and do it slowly, you’ll find that it will come together. And you’ll find that you’ll pick up so much because you’re observing real market conditions without the pressure of feeling that you have to make money from it from day one. Something I see a lot is people that don’t know when to stop learning. Like, of course you should always try to learn and train and always try to become better, but there’s a time where you have to stop learning different strategies, stop kind of jumping between different strategies, and you’ve got to apply what you’ve learned so far. How do you know if your strategy is not working? How do you advise people to know when it’s time to stop learning other things and other strategies? Yeah, that’s an interesting one because you’re right. The issue that people will have after a certain length of time is if it doesn’t work really quickly, they’ll then go back and try and find something else again, back onto a forum, reinvent the wheel. I’ll give you a great example: just this week I had a guy who wrote to me who’s a client from a number of years ago, and he said it didn’t work for me. And I came back to your system about six months ago and I started again. And it’s working and I’m loving it. And I’m doing well. I’m on a prop firm and everything. But a lot of people give up too quick. And I think you need to, once you’ve got something that’s proven — maybe not proven to you, but proven to other people — you’ve got to dedicate some time to forgetting everything else. Because if you get yourself a strategy that has been proven to work, you don’t need to go out there adding to it, and you just need to apply it in real market conditions. You know, I think it’s really important that you do that. And again, like I said earlier, you have to accept that not every trade is going to work, but providing if you’re looking for — like in my example, I’m looking for candle patterns, etc. So providing I’m taking what is a good quality trade at that time, if the trade works or the trade doesn’t work, I can’t help that. All I have to do is go back and look at it and go, at that time, did this trade meet all those criteria, yes or no? If it did and the trade loses, well that’s fine. That’s part of trading. But you’ve got to stick to that system. One of the other things I find I get questions about when it comes to things like that is what time frame should I trade? And when people are new, they naturally want to trade lots and lots of trades. So they go to like one- and five-minute charts and fifteen-minute charts — and look, I did exactly the same years ago. You’ve got to not do that. You’ve got to, in my opinion, get to something longer and more reliable. And then it becomes, okay, so I’ve gone longer, which is the right one? And my answer is it depends because it depends on, one, what type of person you are as a trader, what suits you. But also, like, I could go through like this week and I’ve had lots of daily chart trades. Last week I didn’t have any, but we had lots of, say, four-hour and twelve-hour chart trades. Next week it might be six-hour or the weeklies might be showing. So I like to look at a variety of time frame charts. And I think if you just stick to one, that’s when you run into danger. You know, people will say, “Oh, there’s nothing showing,” or “Every trade I’m taking is losing.” So they give up and then they’ll go and look for the next system. So stick to something, but also be flexible. I just love the daily charts a lot. It’s just so easy to trade compared to what people do intraday and stuff. And I had to slowly move to it over the years. It took me a while to get there, but now I definitely love it. I love this kind of big part of my trading for sure. Yeah, I think with trading — like the two of us have been doing this for a number of years, like a long time — you soon realize that, you know, less is more. Better quality trades, less sitting looking at the charts, higher quality trades, more probability. All those type of things make it really enjoyable because one, you’re actually making money, but two, you’re actually doing less work, or less time looking at charts. And so I think to keep that enjoyment up and keeping fresh and keeping loving doing what we’re doing, I could think of nothing worse than just glued to the charts for like three, four, five, six hours. And most of the time all you’re doing is paying the broker because you end up trading by feel — that you should trade because you’re there. You know, trading what the market’s giving you. What time frame charts should I trade? I think the danger for a new trader going into the charts is like — like I said before this — maybe don’t trade for like a week or something. You want to get comfortable with that. Because eventually trading, no matter what timeframe you trade, could be the lower timeframe or higher timeframe, there’s times where there’s no trade at all. How do you get comfortable with that kind of feeling? Yeah, and that can be hard for people to accept. In our advantage are a couple of things that I can think of, like right now. One, we have access to more markets. So when I started 20 plus years ago, it was just forex. That’s all it was. And there wasn’t that many. Then came more minor pairs, then came like gold or silver against the US. And now over the last years we’ve got a lot more markets. It depends on your broker of course, but I could trade like gold and silver against — like we all see — the kiwi, the pound, the US, the yen, you know, Singapore dollar. Lots of them. I can trade lots more pairs. I can trade cryptos. I could trade metals, indices, commodities. So when I am looking through the daily charts once a day, I now have a lot bigger — like, you know — more charts to look through. So I can be very selective in fine tuning. If we use that, let’s say gold example. Years ago, it was gold/US dollar, and that’s all it was. Whereas I could look at, say, go through all those that I’ve just mentioned. Okay, are gold against the pairs looking the best, you know. So I can be very selective. So, it might only mean I’m taking one or two trades on that timeframe a day, but they’re really high quality ones. And if there’s nothing, then you accept there’s nothing on that timeframe for that day. But the way that I look at charts is at that close of day when I’m looking at the daily charts. At the same time, the 12-hour charts and the 8-hour charts and the 6-hour charts also close, because it’s 5 p.m. New York time. So at that time I can go and look at like three other time frame charts and look for setups. And I think that pretty much means that almost every day we are posting trades that we’re taking and we’re posting for our clients. At that time, even if they’re not on the daily charts. If the daily charts are just really not giving us anything, there might be some on the 12-hour charts that are. So it’s still the same time that you’re looking. It just means that you’re giving yourself a lot more opportunities. Do you feel like forex lost its appeal since you’ve been trading it? Do you feel like less volatility these days and it’s harder to trade, or do you find other markets are becoming more attractive than forex now? Yeah, I could see how people would think that. But also look at it and go, I think forex is possibly even more reliable now. You know, if you look back 15, 20 years ago, the non-farm payrolls — like the US monthly employment figures — the price would spike up three, four hundred pips in like 10 seconds sometimes. And it was really wild. Great if you’re on the trade, but otherwise it could be a nightmare. And so I don’t see those big wild moves any longer. So, you know, I suppose you could say that’s a good and a bad thing. But I do find that sometimes in the northern hemisphere summer season — you know, July or August — sometimes the market goes a little bit quiet. And I have noticed that a few years in a row. But the flip side of that is because on our forex charts — so like I still use MetaTrader, MetaTrader 5 — and I find that because we have those other markets, I’m still trading them the same way. Whereas years ago when the forex market was like really moving, I didn’t have access to those. So I can trade those other metals or, you know, cryptos. And it’s not just Bitcoin and Ethereum — there’s lots and lots of other markets. So I find return-wise it’s still exactly the same. It just means that maybe a few more of my trades are on non-forex pairs. If you want to look back on your trading journey so far, are there a few things you would like to do differently? Are there some things you would change or try to do differently to get the results faster, or to get kind of better results? Not anything major that I can think of. No, not really. One of the things I’ve always been conscious of is not blowing my account. And so to get better results, of course I could risk more, but that may in turn mean that obviously it means I’m risking more. So when I have drawdowns they’re bigger. And that would also potentially disturb some of the way I’m looking at the market, because you become a little bit more cautious. Whereas right now, because I risk very tiny amounts, I see a trade, take a trade. I’m not worried about it. I’m not losing sleep over it. And I think that’s a real important part of trading that, you know, you’ve got to see it, react to it, take it. Whereas if you start risking too much in order to make more, the downside is you either revenge trade or you become very scared and you go, “Oh, I see this trade. It’s actually quite good, but I can’t afford to take it,” or “I don’t want another losing trade,” so you don’t take it — and of course that’s the one that wins. So I’ve always been very cautious of that. Other things I’d change — not a huge amount. I mean, it took me four years to make something that was good. I mean, I would love to have made that quicker, but, you know, that’s the learning process. You can’t really change that unless you’re just doing your homework. It’s just part of learning. It’s a cost of learning, those years. No, I’ve tried like automation. I’ve tried adding extra things. And it always comes back to the way that I sort of traded back then. It’s still the way I trade today. That’s cool. I always tell people the fact that it’s better to aim for lower returns and kind of more consistency, like you mentioned, than trying to look for bigger returns and just having a low-cost equity curve. So, absolutely, you’ve got to try and keep your equity curve relatively smooth. You can’t — like if someone says, “Oh, I’ve had a 50% return,” then you go, well, that’s really good. But then, “I’m risking stupid amounts and I’ve had like a 60, 70% drawdown.” And it’s like, well, that’s not very good. So the actual return is not, to me, so important. It’s what’s your risk as opposed to your return. And as we know, with the ability now to trade on other accounts that it’s not your money — like a prop firm — just being consistent and not having big drawdowns is what they want. And so there are other avenues now for people that, you know, because of course people used to go, “Oh, my account’s only,” you know, I pick a figure, $5,000. “Even if I make 100%, I can’t live off $5,000.” Well, no, of course you can’t. But you still have proven to yourself that you’ve got the ability to make that 100%. So it’s important that you know what I mean. The amount that you make as a dollar value is not important to me. It’s the percentage that you make as opposed to the percentage you risk, because you can go on to a prop firm and use their money. If you’re good. Prop firm advantages and disadvantages. I feel like prop firms kind of encourage traders to just gamble more because they could always go and trade and hope to pass a challenge. And it’s kind of a risk of like, if you do this consistently, then you just end up losing the account. But it’s easier to kind of just take a big trade, hopefully pass or hopefully get a withdrawal, and then you kind of go with that. To me, the aim of a prop firm — the only important thing is not how long you take to pass it. It’s just don’t get to the drawdown. And if you don’t blow the drawdown, you will pass it eventually. And it’s just that most people don’t look at it that way. They go, “Oh, how quick is it going to take me to get to 10%?” And so I can get through the demo onto a live — and yeah, you’re right. If it encourages you to get that gambling mentality, then you’ve got to seriously consider if you should be even on a prop firm. And I think the important thing for people — and I get a lot of emails from people saying, “Look, I failed a prop firm,” and it’s like I get back to them and say, well, have you been trading for six months, 12 months on demo or a live account of your own? And they go, “No, I went straight to a prop firm,” and it’s like, well, that’s a really silly thing to do. You’d be better off spending six months on a demo account and treating it like it’s live, or a small live account of your own, and proving consistency in your results, because it’s going to prove to yourself that you can do it, and then go to a prop. Don’t ever waste your money jumping into a prop firm, because all you’re doing is feeding prop firms more money. And like I said, you’re either going to gamble and fluke it, but that can only happen so many times before you blow it. Definitely. What’s a drawdown you’re comfortable with on your own account? Do you have a certain level, certain percentage that if it’s within check, you’re okay with that? And then if it goes beyond it’s like too much, but on a personal level based on kind of your risk tolerance. Yeah. Personal level, like, if I ever get to a 10% drawdown, I’d be horrified. You know, that’s me. The absolute maximum kind of level. But because I risk very small amounts, I’d need a lot of consecutive trades all to get stopped to get to that level, you know. And with a reasonably good system, you’re going to get some good trades in there at some stage. So the likelihood of getting to that is really quite slim. But it’s because some people will say, “Oh, 10% is nothing.” So I know that’s going to comment below. But I mean, for me, similar for me is 15%. I’m still good with it, but I don’t want to go to like 20%. Like 15% is probably my limit, and I won’t get to that very often. Well, the easy one — and I think we’ve mentioned this on other chats we’ve had — is the one that gets most people. If you have a 50% drawdown, you need to make 100% to get to break even. And most people can’t see that until they stop and think about it and go, wow, that’s quite scary. So that’s why I like to keep risk low per trade, ensure that profitable trades many times the risk are several times the risk. So you have little small losses, big gain; little small losses, big gain. And that way you don’t have to be right all the time because no one’s going to be right all the time. You know, you can accept that things might go against you or your trade’s going really well, and something happens and it gets stopped out. Well, if it does, it’s not killing your account. And mentally it’s not affecting you because your risk is really small. You only need a couple of profitable trades and it’s taking back all those losses and more. And you’re then back higher than when you started. What returns can I make? Right. So you have to kind of get away from that mindset of if I don’t make enough returns, then I won’t be able to make enough money, or I won’t get a platform to fund me, or I won’t be able to get capital. It’s kind of a big thing. It’s like people think you have to have higher returns to be interesting for platforms and investors and whatever, but you could be doing much better with lower returns, correct? That’s right. You just want consistency — low drawdowns and consistency. And I think the issue that I see is a lot of people don’t have the quality of strategy that allows that to happen. You know, to start with, I find a lot of people just don’t have a strategy at all. Then they don’t understand risk management. They have no plan. They really don’t know where they’re putting their stop loss or why. A lot of people seem to put the stop loss and still go back to pips, and they put the same stop loss on every single trade, regardless of looking at the market conditions. So there’s all these things that people do that are real basic, but if you do them wrong, you’re just stacking all the odds against yourself. So again, it comes back to me: get some education, do your homework, do that hard work up front. And if you do that time and hard work up front, then the results will follow. If you expect instant results and you don’t do your homework, you probably only get one result and that’s you’re going to give up or fail. You know what I mean? I saw a comment on our YouTube channel yesterday. Someone said that they took a trade and they put a stop loss, and then they lost $60,000 because of it. So the lesson is, well, next time they won’t use a stop loss because then they won’t lose money. You don’t have a stop loss, no trade. It’s kind of a crazy thing when you think about it. But yeah, kind of like — it's crazy. There’s a lot of simple things that people could do. It’s like I’m staggered the number of people that don’t understand that if they have a sell trade on, and it’s on, let’s say a minor exotic pair, and the spread widens, then they could get stopped out even though the price doesn’t get anywhere near their stop loss, whereas that won’t happen on a buy trade. And so it’s all those things that when you spend some time in the market, you get to see these things and you’re doing all that groundwork. So you’re not surprised when it becomes real money or bigger amounts of money. Okay. I think this is easy. Is it something you can just learn from courses, or is it kind of things that you just have to learn through being in the market and kind of seeing things happen and kind of seeing where weird stuff happens too? That’s right. Give it time. You know, give it time. You’ll find all these things happen. You’ll go, “Hang on a minute, that price never got near my stop loss and the broker took it out.” And then the natural thing is to blame the broker. But it’s like, no, you were trading the Norwegian krone/Japanese yen, and it was a sell trade, and it was on a one-hour chart with a tiny stop loss, and the spread just took it out. So all those little things — you’re better off making those mistakes on a small account when, you know, financially it doesn’t really matter, but you learn from it. What’s your advice for someone who says, “I want to be able to make a living in the markets”? Is it just about learning a strategy and kind of being good at it, or is there more to it, to making a living in the markets? The strategy is obviously really, really important, but I think you need to also be in the right mental space as well. You know, you’ve got to be consistent. You’ve got to show up consistently. It’s one of the things that I love about the teaching aspect is that I can’t go, “Oh, I can’t be bothered to trade today.” I want to stay in bed, or, you know — I have to show up. And so that’s what you need to do because, you know, you can just imagine that you don’t show up for a few days, and that’s the day when all the good trades show and you’ve missed it. So be consistent, show up, be consistent with your trading, know when to trade. These type of things come into it as well. Because I think you need to stagger things because when you do go to bigger accounts or firms or your own larger account, whatever it is you do, it does affect you because you see bigger losses, numbers-wise. But that’s why it comes back to, for me, it’s a percentage. You know, it doesn’t matter whether I lose $10, $100 or $1,000. If it’s still the same percentage, I’m going to make $30, $300 or $3,000. You know, if it’s a 3 to 1 trade, providing that you get your mindset away from the numbers and you look at it as percentages — that’s the percentage of your account that you’re risking. And it’s all relative. It’s all exactly the same. So I think when you start going live with bigger accounts, that is one thing that can play with your mind, play with your head. But if you understand those numbers and you’ve been through different market conditions of ups and downs, then you just ride it and go with it. But as a person, be consistent. Don’t do dumb things. Yeah. If there’s no trade there, don’t take it, right? If the trade’s there, take the trade. Mindset of trading. Definitely. I mean there’s a whole strategy aspect, there’s a whole psychology of course, a mindset as a whole. Also finances, like how do you structure your account? How much do you put in your account, how much you’re willing to lose? What do your profits do, I think is a point. Do you want to go into that a little bit? More like how you manage finances as a trader, like what things are the case. You’ve got to understand what works for you, you know? What are you comfortable with? I think that’s really important. It’s like, if you suddenly see five trades show, are you going to take them? Are you going to keep your risk the same on all five? Let’s say you risk 1% per trade. Are you suddenly going to put 5% on there because all five look good? Or are you going to select the best one, or are you going to reduce the risk and take all of them? If they’re all related, let’s say they’re all US dollar related, well, quite a lot is the US dollar at the time is really strong or really weak. Moving those pairs. So are you going to accept therefore that all five could go wrong? Or five could work, you know. You’ve got to know what your answer to those questions is before it happens. You’ve got to have that plan. I think that’s really important. What about in terms of capital? Do you believe in putting all your money into one account and kind of just trading it, or do you kind of spread it out and do — you look at investing, you look at trading, you look at different things to make money that’s not all connected to kind of one market? No, I mean obviously the cash flow through your trading’s really good, you know, if you’re good at it. So that’s always a nice thing. But personally, I still, outside of trading, invest in other things. I mean, I hear people that say, let’s pick something else. Let’s say you’ve got $50,000, and they say, “I’ll only put $25,000 with the broker and keep $25,000 somewhere else and just risk twice the amount.” So you hear people doing that, that’s an option. I just think that with the ability to — once you’re good — with the ability to either trade for other people or trade for prop firms, so you don’t need to load up your account with like everything you have. And I also think it’s quite important that you split whatever you trade for your own trading money over several brokers as well. I would do that purely from a safety point of view, you know. Yes, I trade with some very good brokers. Have they ever done anything wrong? No, not to me. Have I ever, in the past, had a broker that suddenly disappeared? Yes. And it hurts. And we battled and battled for many years and ended up with about 80% back after all these legal fees. Like a group of us got together from around the world. But it’s horrible going through it. And you wouldn’t wish that on anybody. So split your account up over a few brokers. Contact Andrew It’s good advice for sure. Where can people find you and connect with you after this podcast? Where can they learn your strategies and your methods and kind of connect with you? Yeah. Well, our website's TheForexTradingCoach.com. We’ve been around for over 16 years, clients in 109 countries now. So in that time we’ve never ever missed posting our daily trades, our webinars, everything. Our forum site — so have a look at TheForexTradingCoach.com. There’s lots of information. There’s lot size calculators and e-books and free webinars for people to have a look and do the homework. Go on to something like Forex Peace Army and look at the reviews since 2009. You know, have a look at what we do and the due diligence review. Decide if coaching and a strategy is something that you want. Just do your homework. I personally write back to every email that comes through directly to me. You know, we’re real people. I’m sitting here at home, my office. It’s just that my computer screens are just behind me. You know, we’re real people doing this, and that’s why it works. I think we’ve got tutors in London and North Carolina as well. So we’re not just — because I’m here in New Zealand — we cater to people right around the world. Yeah, yeah. Also super active on YouTube. We have a lot of content there and also on the podcast. I believe it’s been good stuff over the years. So yeah, yeah, we’ve got our stuff on all the normal social media channels. YouTube — 616 videos, I think right now to date. You know, so one a week, that’s been going for what, 12, 13, 14 years or so. So it’s that consistency of showing up. But if you go back and watch some of the early ones, the content in terms of like the suggestions — and not so much advice — but, you know, suggestions and things we talk about hasn’t really changed. And that’s, I think, massively important that, you know, we’re not chasing our tail and adding bits to the strategy and taking bits off simply because markets change. The logic, the strategy is identical today than it was 16 years ago. I told you when I started trading and it’s still there, so it’s insane. It’s crazy. I mean, there for a long time. That’s crazy. That’s good. That’s right. And you know, over those years you’re going to get different market conditions and everything happens in the market politically and everything else. And the logic still works, which is the awesome thing about it. Awesome. If people can connect with you, see what you do, and of course, if they want to learn from you, that’s awesome. And your time here, especially the advice, is always a good discussion and we can have a chat next time about trading again. Awesome to see you again. Again, thank you very much for your time. Episode Title: #619: What It Really Takes to Trade for a Living Find out more about Blueberry Markets – Click Here Find out more about my Online Video Forex Course Book a Call with Andrew or one of his team now Click Here to Attend my Free Masterclass

