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My next guest of Scale Your Sales Podcast is Morgan J Ingram. He is the director of execution, evolution at JB sales training, they focus on delivering to sales development teams to enhance their skill set and performance. Morgan has been named one of the top 50 sales leaders to follow by LinkedIn, a top 25 sales development thought leader by inside sales, LinkedIn's top sales voices 2018 2019 2020. Welcome to Scale Your Sales Podcast Morgan J Ingram  00:00 Why Leverage Video Content to Engage with Customers on a Human Level     4:02 Why Morgan says, Video Proposal can Help Close Multiple Deals?  7:38 Why Video is another way to Connect with Customers on a Human Level?  10:38 Gary Vee's advice on don't be the Expert, start Documenting your journey to be Relatable to Audiences.  15:27 Salespeople need to Focus on Solving Customers' Problems, instead of the Number or Quotas  19:37 Organization needs to have an Alignment in Sales Team and Revenue Team to Leverage Customer Success   23:47 Why companies need to Build Up a Safe Place for Salespeople to Share their Journey and Help Solve their Problems.  29:00 End  https://www.Instagram.com/morganjingram/   https://www.Linkedin.com/in/morganjingram/   https://salesfortheculture.com/   Janice B Gordon, the awarding-winning Customer Growth Expert and founder of Scale Your Sales, listed 25 of the Top 100 Global Business Influencers in 2017. Janice helps companies around the world adopt the Scale Your Sales framework to develop their leading-edge capabilities in securing, maintaining, and growing their most valued customer relationships for long-term value and partnership.   Book Janice to speak virtually at your next event https://Janicebgordon.com   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/Janice-b-gordon-customer-growth-expert   Twitter: https://twitter.com/JaniceBGordon   Scale Your Sales Podcast: http://scaleyoursales.libsyn.com   More on the blog https://scaleyoursales.co.uk/blog   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Janicebgordon   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScaleYourSalesJBG 

Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747 SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I speak with artist, poet, storyteller and best-selling author Morgan Harper Nichols about how art and poetry can help us process life and all its challenges, and the beautiful reality of how far each of us have come in our own lives. Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/how-art-can-help-heal-mental-health-with-morgan-harper-nichols For more info on Morgan see: https://morganharpernichols.com OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS: -Feetures: They are so confident that you’ll love their socks that they’ve also given listeners of Cleaning Up The Mental Mess $10 Off Your First Pair of Feetures when you go to feetures.com/DRLEAF. -Four Sigmatic: Get up to 40% off + Free Shipping on select bundles. To claim this deal you MUST go to Foursigmatic.com/DRLEAF. -NED: To get 15% off your first order and free shipping visit helloned.com/drleaf or use the code DRLEAF at checkout. -LMNT: For a limited time, you can claim a free LMNT Sample Pack—you only have to cover the cost of shipping (which is just $5 for US customers)! Each sample pack includes 7 packets of LMNT (1 of every flavor), and the offer is limited to one time per customer. For more information and to claim your free offer visit: http://drinklmnt.com/Leaf. PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS: 1:22 Why Morgan went from singing and songwriting to visual art, poetry and storytelling 5:10 Why Morgan wrote her book, How Far You Have Come 10:40 Why all our life journeys matter 13:50 The power of listening and engaging with the world around you 15:00 Why you don’t have be productive all the time 28:00 How art can help us process life 35:10 Why we need to give ourselves grace 45:30 How art can help us when we are feeling down 50:30 What to do when you don’t feel inspired or creative ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: -Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources Follow me on social media for daily mental health tips & strategies: -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/- -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Very recently we had the pleasure of meeting the only time travelers we know... They happened to be English and turned out to be, much to our own pleasure, all around spiffing chaps! In this podcast with the great Morgan and West we discuss: - Why Morgan and West prefer to perform children’s shows (and would ONLY perform for children if they could) - Why Morgan and West hate to perform close up magic (and almost NEVER do it) - How Terry Pratchett books inspired their current stage persona (Benji was dying to talk about this with them— and it showed)- The incredible success of their recent book, Parlour Tricks (and what makes it COMPLETELY different from most magic books)-And much, much more!