Scaling a startup into a national or international brand is rarely clean, predictable, or glamorous.Recorded live at the Festival of Entrepreneurs, this panel brings together founders who have scaled in very different industries but faced the same uncomfortable decisions along the way. From compliance and capital to branding, product reality, and investor relationships, this conversation focuses on what actually holds when growth accelerates.Guests:Mark Rushmore, Co-founder of SURI Laura Fullerton, Founder of monk Claire Warner, Co-founder of Aecorn Melissa Snover, Founder of Remedy Health & Nourished Jeannette Linfoot, Host of Brave Bold Brilliant (moderator)In this episode, you'll learn:Why compliance and financial clarity cannot be delayedWhen rebuilding is the real growth decisionHow to think about scale before demand explodesWhat raising capital really looks like in tougher marketsIf you are building something you want to last, this episode will help you see scale more clearly.

Most people dream big… but few stop to count the cost.In this episode, we talk about the real price of building the life and business you want—sacrifices in time, energy, comfort, and even your current lifestyle.From 12-hour days to skipped vacations and early mornings, this is a raw look at what it takes to grow with intention.If you're ready to stop negotiating with your dream and start paying full price, this one's for you.Click >>PLAY

Text a question to Victoria!What better way to close out the year than with the Season 10 finale of The Branding Business School Podcast! After a year filled with powerful conversations and transformational insights, Victoria is wrapping things up with a highlight compilation of the most impactful moments from 2025 — the clips that made us think deeper, build smarter, and lead more intentionally as entrepreneurs stepping into a new year.In this episode, you'll hear from Kelly Stumpe (The Car Mom) on disrupting industries, Jessica Marx on scaling strategically from 0 to multi-six figures, Robyn Spangler on building authority through vulnerability, and Keri Ford on nervous system support for ambitious founders. We're also revisiting some of Victoria's most-downloaded episodes, including the one where she's in the guest seat!Whether you're launching, scaling to your first $100K, or leading a team and stepping fully into your CEO role, this episode is your permission to pause, reflect, and reset. Let these clips spark inspiration, clarity, and direction as you enter 2026 grounded, confident, and supported. Season 10 may be closing, but while you wait for what's next, dive into the full episodes behind each clip — we will link them below! We'll see you next year! Happy New Year!Listen to the FULL episodes:Episode 155: How The Car Mom Disrupted the Auto IndustryEpisode 159: Luxury Branding 101Episode 161: What It Really Takes to Break $100K, $500K, and $1MEpisode 164: How I Built BrandWellEpisode 167: How Vulnerability Builds Authority (and a Business)Episode 170: The Cognitive Cost of Always-On EntrepreneurshipWork With BrandWell DesignsLooking for Brand Clarity? Join The Branding BusineFor show notes, head to www.thebrandingbusinessschool.com/thepodcast/ Show notes for episodes 1-91 can be found at www.brandwelldesigns.com/thepodcast/ Follow BrandWell on Instagram. Follow The Branding Business School on Instagram. Save on your first year of Honeybook using this link! Save 50% off your first year of Flodesk using this link! Get $30 off your first month of Nuuly using this link!Get up to $150 off your first box of Factor Meals using this link!

What does it really take to build the next billion-dollar idea? And why do some innovative ideas scale fast… while others quietly disappear? In this episode of The IoT Podcast, host Tom White sits down in Dubai with one of the show's most popular previous guests - and one of the world's leading voices in IoT - Yasser Alsaied, President at Facilis and former VP of IoT at AWS, for an open, in-person conversation about what really drives innovation today. They look back at predictions Yasser made in his 2023 episode and where we are now. They explore why ideas don't win on vision alone, why startups often build the most meaningful breakthroughs and why many founders are now choosing belief over quick exits. They also talk about the pace of change across the MENA region, what moving fast really demands from leadership teams, and why having the right people matters more than having the biggest budget. From AI and edge to industrial systems and robotics, this episode is about what it really takes to turn an idea into something that lasts. Chapters… 00:00 Introductions 02:48 Looking Back: Which Predictions Came True 08:05 Why AI Is Useless Without Real Data 14:30 Why Startups Move Faster Than Big Companies 20:45 When Innovation Dies After Acquisition 27:40 Robotics, Edge, and Real-World Impact 36:22 Why Tech Is Moving So Fast in the MENA Region 55:56 Speed, Execution, and Knowing When to Move 1:01:35 What It Really Takes to Build the Next Billion-Dollar Idea The episode is live on all major listening platforms now: https://linktr.ee/theiotpodcast Connect with our guestYasser Alsaied: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasseralsaied/ SUBSCRIBE TO THE IOT PODCAST ON YOUR FAVOURITE LISTENING PLATFORM: https://linktr.ee/theiotpodcast Sign up for exclusive email updates: https://theiotpodcast.com/get-exclusive-access/ Contact us to become a guest/partner: https://theiotpodcast.com/contact/ Connect with host Tom White: / tom5values This episode is released alongside the announcement of Yasser's strategic partnership with 5V Tech. Find out more: https://www.weare5vtech.com/welcoming-global-iot-leader-yasser-alsaied- 