As author and financial expert Morgan Housel explains this episode, “people don't make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make financial decisions at the dinner table.” Today we chat to Morgan about his key insights into financial decision-making — many of which are captured in his book, The Psychology of Money. Our conversation opens with an exploration of how investing success has less to do with what you know and more to do with how you manage your behaviour. We then look into the dangers of emulating top investors and how luck can fuel success. Reflecting the theme that people invest according to their unique circumstances, Morgan shares why he prioritizes endurance as an investor by minimizing his debt and having high cash reserves. After hearing his take on debt and whether young people should use leverage, we dive into how financial expectations impact investing and the importance of deciding what ‘enough’ means to you. We discuss the virtues of saving like a pessimist and investing like an optimist before looking into the role that financial advisors play in guiding their clients. In the latter part of the end of the episode, Morgan touches on active versus passive investing, the purpose that bonds serve in your portfolio, his top lesson from 2020, and why he’s empathetic toward people who sell their portfolios during a downturn. Throughout our discussion, Morgan shares his clear understanding of how our psychology affects our relationship to money. Tune in and benefit from his incredible perspective.      Key Points From This Episode: Introducing today’s guest, financial author Morgan Housel. [0:00:15] Morgan shares his view that succeeding in investing has little to do with how you behave. [0:02:31] Hear about the problems that can arise from trying to emulate top investors. [0:05:02] Exploring the impact of luck on your success. [0:07:37] The differences between being conservative and having a margin of safety. [0:08:35] Insights into Morgan’s personal investing strategy. [0:09:48] Morgan’s thoughts on leverage and how debt impacts behaviour and peace of mind. [0:10:31] Stepping off the hedonic treadmill and the importance of defining your financial expectations. [0:14:02] The link between money, independence, and having a high quality of life. [0:16:44] What it means to be wealthy and what motivates the drive to be rich. [0:19:18] Morgan’s advice to save like a pessimist and invest like an optimist. [0:21:34] Why no one makes perfectly rational investing decisions. [0:23:54] The role of financial advisors in guiding clients towards their investing decisions. [0:26:22] Why Morgan has embraced the simplest investing strategy available to him. [0:29:02] How you should be thinking about fixed income in your portfolios. [0:31:20] Why financial advisors can be priceless when understanding your finances and goals. [0:33:44] Life is surprising; hear why this is Morgan’s top takeaway from 2020. [0:36:29] Morgan’s thoughts on the FIRE Movement and retiring early in life. [0:38:53] Hear Morgan’s predictions on the next big financial innovation. [0:41:49] Why Morgan is empathetic towards people who sell their portfolios during a downturn. [0:43:50] The tendency for people to embrace more extremist views during times of financial crisis. [0:47:34] We ask Morgan how he defines success in his life. [0:50:25]

in this series, we follow a tour operator on their journey from start to, well, we don't know where. We hope it is to success, but you're going to have to listen in each month to find out what happens. Today we feature Morgan Cantrell of HistoryWellTravelled.com. Let me introduce you to Morgan. She started her walking tour business just as the pandemic hit. Morgan shares why her dream is to build her own tour business. We also discuss some of the growing pains, she's experienced so far in starting her own tour business. We won't be sugarcoating anything during these chats, you know me well enough over the past 113 episodes that I'm all about authentic and genuine conversations. We will discuss Morgan's' wins and her losses. I know you're going to be thrilled when you hear Morgan share with us what it was like the day she picked up her phone and read that she had her first bookings. So today's episode is Morgan's tour operator start-up story. We will check in with Morgan monthly to discuss her wins and her challenges building her tour business. I'm excited. Strap yourself in. Let's go. This week on Tourpreneur: What inspired Morgan to start a tour business Developing a brand name, website domain, and logo How Morgan went about designing her first historic Carrollton walking tour Morgan's determination to create a tour in a market were none exist How to research and build a website with a WordPress theme How Morgan is marketing her business in her town through Facebook targeted ads Creating awareness and experimenting with Facebook ads, including images, demographics, and keyword plugins Why Morgan chose FareHarbor software to streamline bookings, payments, and data analysis The emotions and excitement Morgan felt taking her first booking Morgan's biggest frustrations on starting a tour business and how she motivates herself

Cannabis King How Matt Morgan, a misfit from Montana, took the booming marijuana industry by storm. A typical life was not in the cards for Matt Morgan. Fortunately, he found an atypical career. Growing up, he was fired from every traditional job he ever had, and when he tried college, he lasted just 10 days before dropping out. Next, Morgan became an electrician apprentice at the age of 19, still hoping to find a career path that he might enjoy. But like his previous ventures, this too was short-lived and he resigned after a year. Having always possessed an entrepreneurial flair, Morgan did find quick success as a realtor, which would lead him in a roundabout way to the world of legalized marijuana. Finally, it was in the Wild West of the cannabis boom where Morgan found his home. Within a three-and-a-half year period, Morgan would become one of the most recognizable leaders in the cannabis industry. He is the founder of multiple cannabis companies, such as Bloom Dispensaries and Reef Dispensaries, with the latter becoming the first in the world to hit a $100 million revenue run rate. In 2018, Morgan was named one of the most influential people in cannabis by High Times. But as we all know, the highs are so often preceded by lows, and had there not been an financial crisis in 2008, he may have never entered the business in the first place. Taste of Entrepreneurship Growing up in Missoula, Montana, Morgan had a hard time finding his niche in the working world, but he did find one thing that he was quite good at, which ended up being a gateway drug to starting his own business—real estate. “ really opened up my eyes to entrepreneurship,” Morgan says. “Running your own business. You know, basically, eat what you kill. It’s totally up to you, whether you’re going to survive or not. That’s the type of environment that I thrive in.” And thrive he did. By the time he hit 22, Morgan became the managing partner of his own real estate company. By early 2008, he had begun to take notice that prospective homebuyers were reaching out to him with very specific guidelines on the type of home they wanted to purchase. Not only were they asking for roughly the same amount of land, they were all specifically requesting that each home have a shop out back — a detached garage or external structure that could be used as a hobby space. And if it didn’t have a shop, he didn’t have a deal. This left Morgan perplexed. He had met most of their demands, and more times than not a deal fell through because of this one caveat. This finally left him to ask himself, “what’s so important about these shops?” At the time, Montana’s legal cannabis industry had just started to boom, and people wanted in with a place to grow. This was an industry that Morgan was not in tune with at the time, but he started to pay attention to. Then the financial crisis of 2008 hit and Morgan’s real estate business was dead in its tracks. He needed a new play. Despite his youth, Morgan was old enough to have seen one tech boom and one housing boom, and had an itch that he may be in the presence of the next gold rush. “All these crazy people talking about this marijuana stuff, there must be something to it,” Morgan says. “So I started digging into it.” One day, after months of research, it became clear to him that marijuana was going to be the next big boom. “That day I went and found a light and a warehouse and I was damned if I wasn’t going to grow some marijuana, “ Morgan says. Growing Pains With the exception of spending some time on his grandparent’s farm, Morgan wasn’t that experienced in horticulture. He knew the basics of how to grow some crops, but after looking around at the competition, he felt he could succeed in marijuana. “How hard could this be?” Morgan says. “There’s a bunch of hippies in tie-dye with hoop houses out in the wilderness growing, you know, grade-A cannabis. I’m sure I can figure it out.” He didn’t. At least not at first. Morgan set up a small operation in his garage, and after about 15 failed attempts, he finally found a grow system that worked. Then in 2009, he teamed up with another grower in Montana and they opened a state-of-the-art, 15,000-square-foot cultivation facility, one of the largest in the state at the time. This new abundance of space gave them a controlled environment to grow a significant harvest of plants. Within Montana’s medicinal marijuana caregiver program, as long as you had a patient card, you were legally allowed to grow six plants per patient that you were a caregiver for. With Morgan’s patient list growing to over 500, he was legally growing over 15,000 plants. Not bad for a guy who didn’t know much about the business just one year prior. But just as quickly as he had struck gold, a new law would bring things grinding to a halt. Next Stop: Arizona Per Morgan, in 2009 Missoula’s population was over 65,000 people and the city was home to over 60 dispensaries. That equates to around one dispensary for every thousand people. In short, that’s a lot of dispensaries. The state began to worry that the new industry was growing too quickly. So to help slow it down, Montana had an emergency legislative session and reversed its laws so that a caregiver could now only have three patients total. Instead of having 15,000 plants, Morgan was suddenly only allowed to have 18 plants total. Once again, Morgan was stopped dead in his tracks. Feeling the cons outweighed the pros of running the facility in violation of the new laws, he shut down his operation in 2010. Having tasted the fruits of his labor, he turned his focus elsewhere. He immediately began to look around the country for states with more favorable marijuana laws so he could scale a business. “I knew I had the skills sets