On Purpose with Jay Shetty: Read the notes at at podcastnotes.org. Don't forget to subscribe for free to our newsletter, the top 10 ideas of the week, every Monday --------- What idea have you been sitting on lately? What’s been holding you back from starting? Today, Jay sits down with engineer, innovator, and YouTube creator Mark Rober to explore the unexpected life experiences that shaped one of the internet’s most beloved minds. Mark shares the childhood moments that ignited his passion for building, breaking, and understanding how the world works, moments nurtured by a mother whose love, imagination, and encouragement helped lay the foundation for his life’s mission. He reflects on how her influence continues to ripple outward, inspiring millions of young people who learn, explore, and dream through his work today. Jay and Mark explore the mindset that carried Mark from NASA engineer to innovative educator, unpacking what it really means to “think like an engineer:” experiment boldly, embrace failure, and treat every setback as an opportunity to learn. They follow Mark’s unusual pivots, from designing Mars rover hardware to crafting Halloween costumes, to ultimately shaping a career that blends curiosity, storytelling, science, and play. Together they reveal the deeper lessons behind Mark’s most viral experiments: why creativity thrives when we stay childlike, how passion reveals itself through repetition, and why the most meaningful work grows from genuine excitement rather than algorithms or expectations. In this interview, you'll learn: How to Think Like an Engineer How to Stay Curious as an Adult How to Follow Your Passion Practically How to Build Ideas That Actually Work How to Find Creativity in Everyday Life How to Recognize Your Real Calling How to Inspire Others Through Your Work Keep following the questions that excite you, keep trying the things that scare you, and keep believing that you’re capable of far more than you realize. Your next breakthrough might be just one experiment, or one brave attempt away. With Love and Gratitude, Jay Shetty Join over 750,000 people to receive my most transformative wisdom directly in your inbox every single week with my free newsletter. Subscribe here. Check out our Apple subscription to unlock bonus content of On Purpose! https://lnk.to/JayShettyPodcast What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro 01:16 Were You Always Creative? 04:02 Understanding the Real Impact of Your Life 06:55 What It Really Takes to Work at NASA 09:49 Learning to Think Like an Engineer 11:22 How Rovers Are Tested for Mars 12:20 Searching for Life Beyond Earth 13:24 Follow What You Truly Love Doing 16:11 If You Can Imagine It, You Can Build It 17:22 Practical Wisdom from a Lifelong Tinkerer 20:57 The Pivot from NASA to Apple 23:34 Turning Ideas into Actionable Success 24:45 What is the Engineering Design Process? 28:28 Why Embracing Failure Matters 29:57 Relearning Trust and Finding Love Again 34:56 The Power of Immersion Weekends 36:45 Making Learning Engaging Through Creativity 40:29 Why Mastery Is Worth Pursuing 41:40 Balancing Business with True Creativity 44:51 How Communication Shapes Great Storytelling 47:40 Two Common Mistakes Creators Make 52:30 Staying True to Your Creative Style 54:04 The Importance of Focusing on One Passion 56:44 The Hidden Failures Behind Viral Success 59:35 Giving Kids Room to Be Creative 01:04:30 Curiosity as the Root of Creativity 01:06:07 Inside a Real Creative Process 01:08:45 Where Do You Get Your Big Ideas? 01:11:46 The Mind-Bending Question of Life in the Universe 01:16:02 The Promise and Peril of Rapid AI Growth 01:19:56 Focusing on What You Can Truly Influence 01:24:57 Mark on Final Five Episode Resources: Mark Rober | X Mark Rober | Instagram Mark Rober | Facebook Mark Rober | LinkedIn Mark Rober | TikTok Mark Rober | YouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Purpose with Jay Shetty Key Takeaways  Engineering Thinking FrameworkEmbrace failure as discovery, foster insatiable curiosity, and iterate relentlessly The core principle: break things, test repeatedly, and view each failure as eliminating one wrong approachIf you can dream it, you can build it through iterative experimentation.Naive Optimism + Strategic ExecutionTurn ideas into action by combining an optimistic vision with a practical breakdown: define your end goal, decompose it into simple steps, identify knowledge gaps, and test incrementallyTransform fear into curiosity through hands-on building and reflection on lessons learned, rather than ego protection The Immersion Weekend Method: Dedicate 48 hours of complete immersion to explore new fascinations – consume every book, video, and resource available. This intensive sprint reveals whether something deserves permanent schedule integration and helps you fall in love with the process of incremental masteryDual-Track Success ModelAvoid binary thinking: maintain steady employment while pursuing passion projects during nights and weekends until they gain tractionThe most successful ventures pair a 10x visionary thinker with a logistics master (Jobs + Napoleon model), preventing burnout by keeping founders focused on their core love rather than pure managementContent that resonates triggers five core emotions: Adventure, humor, negativity, inspiration, or surprise More broadly: control only what's in your sphere of influence, commit to “hell yes” decisions exclusively, and recognize that outcomes revert to the mean Things are never as extreme as they appear in the moment.Read the full notes @ podcastnotes.orgWhat idea have you been sitting on lately? What’s been holding you back from starting? Today, Jay sits down with engineer, innovator, and YouTube creator Mark Rober to explore the unexpected life experiences that shaped one of the internet’s most beloved minds. Mark shares the childhood moments that ignited his passion for building, breaking, and understanding how the world works, moments nurtured by a mother whose love, imagination, and encouragement helped lay the foundation for his life’s mission. He reflects on how her influence continues to ripple outward, inspiring millions of young people who learn, explore, and dream through his work today. Jay and Mark explore the mindset that carried Mark from NASA engineer to innovative educator, unpacking what it really means to “think like an engineer:” experiment boldly, embrace failure, and treat every setback as an opportunity to learn. They follow Mark’s unusual pivots, from designing Mars rover hardware to crafting Halloween costumes, to ultimately shaping a career that blends curiosity, storytelling, science, and play. Together they reveal the deeper lessons behind Mark’s most viral experiments: why creativity thrives when we stay childlike, how passion reveals itself through repetition, and why the most meaningful work grows from genuine excitement rather than algorithms or expectations. In this interview, you'll learn: How to Think Like an Engineer How to Stay Curious as an Adult How to Follow Your Passion Practically How to Build Ideas That Actually Work How to Find Creativity in Everyday Life How to Recognize Your Real Calling How to Inspire Others Through Your Work Keep following the questions that excite you, keep trying the things that scare you, and keep believing that you’re capable of far more than you realize. Your next breakthrough might be just one experiment, or one brave attempt away. With Love and Gratitude, Jay Shetty Join over 750,000 people to receive my most transformative wisdom directly in your inbox every single week with my free newsletter. Subscribe here. Check out our Apple subscription to unlock bonus content of On Purpose! https://lnk.to/JayShettyPodcast What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro 01:16 Were You Always Creative? 04:02 Understanding the Real Impact of Your Life 06:55 What It Really Takes to Work at NASA 09:49 Learning to Think Like an Engineer 11:22 How Rovers Are Tested for Mars 12:20 Searching for Life Beyond Earth 13:24 Follow What You Truly Love Doing 16:11 If You Can Imagine It, You Can Build It 17:22 Practical Wisdom from a Lifelong Tinkerer 20:57 The Pivot from NASA to Apple 23:34 Turning Ideas into Actionable Success 24:45 What is the Engineering Design Process? 28:28 Why Embracing Failure Matters 29:57 Relearning Trust and Finding Love Again 34:56 The Power of Immersion Weekends 36:45 Making Learning Engaging Through Creativity 40:29 Why Mastery Is Worth Pursuing 41:40 Balancing Business with True Creativity 44:51 How Communication Shapes Great Storytelling 47:40 Two Common Mistakes Creators Make 52:30 Staying True to Your Creative Style 54:04 The Importance of Focusing on One Passion 56:44 The Hidden Failures Behind Viral Success 59:35 Giving Kids Room to Be Creative 01:04:30 Curiosity as the Root of Creativity 01:06:07 Inside a Real Creative Process 01:08:45 Where Do You Get Your Big Ideas? 01:11:46 The Mind-Bending Question of Life in the Universe 01:16:02 The Promise and Peril of Rapid AI Growth 01:19:56 Focusing on What You Can Truly Influence 01:24:57 Mark on Final Five Episode Resources: Mark Rober | X Mark Rober | Instagram Mark Rober | Facebook Mark Rober | LinkedIn Mark Rober | TikTok Mark Rober | YouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What idea have you been sitting on lately? What’s been holding you back from starting? Today, Jay sits down with engineer, innovator, and YouTube creator Mark Rober to explore the unexpected life experiences that shaped one of the internet’s most beloved minds. Mark shares the childhood moments that ignited his passion for building, breaking, and understanding how the world works, moments nurtured by a mother whose love, imagination, and encouragement helped lay the foundation for his life’s mission. He reflects on how her influence continues to ripple outward, inspiring millions of young people who learn, explore, and dream through his work today. Jay and Mark explore the mindset that carried Mark from NASA engineer to innovative educator, unpacking what it really means to “think like an engineer:” experiment boldly, embrace failure, and treat every setback as an opportunity to learn. They follow Mark’s unusual pivots, from designing Mars rover hardware to crafting Halloween costumes, to ultimately shaping a career that blends curiosity, storytelling, science, and play. Together they reveal the deeper lessons behind Mark’s most viral experiments: why creativity thrives when we stay childlike, how passion reveals itself through repetition, and why the most meaningful work grows from genuine excitement rather than algorithms or expectations. In this interview, you'll learn: How to Think Like an Engineer How to Stay Curious as an Adult How to Follow Your Passion Practically How to Build Ideas That Actually Work How to Find Creativity in Everyday Life How to Recognize Your Real Calling How to Inspire Others Through Your Work Keep following the questions that excite you, keep trying the things that scare you, and keep believing that you’re capable of far more than you realize. Your next breakthrough might be just one experiment, or one brave attempt away. With Love and Gratitude, Jay Shetty Join over 750,000 people to receive my most transformative wisdom directly in your inbox every single week with my free newsletter. Subscribe here. Check out our Apple subscription to unlock bonus content of On Purpose! https://lnk.to/JayShettyPodcast What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro 01:16 Were You Always Creative? 04:02 Understanding the Real Impact of Your Life 06:55 What It Really Takes to Work at NASA 09:49 Learning to Think Like an Engineer 11:22 How Rovers Are Tested for Mars 12:20 Searching for Life Beyond Earth 13:24 Follow What You Truly Love Doing 16:11 If You Can Imagine It, You Can Build It 17:22 Practical Wisdom from a Lifelong Tinkerer 20:57 The Pivot from NASA to Apple 23:34 Turning Ideas into Actionable Success 24:45 What is the Engineering Design Process? 28:28 Why Embracing Failure Matters 29:57 Relearning Trust and Finding Love Again 34:56 The Power of Immersion Weekends 36:45 Making Learning Engaging Through Creativity 40:29 Why Mastery Is Worth Pursuing 41:40 Balancing Business with True Creativity 44:51 How Communication Shapes Great Storytelling 47:40 Two Common Mistakes Creators Make 52:30 Staying True to Your Creative Style 54:04 The Importance of Focusing on One Passion 56:44 The Hidden Failures Behind Viral Success 59:35 Giving Kids Room to Be Creative 01:04:30 Curiosity as the Root of Creativity 01:06:07 Inside a Real Creative Process 01:08:45 Where Do You Get Your Big Ideas? 01:11:46 The Mind-Bending Question of Life in the Universe 01:16:02 The Promise and Peril of Rapid AI Growth 01:19:56 Focusing on What You Can Truly Influence 01:24:57 Mark on Final Five Episode Resources: Mark Rober | X Mark Rober | Instagram Mark Rober | Facebook Mark Rober | LinkedIn Mark Rober | TikTok Mark Rober | YouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you do when something you really want isn't happening? Most of us give up or wait for someone else to lead.But this week, I watched my 12-year-old daughter remind me what courage really looks like — when you lead from inspiration instead of waiting for permission.It's a story about creativity, collaboration, and how courage shows up in the smallest yet most powerful ways.

What started as a simple attempt to solve a problem turned into something much bigger — a story of intuition, trust, and unexpected community.Sometimes courage isn't loud or dramatic. It's a quiet nudge to ask a question, follow a hunch, or take one small inspired action.In this short episode, I share how one simple idea turned a frustrating delay into a day of generosity, connection, and ease — helping 35 people in the process.A five-minute reminder that when you follow your gut, the universe often meets you halfway.

Have you ever doubted yourself? Has self-doubt ever held you back? Today, Jay welcomes back tennis legend Novak Djokovic for a deep and vulnerable conversation about what it truly takes to master both the external and internal journey to success. Novak reflects on the practices instilled in him from childhood: visualization, journaling, meditation, and even listening to classical music, that became the foundation of his holistic approach to self-care and peak performance. He shares how these early lessons influenced his career and his outlook on growth, spirituality, and resilience, helping him see tennis not just as a sport but as a path to becoming a better person. Together, Jay and Novak explore the hidden battles that come with chasing greatness, including the pressure of expectation, the tension between ego and humility, and the deep-rooted feelings of not being enough that fueled Novak’s drive from a young age. Novak opens up about the struggles of injury, criticism, and hostile environments, and how he learned to transform those moments into opportunities for growth. He emphasizes that even at the height of his career, the real work is internal, practicing surrender, emotional regulation, and presence; reminding us that success is as much about mastering the mind as it is about winning titles. In this interview, you'll learn: How to Build Mental Strength Like a Champion How to Turn Pain Into Purpose How to Practice Surrender and Let Go How to Use Visualization to Shape Your Future How to Find Balance Between Ego and Humility How to Recover From Setbacks With Resilience How to Create Daily Habits for Inner Peace Every challenge, setback, and victory is an opportunity to reflect, strengthen your resilience, and tap into the strength you already have. Remember, real success isn’t just about achievements, it’s about how you live, how you grow, and the impact you leave behind. With Love and Gratitude, Jay Shetty Join over 750,000 people to receive my most transformative wisdom directly in your inbox every single week with my free newsletter. Subscribe here. Check out our Apple subscription to unlock bonus content of On Purpose! https://lnk.to/JayShettyPodcast What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro 03:24 What It Really Takes to Achieve Success 06:40 How Tennis Taught Me to Evolve Off the Court 10:59 Even the Greatest Can Feel Inadequate 13:54 Wellness For Tennis Players 17:35 Setting New Goals After Reaching Peak Success 20:34 How Survival Shapes a Successful Mindset 28:51 The Power of Surrender and Letting Go 33:20 Emotions Are Necessary 38:06 Becoming the Legend You Once Admired 48:18 Living with Appreciation, Compassion, and Respect 51:10 How to Handle Failure with Grace 56:57 It's Okay to Be Bored 01:00:31 Not All Distractions Are Bad 01:02:05 Protecting Your Mindset from Social Media 01:04:01 The Pressure on Men to Hide Vulnerability 01:08:29 Finding Unity Through Sports 01:12:58 The Greatest Life Lessons from Sports 01:16:00 Overcoming the Worst Injury of His Career 01:23:17 Why Injury Is Every Athlete’s Greatest Enemy 01:29:43 What’s Next for Novak? 01:44:52 Novak on Final Five Episode Resources: Novak Djokovic | Website Novak Djokovic | Instagram Novak Djokovic | Facebook Novak Djokovic | X Novak Djokovic | TikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Captain Daniel Andrews didn't plan to run a nonprofit—he just wanted to protect the waters he grew up on. But what started as one fishing guide's frustration became a movement. In this powerful episode, the co-founder and executive director of Captains for Clean Water shares how he built one of Florida's most effective environmental advocacy nonprofits from the ground up. Daniel reflects on early challenges, game-changing wins, and the relentless public mobilization that helped them push back against powerful interests. He also opens up about how a personal family health crisis revealed deeper connections between environmental degradation, the sugar industry, and public wellness—strengthening his resolve to fight for systemic change. Whether you're launching a nonprofit, navigating advocacy work, or simply passionate about impact, this episode delivers hard-won leadership insights, practical lessons, and the conviction it takes to lead with purpose.

In this episode of Devoted Speakeasy, Ninel hangs out with Dimitri Berman, Lead Character Artist at Obsidian Entertainment, to talk about the chaos, creativity, and caffeine that went into building the cast of Avowed.TIMECODES:0:00 Intro1:34 What Avowed Is Really About4:03 Why RPG Character Pipelines Are So Complicated15:29 Step-by-Step: Creating a Character21:59 What It's Like to Design 900 Characters with 3 Artists30:17 Creature Design vs Outfit Design in Game Dev38:03 What It Really Takes to Be a Character Artist41:45 What's Next for Character Development43:24 Fail Stories46:35 Blitz Questions49:14 EndingWe get into:What it actually takes to build characters for a huge RPGWhy they switched engines mid-production (spoiler: lighting was a nightmare)What it's like designing mushroom-infected people and ogres with six-packsHow much players really care about fashion… even in first-personAnd why creature artists are a little weird (in the best way)If you've ever tried making a character, shipped an RPG, or just love hearing the behind-the-scenes of game dev, this one's worth sticking around for.

Ready to transform your HR operations?Download Deel's free AI-powered HR guide and discover how to streamline processes, stay compliant, and scale globally with ease: https://www.deel.com/resources/ai-in-hr-global-organizations/?utm_medium=sponsored-newsletter&utm_source=nickday&utm_campaign=ww_engage_download_nickday_sponnewsletter_hrnewsletter-theroleofai-jun25_platfpod_all&utm_content=engage_platfpod_sponnewsletter_theroleofai-dedicated-hr_enWhat does it really take for an HR leader to make the leap to the boardroom?In this episode of the HR L&D Podcast, Nick Day sits down with Andrea Wareham, former Chief People Officer at Pret A Manger and now a Non-Executive Director (NED) across multiple organizations. With 20+ years of experience shaping people strategy at one of the UK's most iconic brands, Andrea breaks down the real blueprint for HR leaders who want to operate at the highest level of business.Whether you're an aspiring CHRO or already operating at senior level, this episode will give you the tools to expand your impact, build influence, and shape the future of business from the top down.Listen now and unlock your path to board-level leadership.Andrea's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreawareham/Nick Day's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickday/Find your ideal candidate with our job vacancy system: https://jgarecruitment.ck.page/919cf6b9eaSign up to the HR L&D Newsletter - https://jgarecruitment.ck.page/23e7b153e7(00:00) Preview (01:28) Introducing Andrea Wareham(05:39) Why HR Leaders Belong in the Boardroom (10:37) Managing Pressure and Building Trust at Executive Level (13:54) Becoming a Public-Facing People Leader (15:09) Pret's People-First Philosophy (18:23) The People Lens Boards Are Missing (21:34) What It Really Takes to Become a Non-Executive Director (25:03) How to Add Value as an NED (31:07) Why NED Roles Are So Rewarding (35:23) How HR Leaders Can Start Building Board Influence (38:40) Driving Board Diversity Through HR Perspective (41:12) Top Tips for Aspiring NEDs (46:29) Advice for Future HR Leaders

In this episode, Heather talks about some of the fears and false beliefs that may be holding you back from raising your child bilingually or learning a language yourself.This episode is inspired by a talk Heather gave at the Women in Language Conference back in 2021 called "Puis-je le faire ? Élever des enfants multilingues (Can I do this? Raising multilingual children)". This talk went over 13 fears or challenges and gave a practical solution or piece of advice for each.This podcast episode addresses the same themes and aims to help parents who are afraid, stuck or struggling on their multilingual parenting journey. These tips are also applicable if you are learning a language and struggling with making progress.Some previous episodes mentioned in today's talk:Ep. 3 - What's your plan? How to raise bilingual kidsEp 4 - Challenges and Solutions When Raising Bilingual Children⁠Ep. 6: The benefits of being bilingual⁠Episode 7 - How to become fluent (What does fluency mean?)Ep. 41: Creating an immersive environment at home⁠Ep. 45: It's never too late - Interview with Sandra⁠Ep. 48: Raising multilingual kids while learning the languages yourself - Interview with Heidi⁠Ep. 51: Spice up your language learning routine⁠Ep. 55: What It Really Takes to Raise a Bilingual Child - Interview with MackenzieEp. 57: Planting Multilingual Seeds - Interview with Tiffany (aka Mama Earth)Ep. 58: Native vs. Non-native Language TeachersEp. 59: Enseignants de langue natifs vs. non-natifs---If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment and rate the podcast. It's a quick, easy and free way to support the showFollow The Future is Bilingual on:Instagram - @thefutureisbilingual YouTube - @thefutureis_bilingualFind out more on The Future is Bilingual Website

What happens when the guy writing the rulebook decides to tear it up and start his own game? We caught up with Mohammad Ridzuan Abdul Aziz, who's had one hell of a career arc. He went from watching over Malaysia's markets at Bursa to jumping headfirst into the startup world - insurtech, digital banking, compliance tech, you name it. But this isn't your usual "I quit my corporate job to follow my dreams" story. Ridzuan's got this unique angle: he thinks like a regulator when he builds companies, and it turns out that's actually a massive advantage. We talked about why he's convinced B2B is the way to go in Malaysia (spoiler: B2C is brutal here), why everyone's obsession with becoming the next unicorn is kind of missing the point, and how things like AI and tokenization are not just creating more noise but genuinely changing the game. The conversation gets real about what it's like building in smaller markets, how easy it is to get trapped thinking too locally, and why Malaysian entrepreneurs might actually have more going for them than most people realize.  Chapters 00:00 - Who Is Mohammad Ridzuan Abdul Aziz? 02:56 - Why Doing Business in Malaysia Feels Like Running in Sand 05:45 - From Regulator to Risk-Taker: How He Bridged Both Worlds 09:05 - What It Really Takes to Scale a Startup 12:14 - The Business Rules Ridzuan Actually Lives By 15:04  - Tech Isn't Everything, But It's Close 17:55  - Building Trust in a Distrustful Market 20:52  - What Malaysia Can Learn from Global Business Culture 24:04  - Digital Banks and AI: What's Coming and Who's Ready 26:57  - Going Global: Why Thinking Local Will Kill You 35:49  - Why First-Principles Thinking Separates Winners from Noise 38:22  - The Talent Problem No One in Innovation Wants to Talk About 40:53  - EVs, China, and Why Germany Lost the Plot 44:12  - So You Want to Start a Business? Read This First 48:58  - How AI is Reshaping Business Faster Than You Think 52:09  - Digital Assets Are Coming for Traditional Finance --- Follow Ridzuan here:  LinkedIn: https://my.linkedin.com/in/ridzaziz --- Follow Chuang here:  URL: http://www.domore.my/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/ --- Follow DoMore here:  WEBSITE: https://www.domore.my/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoMoreTakeChargeofYourLife ITUNES: https://apple.co/2lQ47mS GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/3b1l8iO SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/y6zufvcp PODBEAN: https://domoreasia.podbean.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/domore.asia/

How well did you sleep last night? Do you wake up feeling rested? Today, Jay welcomes renowned neuroscientist, sleep expert, and bestselling author Dr. Matthew Walker to unpack the profound importance of sleep and how it shapes every facet of our health and wellbeing. Bestselling author of Why We Sleep, Dr. Matthew Walker brings scientific rigor and heartfelt clarity to one of the most misunderstood and underestimated aspects of our lives. Matthew opens the discussion by challenging the myth of the 'eight-hour rule.' While the average adult does best with seven to nine hours of sleep, the focus quickly shifts beyond just duration. Instead, Matthew introduces a more holistic four part framework—Quantity, Quality, Regularity, and Timing, or QQRT. This framework highlights how sleep is not simply about how long one sleeps, but also how deeply, how consistently, and how well it aligns with our natural biological rhythms. Jay and Matthew's conversation also tackles common disruptors of restorative sleep, including caffeine, alcohol, and excessive exposure to artificial light. Dr. Walker discusses how these elements can interfere with the brain’s ability to enter deep and REM sleep, the latter being especially important for emotional processing, hormonal regulation, and memory consolidation. Sleep, it turns out, influences far more than individual health. In this interview, you'll learn: How to Know If You’re Getting Enough Sleep How to Improve Sleep Using the QQRT Formula How to Align Your Sleep With Your Body’s Internal Clock How to Avoid Waking Up Tired Every Morning How to Optimize Your Evening Routine for Better Sleep How to Fall Back Asleep After Waking Up at Night How to Diagnose Sleep Apnea at Home With scientific insight and practical wisdom, the episode paints a vivid picture of how sleep, when prioritized and protected, can serve as a catalyst for healing, clarity, and sustainable energy. With Love and Gratitude, Jay Shetty Join over 750,000 people to receive my most transformative wisdom directly in your inbox every single week with my free newsletter. Subscribe here. Join Jay for his first ever, On Purpose Live Tour! Tickets are on sale now. Hope to see you there! What We Discuss: 00:00 Intro 01:12 The Four Metrics That Define Great Sleep 06:03 Can You Actually Change Your Sleep Cycle? 09:45 Why You Wake Up Tired—Even After a Full Night’s Sleep 14:29 What Sleep Apnea Really Is and Why It’s Often Missed 19:21 The Body-Wide Damage Caused by Sleep Loss 23:20 The Hormone That Increases Late-Night Cravings 28:42 Best Types of Food to Eat Before Bed 33:48 How Late-Night Eating Disrupts Your Sleep Rhythm 37:23 The Truth About Melatonin Supplements 40:47 Should You Give Melatonin To Your Children? 44:25 The Evolution of Sleeping Pills Explained 52:36 The Best Nighttime Routine For Optimal Sleep 55:07 Three Practical Tricks to Fall Back Asleep 01:04:58 What It Really Takes to Clear Caffeine From Your System 01:08:01 Surprising Health Benefits of Drinking Coffee 01:10:02 How Alcohol Quietly Ruins Your Sleep 01:13:06 Can Sleeping Well Actually Make you More Successful? 01:16:40 The Real Risks of Losing Just One Hour of Sleep 01:21:16 What Regular Sleep and a Digital Detox Can Do For Your Life 01:22:45 Why Weekend “Catch-Up” Sleep Doesn’t Work 01:24:09 The Overlooked Link Between Sleep and Mental Health 01:27:32 How Poor Sleep Fuels Loneliness and Disconnection 01:30:58 Why Self-Forgiveness Might Be the Ultimate Sleep Tool Episode Resources: Matthew Walker | Website Matthew Walker | Instagram Matthew Walker | LinkedIn Matthew Walker | X The Matt Walker Podcast Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and DreamsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pitching, writing, publishing, and marketing a cookbook with Erin Clarke from Well Plated by Erin. ----- Welcome to episode 520 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Erin Clarke from Well Plated by Erin. What It Really Takes to Publish a Cookbook with Erin Clarke from Well Plated by Erin In this episode, we are thrilled to welcome back Erin Clarke (after 9 years!!!) to dive into the behind-the-scenes journey of traditionally publishing a cookbook — from developing the recipes and managing timelines to copy-editing and more. Erin opens up about how she balanced her cookbook projects with her ongoing blog work, as well as the challenges and rewards of publishing a cookbook. Bjork and Erin also chat about the marketing side of cookbook creation — how Erin mapped out the social media strategy for her cookbook promotion, why she crafted all of her captions in advance, and how she documented the entire cookbook process on social media to create excitement and drive sales. Erin emphasizes that cookbook writing shouldn't be motivated by money but by a passion for cookbooks and the long-term brand legitimacy and awareness that these books help build. Three episode takeaways: The cookbook proposal is your blueprint — Erin explains why a compelling cookbook proposal is essential — not only does it help you effectively pitch to publishers, but it also forces you to test your concept (and whether you're up for the challenge!) and clarify your vision before writing begins. Cookbook writing is a long game — Success requires patience, consistency, and a commitment to detail. Erin shares about the challenges of adjusting to the timeline of print publishing and the shift in mindset required to develop a cookbook. How to develop recipes that work — Erin walks through her incredibly detailed approach to recipe development (have you ever counted the kale stalks in a bunch at the grocery store?) and how being methodical when developing and writing recipes from the get-go creates a strong foundation for your future self and sets your readers up for success. Resources: Well Plated by Erin Rebranding Your Blog with Erin Clarke from Well Plated Avery Skinnytaste Ten Speed Rodale Well, Actually…from Erin Clarke of Well Plated The Well Plated Cookbook Well Plated Every Day Follow Erin on Instagram and Facebook Join the Food Blogger Pro Podcast Facebook Group Thank you to our sponsors! This episode is sponsored by Yoast. Interested in working with us too? Learn more about our sponsorship opportunities and how to get started here. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to podcast@foodbloggerpro.com. Learn more about joining the Food Blogger Pro community at foodbloggerpro.com/membership.

Crafting a brand with meaning and scaling a business with Shen Chen from Just One Cookbook. ----- Welcome to episode 517 of The Food Blogger Pro Podcast! This week on the podcast, Bjork interviews Shen Chen, who jointly runs the English-language Japanese food blog Just One Cookbook with his wife Nami.  Preserving Tradition While Scaling a Modern Business with Shen Chen from Just One Cookbook This week on the podcast, Bjork sits down with Shen Chen — one-half of the powerhouse duo behind Just One Cookbook. Shen shares the behind-the-scenes story of how a humble food blog grew into a multifaceted business, spanning YouTube, e-commerce, and digital memberships. He talks about the impact of shifting traffic trends, how COVID–19 changed the game, and why sometimes a business pivot isn't just smart—it's necessary. Shen also opens up about his newest venture: a brand inspired by Japanese craftsmanship and cultural preservation. From navigating the complexities of physical products to using social media and SEO to fuel organic growth, this episode is packed with practical tips and thoughtful insights for anyone looking to build a meaningful, resilient business. You won't want to miss this episode! Three episode takeaways: From Food Blog to Full-Fledged Business: Shen shares how Just One Cookbook evolved beyond recipes, expanding into YouTube, e-commerce, and community-building. You'll also hear him talk about how external factors like COVID–19 forced a shift in strategy, leading to new ventures and unexpected growth.  Crafting a Brand with Meaning: Discover how Shen's passion for Japanese craftsmanship sparked a new business rooted in tradition. He unpacks the power of appreciating quality, preserving cultural heritage, and building a product line that tells a deeper story. What It Really Takes to Scale a Business: From social media strategy to SEO, from paid ads to packaging logistics — Shen gives us a peek behind the curtain at the not-so-glamorous, but essential, parts of running a physical goods business. Spoiler: it's a lot, but totally worth it! Resources: Just One Cookbook Tasty Food Photography by Lindsay Ostrom 1,000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly Member Mouse Interested in learning more about setting up a donor-advised fund? Shoot Bjork an email here! Shopify Episode 481 of The Food Blogger Pro podcast: Maximizing the Impact of Your Email List with Nathan Barry from Kit The Billion Dollar Creator Podcast, hosted by Nathan Barry and Rachel Rodgers Stainless Steel Prep Trays - JOC Goods JOC PLUS Membership JOC Goods — the Just One Cookbook store Follow Just One Cookbook and JOC Goodson Instagram Join the Food Blogger Pro Podcast Facebook Group Thank you to our sponsor! This episode is sponsored by Member Kitchens. Learn more about our sponsors at foodbloggerpro.com/sponsors. Interested in working with us too? Learn more about our sponsorship opportunities and how to get started here. If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for interviews, be sure to email them to podcast@foodbloggerpro.com. Learn more about joining the Food Blogger Pro community at foodbloggerpro.com/membership.  