at that point, I just needed the right vehicle and platform to do so,” Morgan says. Arizona ended up offering that platform. The Grand Canyon State was about to roll out an extremely favorable and innovative program that was to be the first of its kind, and Morgan wanted to be a part of it. Morgan says the state’s population was also substantially larger than Montana’s, and it was going to allow a permit holder to have unlimited plants, unlimited square footage to grow, and unlimited weight in product. He felt like it was a “dream” and couldn’t wait to head south. “I literally packed up all my stuff into my Chevy Silverado and I drove down to Arizona within that week,” Morgan says. “And literally, probably the best decision I’ve ever made. I was 25 years old.” Upon his arrival, Morgan opened up a chain of hydroponics stores to help gain a foothold in the area and to network with the locals as he waited for the new laws to roll out. While doing so, he befriended the son of a senator who would become key in helping him land one of the state’s limited marijuana licenses. (Morgan chooses not to divulge the senator’s name during our interview.) “These licenses were looked at as a valuable asset,” Morgan says. “There’s no way these guys are giving some kid from Montana one of these licenses that could end up being worth, you know, millions of dollars.” His chances may have been slim, but a senator’s chances were very good. After agreeing to terms, Morgan says he and the senator’s son partnered up and convinced the senator to put his name on the application. Soon thereafter, the two won a Sedona license through a lottery system and within four weeks after that, they purchased a Phoenix license on terms from its winner for $450,000. With two licenses under their belt, Bloom Dispensaries was well underway. Like Morgan’s real estate business, Bloom took off, and in under a year grew to 100 employees and was generating $1 million in revenue a month. Everyone came calling. By 2013, Bloom was drawing national attention and was destroying its competition. This led to private equity firms and wealthy families to reach out to Morgan for advice and potential opportunities. “People were starting to look at marijuana,” Morgan says. “It was still kind of in the shadows, but it was starting to come to the light.” Due to Morgan’s knowledge in the space and Bloom’s exponential growth, companies wanted to replicate his success and learn his secrets. However, Morgan says one such wealthy family, worth billions, wanted to do more than talk. They wanted Morgan and offered to purchase Bloom in order to get him. However, after negotiations between the family and Bloom’s investors fell through, the family extended a proposal to only Morgan for him to come and launch their new venture. Realizing a good opportunity when he saw it, Morgan accepted their offer. As for Bloom, he divested his shares and gave the company to his partner in order to remain on good terms. Now armed with over $100 million in capital from his new partners, Reef Dispensaries was born. And its growth was on a whole other level. “I came out of the cannon like a cannonball,” Morgan says. Reef quickly expanded to 200,000 square feet of cultivation, had two extraction laboratories, and six retail dispensaries, with one of them becoming the busiest dispensary in the world. And to top it off, Reef became the first cannabis company in the world to hit a $100 million run rate. Despite the success Morgan was able to create at Reef, he says tensions began to grow between him and his partners. After months of disagreements, Morgan resigned as CEO of the company in November 2017, forcing a buyout and shocking the cannabis industry. The Next Frontier Morgan’s next major move took some time to develop. Much like the beginnings of Bloom, an entrepreneur reached out to Morgan about a potential partnership. However this time, the individual challenged Morgan to look at the other chemical compounds in the cannabis plant other than THC, and to research how they were being used in the healthcare space. After spending close to a year discussing healthcare and the science on how to use cannabinoids, the two of them founded Oneqor Technologies. “It’s really a hybrid of a biotech pharma company that’s leaning heavily on cannabinoids in the cannabis plant, excluding THC, the psychoactive one,” Morgan says. After spending 10 years in the THC business, Morgan says he was becoming bored with the industry. Oneqor presents something new and exciting for him, plus he’s able to operate it almost like any other typical business. Working in a business that doesn’t deal with THC is a whole new frontier, and one with barely any restrictions. And without the restrictions, Morgan’s ambitions grew. On top of helping brands such as GNC create private label CBD products, Morgan wants Oneqor to revolutionize the market. He hopes to dominate the cannabinoid industry in the same way Intel did with computers by becoming the secondary brand. “If you see a product and you know it has cannabinoids in it, I don’t want it to say CBD inside,” Morgan says. “I want it to say Oneqor inside.” Matt Morgan’s Playbook for Building a Business In a span of less than 10 years, Matt Morgan became a leader in the cannabis industry by creating Bloom Dispensaries and Reef Dispensaries, along with his new venture Oneqor Technologies. After some early growing pains, Morgan came up with his own playbook on how to grow a successful