Tan Su Shan's story is more than a career trajectory; it's a masterclass in resilience, reinvention, and redefining what it means to lead. In this special and intimate conversation during Love, Bonito's IWD event, Su Shan, now the CEO of DBS, reflects on her journey from intern to the top of one of Asia's most influential banks.She opens up about the moments of self-doubt, the lessons learned from “demotions,” and how she learned to command a room without changing who she is. From cultivating clarity and conviction, to breaking through the “sticky floor” that holds many women back, Su Shan shares powerful truths about ambition, presence, and the price of leadership.Whether you're a rising leader, a seasoned professional, or simply navigating what it means to take up space in your own life, this conversation is filled with wisdom, warmth, and actionable insight.00:00 Introduction00:38 From Intern to CEO: Su Shan's Early Days at DBS02:04 When a “Demotion” Becomes a Turning Point07:16 Facing Self-Doubt and Leading Through Discomfort08:57 Learning to Command the Room with Confidence12:02 Grounding Leadership in Customer-Centricity14:08 How “WRECKOON” Shaped Her Perspective as a Leader15:41 The One Leadership Skill That Will Define the Next Decade17:57 The Best Investments Su Shan Has Made in Life19:28 Q&A: Building Clarity and Communicating with Impact21:07 Q&A: Finding the Right Mentors and Sponsors23:59 Q&A: What It Really Takes to Build Great Teams26:15 Final Reflections: What Leadership Means TodayFollow Rachel here: https://www.instagram.com/ms_rach/Follow Su Shan here: linkedin.com/in/tan-su-shan-50296732

In this special live workshop edition of the podcast, the team at Tier 11 dives into a behind-the-scenes strategy session with a real brand, tackling the financial backbone of scalable growth. From calculating Net Allowable CAC (NAC) to mapping out customer LTV and building membership-first funnels, this episode is packed with actionable insights. Discover how to avoid costly scaling mistakes, implement profit-first media strategies, and make smarter decisions with the right data. Whether you're driving eCommerce, subscriptions, or both, this is a raw, real-time breakdown of what it actually takes to grow profitably at scale.Chapters:00:00:00 – Welcome to Perpetual Traffic: Let's Get Into It00:00:17 – Business Models, Boundaries & What We're Not Sharing00:02:40 – NAC Unpacked: The Metric That Changes Everything00:05:08 – Meet the Team Behind the Strategy (and the Brand in Focus)00:06:12 – Dollars in, Dollars Out: The Ad Spend That Drives Growth00:08:44 – LTV vs CAC: The Truth Behind Customer Profitability00:11:23 – Drawing the Line: Setting Smart, Scalable NAC Targets00:14:49 – What It Really Takes to Scale Without Burning Cash00:18:53 – Membership vs E-comm: Mapping the Buyer Journey00:19:23 – Ads That Stick: How to Push LTV Higher From Day One00:21:06 – Target Smarter: Tools That Take the Guesswork Out00:22:48 – Why Subscribers Are the Real Growth Engine00:23:40 – Power Moves: CAPI & Data Suite in the Acquisition Stack00:26:07 – Looking Back to Move Forward: What the Data Tells Us00:30:51 – Hit the Number, Kill the Churn: The NAC Target Playbook00:35:01 – Wrapping It Up: Takeaways, Clarity, and What's NextLINKS AND RESOURCES:Episode 668: Part 2 – The 5 Step Formula to Determine Your nCACEpisode 581: Why nCAC Is ‘The New ROAS' in Digital Marketing With Scott DesgrosseilliersEpisode 616: nCAC, nMER & nAOV: What Are They & Why Are They So Important in Your MarketingGet Your nCAC Calculator Now!Tier 11 JobsPerpetual Traffic on YouTubeTiereleven.comMongoose MediaPerpetual Traffic SurveyPerpetual Traffic WebsiteFollow Perpetual Traffic on TwitterConnect with Lauren on Instagram and Connect with Ralph on LinkedInThanks so much for joining us...

You're talented. You're creative. You have something to say. But if you're still struggling to getyour work into the world, the problem isn't your talent—it's your fear of being fully seen. In thissolo episode, Danielle McCleerey breaks down the resource of fame, why it's not random, andhow healing your nervous system is the key to unlocking greater visibility.She dives into the subconscious blocks that keep creatives, artists, and entrepreneurs playingsmall, the universal laws that govern magnetism, and why embracing fame (instead of fearing it)is essential for making an impact. If you're tired of hiding and ready to take up space, thisepisode is for you.

Most people think inheriting a family business is a golden ticket. Karla Trotman knows better.Her journey to leading Electro Soft, Inc. wasn't about following in her father's footsteps—it was about earning her place in an industry that wasn't built for everyone.From building her own e-commerce company from scratch to taking over the family business and fighting to close the wealth gap in manufacturing, Karla's story is about legacy, leadership, and breaking barriers.In this episode, Jim Mayer sits down with Karla for an unfiltered conversation about:The reality of family business—why inheriting one doesn't mean it's yours to lead.Her early years in manufacturing—from cutting wire as a kid to running the company.The hard truth about ownership and generational wealth—and why minority-owned businesses face steeper challenges.Why she left a successful corporate career to return to Electro Soft, Inc.What manufacturing gets wrong about culture, leadership, and inclusion.The power of building something bigger than yourself.This episode is for you if:You're an entrepreneur, business owner, or leader navigating legacy and leadership.You believe in building generational wealth and breaking barriers in business.You want an inside look at how manufacturing is changing—and who's leading the way.Listen now and hear Karla's powerful story.Visit themfgconnector.com for more episodes.Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram to join the conversation.Chapters00:00 – What It Really Takes to Build a Legacy03:05 – Culture Isn't Perks—It's the Foundation of Everything04:47 – From Cutting Wire as a Kid to CEO08:33 – Why She Left Corporate to Take Over the Family Business12:46 – Belly Button Boutique: The Side Hustle That Changed Everything16:55 – Family Business is a Responsibility, Not a Right18:33 – How to Build Generational Wealth in an Industry That Resists Change26:06 – Why Manufacturing's Reputation is Holding It Back34:39 – Fixing Culture from the Inside Out37:20 – Diversity is More Than a Buzzword—It's an Economic Imperative46:25 – No One is Going to Hand You Success—You Have to Build It54:16 – The Future of Manufacturing Belongs to Those Who Create It59:58 – One Final Truth About Leadership and Legacy

He's 46, a Dad of three, and Just Won His First Boxing Match in Thailand. Here's How. In this epic bonus episode, we're live from Phuket, Thailand, sharing the jaw-dropping journey of our co-host, Benny, as he transforms into a boxing champion!

Our latest episode of The Writing Community Chat Show was nothing short of amazing, especially if you're an indie author with big dreams of reaching the top of the bestseller list! We sat down with Dale L. Roberts, the mastermind behind Self-Publishing with Dale, and dove into the strategies, mindsets, and marketing tactics that can propel your book to success. Whether you're a first-time author or a seasoned self-publisher, this episode is filled with tremendous writing advice, amazing quotes, and motivational snippets that will inspire you to take your author career to the next level.What It Really Takes to Hit #1 on the Bestseller ListGetting to the top of a bestseller list is no small feat, and Dale gave us the real scoop on what it takes. Spoiler alert: It's about way more than just writing a good book!To hit #1, a book usually needs to sell a significant number of copies within a specific time period. But the exact number can vary depending on your genre and competition. Some genres are more competitive, requiring more aggressive marketing and higher sales numbers to reach that coveted spot. Dale shared that, while getting to the top is achievable, it's going to take a mix of effective marketing, promotion, and leveraging your author platform.One of the key takeaways from the episode was Dale's emphasis on building a large and engaged audience before and during your book launch. Whether you're reaching out through social media, email newsletters, or other platforms, the bigger and more engaged your audience, the more likely they are to help propel your book to bestseller status.It's All About MomentumOne of Dale's standout quotes from the episode was:"It's not just about selling a lot of books—it's about selling a lot of books in a short amount of time."This is where momentum comes into play. Bestseller lists rely heavily on short-term sales, so building up hype before your launch, creating urgency, and getting as many sales as possible within the first few days or weeks is crucial. Dale shared insights on how to create this kind of buzz and get readers excited about your book before it's even released.Marketing Strategies to Boost Your BookDale walked us through the various marketing strategies he uses to boost his books' visibility and sales, including:Email Newsletters: Building an engaged email list is essential. Dale stressed that email marketing is still one of the most effective ways to connect directly with your audience and drive book sales.Social Media: Using platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook to promote your book can make a huge impact. Dale shared tips on how to use video content to engage your audience, build your brand, and create excitement around your launch.Positive Reviews: One of the biggest factors in bestseller success is positive reviews. Dale gave practical advice on how to ask your readers for reviews in a way that feels natural and encourages them to support you.He also emphasized that while these strategies can help you reach the top, it's equally important to have a compelling book that resonates with readers. All the marketing in the world won't help if your book doesn't deliver!The Bigger Picture: Success Beyond the Bestseller ListWhile reaching #1 is a fantastic goal, Dale reminded us that it's not the only measure of success. There are many other factors to consider when evaluating a book's success—like reader engagement, long-term sales, and how well your book connects with its audience. Dale emphasized that sustainable success often comes from focusing on the long game, building your brand as an author, and consistently delivering value to your readers.One of his most motivating quotes from the episode was:"Your book's success isn't just about how fast it climbs the charts. It's about how well it resonates and leaves a lasting impact."Why This Episode is a Must-Watch for Indie AuthorsThis episode is packed with practical advice and inspiration that can transform your approach to self-publishing. Whether your goal is to hit #1 on the bestseller list or build a long-term career as an indie author, Dale's insights are invaluable.You'll come away with:Step-by-step strategies to market your book and build momentum for your launch.Tips on how to grow and engage your audience across various platforms.A deeper understanding of what it truly takes to reach the top of the bestseller list—and why that's not the only metric that matters.Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/live/7C3mnY-UOh0?feature=shareSubscribe to our Substack to gain exclusive access and to join our lives here: https://t.co/YccCgmAt9lBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-writing-community-chat-show--5445493/support.

Adam Wolfson is the founder, CEO, and CIO of Wolfson BTR, a leading Build-To-Rent (BTR) company recognized for pioneering BTR investment and development. Under his leadership, the firm has built a pipeline of nearly 2,000 units, with an estimated exit valuation of $1 billion, ranking it among the top 10 BTR developers in the U.S. With over 20 years of real estate experience, including leadership roles in Single-Family Rentals (SFR), Wolfson is a prominent figure in the industry. He holds an MBA from George Washington University and a BA from the University of Michigan, and he resides in Miami with his two sons.   Here's some of the topics we covered:   From Commercial Real Estate To Build To Rent (BTR) 00:00 Breaking Ground On BTR Deals 6:19 Navigating Local Government 12:14 Mastering Different BTR Strategies 17:06 America's Housing Crisis 24:21 Red-Hot BTR Markets You Can't Ignore 29:44 What It Really Takes to Succeed in BTR 32:19 Just How Massive is the BTR Market? 39:08     To find out more about partnering or investing in a multifamily deal: Text Partner to 72345 or email Partner@RodKhleif.com    For more about Rod and his real estate investing journey go to www.rodkhleif.com   Please Review and Subscribe  

This week, we discuss the CrowdStrike outage, FinOps data exports, and the state of open-source forks. Plus, Matt shares some exciting exclusive news about his future! Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYoFk0K_XpI) 477 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYoFk0K_XpI) Runner-up Titles Matt Ray Explains Channel File 291 Documenting CYA An intern did it Default lifestyle strikes again All the Nelson GIFs Rundown CrowdStrike Huge Microsoft Outage Linked to CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World (https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-windows-outage-crowdstrike-global-it-probems/) 12-hour timelapse of airline traffic after what was likely the biggest IT outage in history (https://x.com/US_Stormwatch/status/1814268813879206397) Flights grounded and offices hit as internet users face disruptions (https://apnews.com/live/internet-global-outage-crowdstrike-microsoft-downtime) TODAY (@TODAYshow) on X (https://x.com/TODAYshow/status/1814266372882391523?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet) George Kurtz (@George_Kurtz) on X (https://x.com/George_Kurtz/status/1814316045185822981) CrowdStrike's Global Outage Doesn't Have to Be a Recurring Nightmare (https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-07-19/crowdstrike-s-nightmare-it-microsoft-outage-shouldn-t-be-normal?srnd=homepage-americas) Heard on the Street: CrowdStrike May Get More Than a Slap (https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp500-nasdaq-live-07-19-2024/card/heard-on-the-street-crowdstrike-may-get-more-than-a-slap-CbyAd5zi7ELT4miAZHNV) What Happened to Digital Resilience? (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/us/politics/crowdstrike-outage.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8k0._ZDj.e5unf_bqIJNo&smid=url-share) SolarWinds Defeats Part of SEC's Fraud Case Over Hack (https://www.wsj.com/articles/solarwinds-defeats-part-of-secs-fraud-case-over-hack-ec69169a) Technical Details: Falcon Update for Windows Hosts (https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/falcon-update-for-windows-hosts-technical-details/) Microsoft tried to get AV vendors to use APIs (https://www.threads.net/@sbisson/post/C9pIIYmo19q?xmt=AQGzVYTNKy9-De3zRXlIsl7QNqarqWsTWlmD_4Wc-7MM2A) House committee calls on CrowdStrike CEO to testify on global outage (https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/07/22/house-committee-calls-crowdstrike-ceo-testify-global-outage/) Crashes and Competition (https://stratechery.com/2024/crashes-and-competition/) The CrowdStrike Failure Was a Warning (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/07/crowdstrike-failure-warning-solutions/679174/) Defective McAfee update causes worldwide meltdown of XP PCs (https://www.zdnet.com/article/defective-mcafee-update-causes-worldwide-meltdown-of-xp-pcs/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioscodebook&stream=top) CrowdStrike broke Debian and Rocky Linux months ago, but no one noticed (https://www.neowin.net/news/crowdstrike-broke-debian-and-rocky-linux-months-ago-but-no-one-noticed/#google_vignette) CrowdStrike Update: Latest News, Lessons Learned from a Retired Microsoft Engineer (https://youtu.be/ZHrayP-Y71Q?si=AmavOuoU_IjGMTFi) CrowdStrike offers a $10 apology gift card to say sorry for outage (https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/24/crowdstrike-offers-a-10-apology-gift-card-to-say-sorry-for-outage/) Announcing Data Exports for FOCUS 1.0 (Preview) in AWS Billing and Cost Management (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws-cloud-financial-management/announcing-data-exports-for-focus-1-0-preview-in-aws-billing-and-cost-management/) Wiz walks away from $23 billion deal with Google, will pursue IPO (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/23/google-wiz-deal-dead.html) Import and export Markdown in Google Docs (http://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/07/import-and-export-markdown-in-google-docs.html) Google URL Shortener links will no longer be available (https://developers.googleblog.com/en/google-url-shortener-links-will-no-longer-be-available/) The Post-Valkey World (https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2024/07/16/post-valkey-world/) A tale of two forks - comparing Valkey/Redis and OpenTofu/Terraform! (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/danlorenc_oss-opensource-community-activity-7221488717704609792-U2SR/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop) Datadog rumoured to be sniffing round GitLab as tech M&A market heats up (https://www.thestack.technology/datadog-rumoured-to-be-sniffing-round-gitlab-as-tech-m-a-market-heats-up/) Google-Backed Software Developer GitLab Eyes Sale, Reuters Says (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-17/google-backed-software-developer-gitlab-eyes-sale-reuters-says) Relevant to your Interests Google Open Sources 27B Parameter Gemma 2 Language Model (https://www.infoq.com/news/2024/07/google-gemma-2/) What It Really Takes to Build an AI Datacenter (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-21/what-it-really-takes-to-build-an-ai-datacenter) State of Developer Experience 2024 (https://newsletter.getdx.com/p/state-of-developer-experience-2024?r=2d4o&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web) The Return-to-Office Productivity Argument Is Over (https://www.inc.com/joe-procopio/the-return-to-office-productivity-argument-is-over.html) A new path for Privacy Sandbox on the web (https://privacysandbox.com/news/privacy-sandbox-update) The search for the random numbers that run our lives (https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240704-the-search-for-the-random-numbers-that-run-our-lives) OpenAI is releasing a cheaper, smarter model (https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/18/24200714/openai-new-cheaper-smarter-model-gpt-4o-mini) Microsoft unveils a large language model that excels at encoding spreadsheets (https://www.thestack.technology/microsoft-llm-spreadsheet-llm/) Maestro: Netflix's Workflow Orchestrator (https://netflixtechblog.com/maestro-netflixs-workflow-orchestrator-ee13a06f9c78) IBM shares jump on earnings and revenue beat (https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/24/ibm-q2-earnings-report-2024.html) US banks to begin reporting Russian assets for eventual forfeiture under new law (https://apnews.com/article/repo-act-banks-russia-ukraine-russian-assets-9ecda7e3e799cdbfb564844ae89a144b) Nonsense Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) agreed to buy Tex-Mex chain Chuy's (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-pro-rata-0bb0be2c-41d0-4181-bf39-ba3e827303da.html?chunk=1&utm_term=emshare#story1) Leadership within a costco warehouse (https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNaLxKJg/) If The Office took place at a car dealership (https://x.com/milkkarten/status/1813968113526067449?s=46&t=zgzybiDdIcGuQ_7WuoOX0A) Type in Morse code by repeatedly slamming your laptop shut (https://github.com/veggiedefender/open-and-shut) Sponsor SysAid – Next-Gen IT Service Management: (https://www.sysaid.com/lp/sysaid-copilot-l?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=software%20define) Experience the only platform with generative AI embedded in every aspect of IT management, enabling you to deliver exceptional service effortlessly and automagically. Listener Feedback (#asksdt) Foundation Models - IBM watsonx.ai (https://www.ibm.com/products/watsonx-ai/foundation-models) Conferences DevOpsDays Birmingham (https://devopsdays.org/events/2024-birmingham-al/welcome/), Aug 19-21, 2024 SpringOne (https://springone.io/?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletterUpcoming)/VMware Explore US (https://blogs.vmware.com/explore/2024/04/23/want-to-attend-vmware-explore-convince-your-manager-with-these/?utm_source=cote&utm_campaign=devrel&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=newsletterUpcoming), Aug 26-29, 2024 DevOpsDays Antwerp (https://devopsdays.org/events/2024-antwerp/welcome/), Sept 4–5, 2024, 15th anniversary SREday London 2024 (https://sreday.com/2024-london/), Sept 19–20, 2024 Coté speaking, 20% off with the code SRE20DAY (https://sreday.com/2024-london/#tickets) SDT News & Community Join our Slack community (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-1hn55iv5d-UTfN7mVX1D9D5ExRt3ZJYQ#/shared-invite/email), post questions in #asksdt (https://softwaredefinedtalk.slack.com/archives/C07CSP19GAH) Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) Follow us on social media: Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Threads (https://www.threads.net/@softwaredefinedtalk), Mastodon (https://hachyderm.io/@softwaredefinedtalk), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/), BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/softwaredefinedtalk.com) Watch us on: Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@softwaredefinedtalk) Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt) Sponsor (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads) the show (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads) Recommendations Brandon: Austin FC (https://www.austinfc.com/competitions/mls-regular-season/2024/matches/atxvssea-07-13-2024/) Presumed Innocent (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://tv.apple.com/us/show/presumed-innocent/umc.cmc.5hnqrhwtzt3esr7rb1wq2ppvn&ved=2ahUKEwiClKPk28CHAxWXLUQIHd59CCoQFnoECEcQAQ&usg=AOvVaw20AOPkQVtwWO77Jomxeua0) The Contrarian (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609711/the-contrarian-by-max-chafkin/) Matt: Crying Out Cloud (https://www.wiz.io/crying-out-cloud) podcast Photo Credits Artwork (https://unsplash.com/photos/a-computer-screen-with-a-blue-screen-on-it-t_IkF_CNvSY)

He is a real estate tour de force whose name is synonymous with unparalleled success and prestige. Commanding a staggering $1.6 billion in luxury transactions, he is not only in the top 0.5% of Toronto's brokerage elite, he also ranks in the top 5% of all The Agency agents globally.A laureate in the world of high-caliber realty, his trophy case is resplendent with a myriad of prestigious accolades including Lifetime Achievement, Hall of Fame, and an array of Titan, Chairman, and Platinum distinctions. Beyond his presence in real estate, he is expanding his sphere of influence with the Amazon Original Series, "Luxe Listings Toronto," which gives audiences an intimate look into Toronto's ultra-luxury market.His clientele includes a list of discerning multi-millionaires and influential billionaires, both domestic and globally.He specializes in the sublime—from ultra-luxury estates to new developments and pristine constructions in Toronto's most desirable enclaves: and he says – “Being a broker is not just a job for me; it's a calling. My unfiltered, direct approach enables me to fathom my clients' most intricate desires, turning aspiration into tangible reality. Exceptional service, relentless creativity, and acute problem-solving acumen form the bedrock of my practice." Joining me on this episode of The MindShare Podcast is – Master and Visionary Founder of Team Torkan and The Agency Toronto – Peter Torkan, to talk about What It Really Takes to be a "Luxury" REALTOR.6:31 *so how much fun are you having filming your new amazon tv show?12:29 *do you work to a schedule in your days, or do you just get up and tackle whatever is in front of you?16:24 *how long have you been selling real estate here in Toronto?17:32 *can you share your journey and what inspired you to become a luxury realtor?27:02 *so many agents want to break into the luxury market, what do people really need to know about what  it takes to become a successful luxury realtor?28:04 *what are the top expectations high-net-worth clients have when working with a luxury realtor?34:58 *what was the first step you took to break into the luxury market, and what were some of the biggest challenges you faced when you first started?39:51 *where does most of your business come from, people you know, or people you don't know, and how did you build your network of “luxury” clients?47:01 *how do you leverage social media to reach high-end buyers, and how much time do you spend in a day/week creating content for social media?51:21 *when it comes to managing negativity online, what lesson can we teach everyone listening today about what to do, or in other words what not to do?55:12 **is social media the driving force behind your success in real estate? 1:00:07 *any final words of wisdom you want to give to anyone aspiring to become a luxury realtor?Thanks for tuning in to this episode of The MindShare PodCast with our special guest - Master and Visionary Founder of Team Torkan and The Agency Toronto – Peter Torkan as we talked about What It Really Takes to be a "Luxury" REALTOR.Get your FREE gift on my homepage at www.mindshare101.com just for tuning in!I'd also be really grateful if you could take a quick second to go www.ratethispodcast.com/mindshare101 to rate the show for me.And we haven't connected yet, send me a message!Facebook: facebook.com/mindshare101 Instagram: instagram.com/davidgreenspan101Youtube: youtube.com/@DavidGreenspanLinkedin: linkedin.com/in/mindshare101

Fed up with being stuck in a dead-end job? Brace yourself for a life-changing news that will blow your mind!  Allow me to introduce Josh Lyons, the senior career consultant at Cyber Revolution. He's the guy you need to turn to if you're ready to transit into the exhilarating realm of cybersecurity. With an intimate knowledge of this field, he's seen firsthand why everyone is clamoring to join this booming industry.  So why should you choose cybersecurity? The earning potential is through the roof, and the level of freedom and flexibility it offers is unrivaled. Work remotely, be there for your loved ones - it's the perfect recipe for success.  If you've been daydreaming about a thrilling career change, now is the time to make your move. Josh, and the whole team of Cybersecurity have your back. Don't dismiss it until you've given it a shot.  Prepare yourself to tap into your untapped potential in the cybersecurity universe by tuning in to our extraordinary podcast. And hey, don't keep it all to yourself - spread the word to your friends and family. Let's come together and transform into a community of ambitious cyberwarriors. Episode Highlights: Welcome to The Cyber Revolution Podcast [00:00] Switching Career Lanes into Cybersecurity [2:13] How Cybersecurity Can Give You Flexibility & Progression [4:32] Why You Need to Live to Work Not Work to Live [6:49] What It Really Takes to Succeed in A Career [8:37] How To Train Your Brain for Proactive Reactive Cybersecurity [13:12] What SURPRISING Traits DISQUALIFY You From a Cybersecurity Job [15:38] Preparing Yourself To Make A Bold Move Into Cybersecurity [18:44] Don't Let Fear Keep You From Any Career Privileges [21:12] Josh's TOP Tips For Changing Careers Into Cybersecurity [24:40] About our Guest Meet Josh Lyons, the senior career consultant at Cyber Revolution. He's the man with a mission - helping people's transition into the exciting world of cybersecurity. With his firsthand insight into the market, he knows why this booming industry is attracting so much attention. Josh looks for problem-solvers and decisive individuals during interviews. Their team is dedicated to your success, not just to take your money and leave you hanging. They're in it for the long haul.  Connect with Adam Website: https://cyberrevolution.com.au/  Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cyberrevolutionaus  Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@cyberrevolution2689  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cybrevolution_aus/ 

Jeff Goins of Goins Writer talks about what it really takes to build a platform Episode 575: What It Really Takes to Build a Platform in Today's Noisy World by Jeff Goins of Goins Writer Jeff Goins is the best-selling author of five books including The Art of Work and Real Artists Don't Starve. On his blog, he shares his thoughts on writing, life, and creative work. The original post is located here: https://goinswriter.com/build-platform/   Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com  Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalStartUpDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Goins of Goins Writer talks about what it really takes to build a platform Episode 575: What It Really Takes to Build a Platform in Today's Noisy World by Jeff Goins of Goins Writer Jeff Goins is the best-selling author of five books including The Art of Work and Real Artists Don't Starve. On his blog, he shares his thoughts on writing, life, and creative work. The original post is located here: https://goinswriter.com/build-platform/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalStartUpDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Goins of Goins Writer talks about what it really takes to build a platform Episode 575: What It Really Takes to Build a Platform in Today's Noisy World by Jeff Goins of Goins Writer Jeff Goins is the best-selling author of five books including The Art of Work and Real Artists Don't Starve. On his blog, he shares his thoughts on writing, life, and creative work. The original post is located here: https://goinswriter.com/build-platform/   Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com  Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalStartUpDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Goins of Goins Writer talks about what it really takes to build influence Episode 529: What It Really Takes to Build Influence by Jeff Goins of Goins Writer on Building A Platform Jeff Goins is the best-selling author of five books including The Art of Work and Real Artists Don't Starve. On his blog, he shares his thoughts on writing, life, and creative work. The original post is located here: https://goinswriter.com/what-it-really-takes-to-build-influence/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalStartUpDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Goins of Goins Writer talks about what it really takes to build influence Episode 529: What It Really Takes to Build Influence by Jeff Goins of Goins Writer on Building A Platform Jeff Goins is the best-selling author of five books including The Art of Work and Real Artists Don't Starve. On his blog, he shares his thoughts on writing, life, and creative work. The original post is located here: https://goinswriter.com/what-it-really-takes-to-build-influence/  Indeed is the #1 source of hires in the U.S., according to TalentNest. Go to Indeed.com/STARTUP to claim your $75 credit before March 31st  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalStartUpDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Goins of Goins Writer talks about what it really takes to build influence Episode 529: What It Really Takes to Build Influence by Jeff Goins of Goins Writer on Building A Platform Jeff Goins is the best-selling author of five books including The Art of Work and Real Artists Don't Starve. On his blog, he shares his thoughts on writing, life, and creative work. The original post is located here: https://goinswriter.com/what-it-really-takes-to-build-influence/  Indeed is the #1 source of hires in the U.S., according to TalentNest. Go to Indeed.com/STARTUP to claim your $75 credit before March 31st  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? Visit https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalStartUpDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros will help you deal with the unexpected life changes the RIGHT way. The main point of today's episode is that your future will be brighter if you have a good understanding of this concept.  Understand that these unexpected things will happen and will continue to happen, but what you do and how you react to it is what's going to matter.Group coaching: https://nextleveluniverse.com/group-coaching/We love connecting with you guys! Reach out on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email Website

On this week's episode, Melanie Mitro and Katy Ursta are sharing with you the top 3 Make Chic Happen episodes of all time! Be sure to tune in again next week, to hear the other 3 as well! Today, you will hear a clip from the following episodes:Episode 42: What It REALLY Takes to Build a Successful Network Marketing BusinessEpisode 23: The 3 Reasons Why You Really Aren't Making Money with Your Side Gig with Rachel BellEpisode 68: The Steps to Making Your Side Hustle Your Full Time JobGrab your coffee, have a seat and let's #MakeChicHappen!You're invited to our Goal Setting Party on December 30th at 7PM EST! Reserve your spot here: chicinfluencer.com/goal-setting-webinar/Make Chic Happen Planner - 2nd Edition: chicinfluencer.com/planner-second-edition/Join the Chic Community: chicinfluencer.mykajabi.com/BecomeAChicMemberFollow the Make Chic Happen Podcast: www.instagram.com/makechichappenpodcast/Chic Influencer Website: www.chicinfluencer.com/Subscribe to our email list: chicinfluencer.mykajabi.com/chic-influe…ail-sign-up

On this week's episode, Melanie Mitro and Katy Ursta are sharing with you the top 3 Make Chic Happen episodes of all time! Be sure to tune in again next week, to hear the other 3 as well! Today, you will hear a clip from the following episodes: Episode 42: What It REALLY Takes to Build a Successful Network Marketing Business Episode 23: The 3 Reasons Why You Really Aren’t Making Money with Your Side Gig with Rachel Bell Episode 68: The Steps to Making Your Side Hustle Your Full Time Job Grab your coffee, have a seat and let's #MakeChicHappen! You're invited to our Goal Setting Party on December 30th at 7PM EST! Reserve your spot here: chicinfluencer.com/goal-setting-webinar/ Make Chic Happen Planner - 2nd Edition: chicinfluencer.com/planner-second-edition/ Join the Chic Community: chicinfluencer.mykajabi.com/BecomeAChicMember Follow the Make Chic Happen Podcast: www.instagram.com/makechichappenpodcast/ Chic Influencer Website: www.chicinfluencer.com/ Subscribe to our email list: chicinfluencer.mykajabi.com/chic-influe…ail-sign-up

Grab a notebook and settle in—you’re going to want to take notes from this week’s episode of Beyond Influential. I’m excited to welcome back my friend and returning Beyond Influential guest, Mikhail Alfon, for a candid and wide-ranging conversation full of valuable insights you won’t want to miss. Mikhail is the Orange County-based entrepreneur behind the rapidly-growing marketing agency Blue Light Media, and host of the podcast Oversharing with Mikhail Alfon.  As an entrepreneur, it’s important to have others you can count on to truly be there without expectation, and I know I can always rely on Mikhail to operate with integrity.  I usually do a good amount of prep work when it comes to interviews, but this week’s episode was a completely behind-the-scenes, real-life catch up session. I really can’t stress enough how much value is in this episode.  We chat about the evolution of Mikhail’s business since our last episode, his popular Instagram hashtag #EarnYourSunrise, and have a really honest and in-depth conversation about our respective takes on team-building, hiring, company culture, content creation, podcasting, setting high standards in your business, and more!  This Beyond Influential is basically a private conversation we are releasing publicly about the important topics affecting our businesses in real time.   Book Recommendation Strengthsfinder 2.0 has come up in multiple conversations I’ve had with successful business owners recently. I’ve personally found this book very helpful, not only from a self-awareness perspective, but also for hiring the right team members for the right roles.* https://www.amazon.com/dp/159562015X/?ref=exp_brittanykrystle_dp_vv_d   Don't want to miss an episode (or valuable free resources!)? Get on my list here: https://www.brittanykrystle.com/subscribe Want to support the podcast (for Free!)? Leaving a review on Apple Podcasts goes a long way: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-influential/id1264581842 Tag me on Instagram @brittanykrystle with your favorite takeaways from this episode! https://www.instagram.com/brittanykrystle/ Other Helpful Links: Grab your copy of Strengthsfinder 2.0 by Don Clifton* https://www.amazon.com/dp/159562015X/?ref=exp_brittanykrystle_dp_vv_d Interested in starting a podcast? Read my blog post How to Start a Podcast: From Idea to Launch in 2020 (and check out my recommended podcast equipment): https://www.brittanykrystle.com/how-to-start-a-podcast/ Mikhail's Beyond Influential Episodes: #59 Mikhail Alfon on What It Really Takes to Start, Build, & Run a Digital Agency in 2019 (Part 2) https://www.brittanykrystle.com/59-mikhail-alfon-on-what-it-really-takes-to-start-build-run-a-digital-agency-in-2019-part-2/ #58 What It Really Takes to Start, Build, & Run a Digital Agency in 2019 with Mikhail Alfon (Part I) https://www.brittanykrystle.com/58-what-it-really-takes-to-start-build-run-a-digital-agency-in-2019-with-mikhail-alfon-part-i/ #55 The LinkedIn Laws & What’s Been Going On With Me https://www.brittanykrystle.com/55-the-linked-in-laws-and-whats-been-going-on-with-me-brittany-krystle/ #32 Brittany Krystle & Mikhail Alfon on Building a Personal Brand & Influencer Marketing The Right Way https://www.brittanykrystle.com/32-brittany-krystle-mihail-alfon-on-building-a-personal-brand-influencer-marketing-the-right-way/ To connect with Mikhail: Website: https://www.mikhailalfon.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miqk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/miqk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikhailalfon/ Snapchat: https://www.ghostcodes.com/miqk Oversharing with Mikhail Alfon: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oversharing-with-mikhail-alfon/id1268846969 To connect with me, Brittany Krystle: Website: https://www.brittanykrystle.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brittanykrystle/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/brittanykrystle/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittanykrystle/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brittanykrystlexoxo/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/brittanykrystle/   *Full disclosure: The link to the book is an affiliate link that take you to Amazon.com. I will be compensated (at no extra cost to you) should you choose to purchase it. Thank you in advance (I appreciate you!) and please note that the prices change and vary over time due to Amazon marketplace changes.

#427 - What It Really Takes to Live your Dream Life - Live Mastermind“Living the dream” doesn’t always mean that you are living a perfect life, far from it.In today’s Hyper Conscious mastermind we hammer on the things that we need to be doing or start doing to live our dream life. And if you’ve been following us for some time now, you’d know that we always give a bonus step so make sure you stay tuned for that. So if you are someone who wants to start working or has started the work of personal growth, this episode is for you.What we talked about:[0:31] Introduction[1:00] Quick context[3:53] Storytime[4:52] #1: clarity[6:00] Ask yourself this question[6:31] The splits analogy[8:13] The reason why we don’t own what we really want is that we are so petrified of what that is going to require of us[9:18] People are going to tell you that your dreams are not real[13:15] How to move on from “firing” a friend[14:44] The 3-3-3 rule[16:13] 4 types of goals[17:33] #2: Why power [23:22] Motivation vs inspiration[26:39] #3: Relationships[31:08] If the point of your relationship is growth, expect to bring up things that are bothering you[32:19] #4: Fear chasing[33:26] If you allow your fears to stop you, that will be it[34:37] Car-thunderstorm analogy[38:16] On dealing with your guilt when you aren’t consistent [43:10] Give yourself credit for the little things[44:16] #5: Habits[45:57] Be brutally honest with yourself[49:48] On being ready to be in a relationship[51:32] On insecurity[52:57] Bonus #6: Alignment audit[56:33] The Hyper Conscious book club[57:11] Dealing with the opinions of others[59:12] Free 30-minute consultation call with Alan and/ Kevin Don’t forget to check out TheHyperConsciousPodcast.com to learn more about the podcast and our other programs. Also, the best community to be part of right now is on that link. Give it a try! See you in the next episode of The Hyper Conscious Podcast.FEEL FREE to reach out to us for any reason on LinkedIn, Instagram or via email Instagram:Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/?hl=enAlan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/?hl=enLinkedIn:Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-palmieri-5b7736160/Alan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanlazarosllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Hyper-Conscious-Podcast-106871136824274/Emails:Kevin@thehyperconsciouspodcast.comAlan@thehyperconsciouspodcast.com

What an incredible 4 days we’ve had so far during the #IrresistibleYou Self Love Challenge. In case you missed it, we’ve covered: Day 1: What It Really Takes to Feel Comfortable In Your Own Skin. Stopping the inner “fat bitch” chatter and developing radical self awareness. Comment with at least one of your inner fat bitch statements and observe it. Day 2: The Secret Sauce To Becoming a Confidence Queen by taking consistent imperfect action. Commit to taking one imperfect action. Day 3: Discover Why Losing Weight Doesn’t = Automatic Happiness by developing a relationship with yourself. Schedule a YOU walk. Day 4: The # 1 Thing You Need To Do To Stop Zombie Walking Through Life by practicing mindful acceptance. Write your WHY and complete a one day mindfulness diary. That brings us to Day 5: How To Love Yourself Through the Journey...not just at goal. We’re tackling the real issue...which is losing the emotional weight. This is how you FEEL about your weight and how those feelings drive your actions and essentially the life that you’re living. In order to love yourself through the journey, you need a framework with support and coaching to hold you accountable. Today I’m revealing how the Irresistible You Framework helped me go from feeling uncomfortable in my own skin, looking for another BS diet to “fix” me to feeling irresistible and unstoppable...regardless of my weight. Join the free Facebook group to learn one easy action you can implement TODAY as part of the self-love challenge. I'll be going live at 12pm EST so bring your questions and get feedback from me on your action plan! https://www.facebook.com/groups/IrresistibleYouShow notes: https://irresistibleicing.com/irresistible-you-self-love-challenge.html

Welcome back to day four of the Irresistible You Self Love Challenge. Each day this week, there will be one new podcast episode teaching you how to be your own best Valentine. In day one, I taught you What It Really Takes to Feel Comfortable In Your Own Skin. This was all about stopping the inner fat bitch chatter. In day two, I shared the Secret Sauce To Becoming a Confidence Queen by taking imperfect action. On day 3 we talked about Why Losing weight doesn’t = automatic happiness and how to develop a relationship with yourself to break the “fat girl’ identity. In day four of the Irresistible You Self Love Challenge, you’re going to learn the # 1 thing you need to do to stop zombie walking through life. When you’re zombie walking through life and your brain is swirling with all the inner fat bitch chatter, you’re lacking confidence to take any type of action, and you don’t have a relationship with yourself, how present are you in your life? Join the free Facebook group to learn one easy action you can implement TODAY as part of the self-love challenge. I'll be going live at 12pm EST so bring your questions and get feedback from me on your action plan! https://www.facebook.com/groups/IrresistibleYouShow notes: https://irresistibleicing.com/irresistible-you-self-love-challenge.html

Welcome back to day three of the Irresistible You Self Love Challenge. Each day this week, there will be one new podcast episode teaching you how to be your own best Valentine. Then, daily inside of our free podcast discussion group on Facebook, I’ll give you your action plan and homework to implement what I covered in the podcast. You’ll have at least one takeaway you can implement ASAP to challenge you to stop the body hate shame cycle. In day one, I taught you What It Really Takes to Feel Comfortable In Your Own Skin. This was all about stopping the inner fat bitch chatter. In day two, I shared the Secret Sauce To Becoming a Confidence Queen by taking imperfect action. Today, on day 3 of the self love challenge, you’ll discover Why Losing weight doesn’t = automatic happiness. The challenge today is about how to develop a relationship with yourself and break the “fat girl’ identity. I know after all this talk around self love and confidence, you’re wondering “How could I ever love myself if I can’t stand what I see in the mirror? How can I love myself if I never lose weight?”Join the free Facebook group to learn one easy action you can implement TODAY as part of the self-love challenge. I'll be going live at 12pm EST so bring your questions and get feedback from me on your action plan! https://www.facebook.com/groups/IrresistibleYouShow notes: https://irresistibleicing.com/irresistible-you-self-love-challenge.html

Welcome back to day two of the Irresistible You Self Love Challenge. Each day this week, there will be one new podcast episode teaching you how to be your own best Valentine. Then, daily inside of our free podcast discussion group on Facebook, I’ll give you your action plan and homework to implement what I covered in the podcast. You’ll have at least one takeaway you can implement ASAP to challenge you to stop the body hate shame cycle. In day one, I taught you What It Really Takes to Feel Comfortable In Your Own Skin. This was all about stopping the inner fat bitch chatter. Go back and listen to the episode if you missed it. Don’t forget to drop your homework over in the free Facebook group and I’ll share my suggestions with you on how to change the conversation you have with yourself. In day two, I’m sharing the Secret Sauce To Becoming a Confidence Queen. Confidence is not this magical unicorn that you just find or gain because you lose weight. Confidence doesn’t happen just because you decide to change your thoughts and rewrite the rules. Confidence comes in the doing. Confidence is like a muscle and you have to work it out every single day. Join the free Facebook group to learn one easy action you can implement TODAY as part of the self-love challenge. I'll be going live at 12pm EST so bring your questions and get feedback from me on your action plan! https://www.facebook.com/groups/IrresistibleYouShow notes: https://irresistibleicing.com/irresistible-you-self-love-challenge.html

Welcome to the Irresistible You Self Love Challenge. Each day this week, there will be one new podcast episode teaching you how to be your own best Valentine. Then, daily inside of our free podcast discussion group on Facebook, I’ll give you your action plan and homework to implement what I covered in the podcast. You’ll have at least one takeaway you can implement ASAP to challenge you to stop the body hate shame cycle. In day one, I’m teaching you What It Really Takes to Feel Comfortable In Your Own Skin. If you’ve ever said to yourself, “It’s a constant struggle to not call myself disgusting each and every day.”, then you can’t afford to miss this episode. If you keep self-sabotaging and all the BS diets haven’t actually changed how you FEEL about yourself, then you need to ask one question. What’s actually going on? Maybe instead of looking for your happiness in another diet or weight loss, you instead focus on the real problem that has a REAL solution. There’s a valuable piece of the foundation that you’re missing and I’m going to give it to you so that you can finally feel comfortable and confident in your own skin.Join the free Facebook group to learn one easy action you can implement TODAY as part of the self-love challenge. I'll be going live at 12pm EST so bring your questions and get feedback from me on your action plan! https://www.facebook.com/groups/IrresistibleYouShow notes: https://irresistibleicing.com/irresistible-you-self-love-challenge.html

A Very Special Episode of Elevating Beyond, Live From The Las Vegas Event, Our Host, Mark Minard Speaks on What It Really Takes, To Create, & Build You Own Business Successfully. It Will Be Harder Than You Ever Imagined. It Will Take Longer Than You Ever Imagined. It Will Be More Rewarding Than You Ever Imagined. Being in jail at age 17, Mark learned to elevate above the circumstances, owner/founder, CEO of Dreamshine, changing lives for individual's with special needs since 2007, #1 Best Selling Author, Host of iTunes Top 100, Elevating Beyond Podcast, Mark brings 13 years + of real, raw, in the trenches experience of winning in your business, in your leadership, your finances, challenging you in all areas of life to go to the next level, and beyond! Visit https://www.markminard.net To Connect with Mark Minard, & The Elevating Beyond Family! Submit Your Story For a Chance To Be a Featured Guest!   Visit https://www.markminard.net To Connect with Mark Minard Connect With Mark Minard & The Elevating Beyond Nation Here:     Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MarkMinard     Twitter https://twitter.com/Mark_Minard     Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mark_minard/     Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-minard-5904b633/     Check Out Mark's Best Selling Book, The Story Of YOU, Transforming Adversity Into Adventure, Taking Your Dreams To The Next Level & Beyond http://amzn.to/2xv88ks Check Out My Podcast Here

Story expert Lisa Cron joins Jess and KJ to dig into the mechanics of a good book, including the difference between plot and story, and looking beyond “what happened” to “why did it happen”.To talk to Lisa Cron is--unless you've already read Story Genius or Wired for Story--to possibly flip everything you thought you knew about story--fiction, nonfiction, short, long, whatever--onto its head.Story, she points out, isn't plot. It isn't what happens, and then what happens next, and then what happens next. It's the why behind those happenings. It's not, well, a spaceship just landed on the green in front of the library, and I'll either a) rush towards it or b) head for my car.It's WHY I do those things. It's not just what I do next, but what it is about me, now the main character in this rather stressful tale that may end with us all being the entrees on some giant interstellar menu, that makes me make the no doubt terrible choices that I make (good choices make bad books). And that's my backstory. Which brings me to one of the many, many quick-write-that-down moments in this episode. Backstory isn't backstory. It IS the story. It informs every line of every page, every decision, every "because of this, then that," right up until the end, when whatever screwed me up in the first place becomes something I can overcome in order to win the aliens over and persuade them that we're not tasty after all (before I fry them with my laser gun and it's alien nuggets for everyone, with a variety of dipping sauces).Our guest, Lisa Cron, is the author of Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel* [*Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere] (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781607748892) and Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781607742456) . She also contributed to Author in Progress: A No-Holds-Barred Guide to What It Really Takes to Get Published. (https://writerunboxed.com/2016/06/09/author-in-progress/)#AmReadingJess sings the praises of The Lewis Trilogy (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781549174162) , Peter MayLisa recommends Everything I Never Told You (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780143127550) , Celeste NgKJ is still finishing her favorite novel of this year so far, There's a Word for That (https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316437165) , Sloane Tanen.#FaveIndieBookstoreBook Soup (https://www.booksoup.com/) , Los AngelesThis episode was sponsored by Author Accelerator, the book coaching program that helps you get your work DONE. Visit https://www.authoraccelerator.com/amwriting for details, special offers and Jennie Nash’s 2-tier outline template.Find more about Jess here (http://www.jessicalahey.com/) , and about KJ here (https://kjdellantonia.com/) .If you enjoyed this episode, we suggest you check out Marginally, a podcast about writing, work and friendship (https://www.marginallypodcast.com/) . This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at amwriting.substack.com/subscribe

B

| PART 3 | Live in the New Elevating Beyond Podcast Studio, Mark Sits Down with Author & Professional Speaker , Garrett Lee. This show is part 3 of a 4 part special episode, in which Garrett opens up about his personal failures, facing rejection, and how to persevere through it, until your dreams become a reality! If You Are Looking For a Quick Fix On How To Become Successful as a Paid Speaker, This Episode is Not For You! If You Want The Real and Raw Truth of How, and What It Really Takes, Get Ready For Some Massive Truth Bombs! Garett Lee is author of The Game Plan For Success: Learning How To Succeed with Purpose (Link to book on amazon): https://www.amazon.com/Game-Plan-Success-Learning-Succeed/dp/1945793341 Motivational speaker Garrett Lee offers inspiring personal insights into the basics of approaching success the smart way. In engaging fashion, he lays out what this entails in terms of defining yourself, your purpose, and what success means for you. In this book, you will learn: •How to set goals for balance and success in life •Why you need a vision statement for where you’re going before you start •Why promoting yourself requires making it about them, too •Which shortcut can shave years off of your path to success Go To https://www.markminard.net To Connect with Mark, & The Elevating Beyond Family, & Submit Your Story For a Chance To Be a Featured Guest! Connect With Mark Minard & The Elevating Beyond Nation Here: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MarkMinard Twitter https://twitter.com/Mark_Minard Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mark_minard/ Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-minard-5904b633/ Check Out Mark's Best Selling Book, The Story Of YOU, Transforming Adversity Into Adventure, Taking Your Dreams To The Next Level & Beyond, http://amzn.to/2xv88ks Join Our Private Group, THE ELEVATING BEYOND NATION, Click Here http://bit.ly/ElvatingBeyondNation

PART 2 -If You Are Looking For a Quick Fix On How To Become Successful as a Paid Speaker, This Episode is Not For You! If You Want The Real and Raw Truth of How, and What It Really Takes, Get Ready For Some Massive Truth Bombs! Live in the New Elevating Beyond Podcast Studio, Mark Sits Down with Author & Professional Speaker , Garrett Lee. This show is part 1 of a 4 part special episode, in which Garrett opens up about his personal failures, facing rejection, and how to persevere through it, until your dreams become a reality! Garett Lee is author of The Game Plan For Success: Learning How To Succeed with Purpose (Link to book on amazon): https://www.amazon.com/Game-Plan-Success-Learning-Succeed/dp/194579334 1 Motivational speaker Garrett Lee offers inspiring personal insights into the basics of approaching success the smart way. In engaging fashion, he lays out what this entails in terms of defining yourself, your purpose, and what success means for you. In this book, you will learn: •How to set goals for balance and success in life •Why you need a vision statement for where you’re going before you start •Why promoting yourself requires making it about them, too •Which shortcut can shave years off of your path to success Go To https://www.markminard.net To Connect with Mark, & The Elevating Beyond Family, & Submit Your Story For a Chance To Be a Featured Guest! Connect With Mark Minard & The Elevating Beyond Nation Here: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MarkMinard Twitter https://twitter.com/Mark_Minard Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mark_minard/ Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-minard-5904b633/ Check Out Mark's Best Selling Book, The Story Of YOU, Transforming Adversity Into Adventure, Taking Your Dreams To The Next Level & Beyond, http://amzn.to/2xv88ks Join Our Private Group, THE ELEVATING BEYOND NATION, Click Here http://bit.ly/ElvatingBeyondNation

BHL's Fit Club -- Black Hollywood Live host Shaka Smith and T.K. Trinidad discusses the hottest dietary and fitness stories for the week of October 24th, 2018. Eating Organic, Raising Life Expectancy and What It Really Takes to Be An MMA Star with Fighter Ian McCall. Hosts: Shaka: @shakastrong TK Trinidad: @Tktrinidad GUEST: Ian McCall:@Unclecreepymma Make sure to subscribe to BHL! - http://youtube.com/blackhollywoodlive HELPFUL LINKS: Website - http://blackhollywoodlive.com Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/bhlonline Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/BlackHollywoodLive/ ABOUT BLACK HOLLYWOOD LIVE: Black Hollywood Live is the world's first online broadcast news network with programming and content dedicated to African American entertainment news. The network features long form, in-depth celebrity interviews, smart commentary and discussion as well as news and inside information. The network was created by producer Keven Undergaro. Black Hollywood Live had guests from shows/films like 12 Years A Slave, The Butler, America's Got Talent, The Game, Chicago Fire, Believe, Hannibal, Suits, Parks and Recreation, Dallas Buyers Club, Real Husbands of Hollywood, The Best Man Holiday, The View, Shameless, Basketball Wives, Being Mary Jane, Scandal, Single Ladies and many more. Notable guests on the network include: host Wayne Brady, The View's Sherri Shepherd, Late Night's Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyer and others. Make sure to subscribe to BHL! - http://youtube.com/blackhollywoodlive

1. The Nature of Blessing 2. Why We Want Blessing 3. How We Try to Get Blessing 4. What It REALLY Takes to Get Blessing

What It Really Takes to Make Money Simple Ways to Increase Your Income Power Episode #305 - Do you wonder what it really takes to make money?  On Designing Your Life Today, Pat Council shares information from a conversation she had with a multi-millionaire.  He shared a simple way of thinking when it comes to increasing your income.  It’s not about how you work or how many jobs.   There are 3 things you can do to start earning the money you have always wanted.  The key is to keep it simple when it comes putting your attention on bringing in the money you would like to have. Learning to make life simpler is the key to enjoying every day living as you pursue your dreams.  Today’s Designing Your Life Today is short, but it gets to the point of how to increase your wealth.  Making money is not about struggling and stress.  Discover the simple things you can implement today and start opening the channels to receive.   This "Financial Friday" will get you going towards wealth. Mentioned on the Show: Book 1: Adult Coloring Book – Color Me Quote Book 2: Adult Coloring Book – Stress Relieving Animal Designs Book 3: Start Winning: How to Achieve Like the Top 8 Percent Blog: Sharpening Your Winning Skills Achievers Club: Power Achievement Clubs Achiever’s Book Club: Books for Achievers Review our show on Google Play, iTunes or Stitcher. This will boost our ratings and help others to find our show and get the free goal achievement strategies that they need to do life with power. Thank you for taking the time to give us a review. Also feel free to download any of our shows and share them with a friend, family member, or coworker. Click here. Register to receive our free newsletter, “Power Up Today“and get exclusive goal achieving strategies and win free books.

To visit show notes page and resources, go to: www.MLMNation.net/033 Who is Steve Thompson? Steve Thompson has over 21 years of MLM experience and has been recently ranked the #15 income earner out of all network marketing worldwide distributors by Business for Home. In just the last 8 ½ years, he has earned over $15 million from his current company. Steve has the ultimate MLM lifestyle and asides from his 2 homes, one of them being a beautiful ranch, Steve has his own tour bus and even his own private plane! He’s also a speaker and bestselling author of the book, “Relationship Marketing - View from the Top and What It Really Takes to Get There” Steve is known for his excitement, intense focus and his never quit attitude. His actual email address and domain is “www.neverquitsteve.com ”

To visit show notes page and resources, go to: www.MLMNation.net/033 Who is Steve Thompson? Steve Thompson has over 21 years of MLM experience and has been recently ranked the #15 income earner out of all network marketing worldwide distributors by Business for Home. In just the last 8 ½ years, he has earned over $15 million from his current company. Steve has the ultimate MLM lifestyle and asides from his 2 homes, one of them being a beautiful ranch, Steve has his own tour bus and even his own private plane! He’s also a speaker and bestselling author of the book, “Relationship Marketing - View from the Top and What It Really Takes to Get There” Steve is known for his excitement, intense focus and his never quit attitude. His actual email address and domain is “www.neverquitsteve.com ”

To visit show notes page and resources, go to: www.MLMNation.net/033 Who is Steve Thompson? Steve Thompson has over 21 years of MLM experience and has been recently ranked the #15 income earner out of all network marketing worldwide distributors by Business for Home. In just the last 8 ½ years, he has earned over $15 million from his current company. Steve has the ultimate MLM lifestyle and asides from his 2 homes, one of them being a beautiful ranch, Steve has his own tour bus and even his own private plane! He’s also a speaker and bestselling author of the book, “Relationship Marketing - View from the Top and What It Really Takes to Get There” Steve is known for his excitement, intense focus and his never quit attitude. His actual email address and domain is “www.neverquitsteve.com ”

1st hour guest: Daniel Mael, Brandeis junior and pro-Israel activist discusses anti-Israel professors at Brandeis University and the pressure being brought to bear against pro-Israel students by left-wing radicals who have thrown their lot in with the terrorists. Website: http://www.truthrevolt.org/author/daniel-mael 2nd hour guest: Janine Elias, author of Kill Robin Hood: The Surprising Truth about What It Really Takes to Get Rich! discusses attitudes and approaches that lead to financial independence and success. Website: http://www.amazon.com/Kill-Robin-Hood-Surprising-Really/dp/1478715979/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411494982&sr=8-1&keywords=Janine+Elias