business. Believe In Something Many founders, especially first-time entrepreneurs, tend to look at only the financial aspect of creating a business, rather than if it’s something they actually want to do. Other times, people may start a company because they feel that the idea might be a fun thing to do. Morgan believes, that although the financial upside is something to consider, you must also believe in the product and have passion for it if you’re looking to build a company. Otherwise, you may lose interest and not do the things needed to succeed. “You shouldn’t pick something you want to do because you think it’s cool,” Morgan says. “You should pick something you do because you believe in it and you see a lot of upside potential. Or else, what are you doing it for?” Look at the CEO Morgan credits much of his early success to the teams he’s built. From building a C-suite team to hiring the employees for his stores, he believes that everyone is important. And to find those right employees, it starts at the top with the CEO. That means either looking within yourself if you’re the CEO, or by sitting down with your leader and asking them what their core values are. Skill sets are important, but if your employees don’t share the same values, the culture won’t work. “You want to hire people that have the same core values as you, because you can’t teach people core values,” Morgan says. “They’re born with that…or their environment, whatever it may be. You can teach people anything, but you can’t teach them that.” Be Uncomfortable Another trait that Morgan says led to his success is the ability to go outside his comfort zone. He used to be a nervous wreck, he says, but wanted to rid himself of that anxiety. So beginning from the age of 20 until he was 28, he put himself in uncomfortable situations daily in order to grow as a person. This not only helped in his everyday life, but also as a professional and leader. It helped him with everything from speaking in front of 10,000 people to raising capital for his businesses. In order to succeed, you must be willing to put yourself in uncomfortable situations and get to the point where you’re calm and collected in every situation. “Human beings have a defense mechanism and they don’t like getting out of their comfort zone,” Morgan says. “You don’t know what to say, what to do, how to operate. But that’s really your biggest growth potential as a human being, is outside of your comfort zone.” Maintain Focus Among the Chaos Founding your own startup can come with lots of unexpected surprises. Especially within an emerging field such as the cannabis industry, things can become chaotic as the rules are still being established. Unfortunately, there will be a lot of chaos around you, a lot of drama, and a lot of arguing. But the only thing you can do is figure out how to control your reaction to it and always remain focused on your goals. Find what makes you relaxed and focused, and master it. “One thing that has really helped me with that is meditating,” Morgan says. “It’s really helped me, you know, keep my concentration, collect my thoughts. … There’s not really anything that can rock me mentally.” Interview by Nathan Chan, feature article reprinted from Foundr Magazine, by Nick Allen Key Takeaways A look into Morgan’s struggles to fit into the traditional working world How real estate became the gateway drug to entrepreneurship The impact of the financial crisis of 2008, and how it led Morgan into the cannabis industry From 15 failed attempts at growing marijuana to a patient list of over 500 How a change in Montana’s laws sent Morgan’s business to Arizona The political relationships that helped the launch of Bloom Dispensaries How Bloom Dispensaries reached $1 million in revenue and dominated the cannabis industry Why Morgan decided to sell Bloom and launch Reef Dispensaries with new partners Growing Reef Dispensaries to become the first cannabis company to hit a $100 million run rate Behind Morgan’s decision to quit as Reef Dispensaries’ CEO and his next step with OneQor

Join us as we talk to Morgan Matson all about shark fishing in Florida and up north in Nantucket. Morgan tells us all about the species of sharks her and Ack Sharks target, the rigs they use, and the best bait out there! She also told us the shark that has the highest testosterone and how they obtain blood samples for their participation in shark research. Show Notes: 1:28 - How Morgan got into fishing and how she met Ack Sharks [Elliot]! 4:42 - When the sharks show up near shore in Nantucket and when they leave 5:39 - Female sharks in Nantucket 5:55 - How Morgan and Ack Sharks split their time 6:20 - The differences in shark fishing between Nantucket and Florida 10:25 - The best bait for shark fishing in Florida [It’s actually a type of RAY] 11:02 - The part of the ray to use for bait 11:28 - Types of sharks off Captiva Island in Florida 13:22 - Average shark size Morgan and Ack Sharks catch from shore in Florida 14:45 - Why Morgan thinks there might be more tiger sharks showing up in Florida lately 15:10 - What shark species Morgan thinks fights the hardest! 15:22 - The shark that has the highest testosterone 16:15 - Morgans take on being afraid of swimming and getting eaten by a shark 17:50 - Why sharks are NOT loving animals 20:15 - You’re more likely to be killed by your toaster then by a shark 20:40 - Shark tagging and shark research Morgan and Ack Sharks are doing with the NOAA 21:55 - Shark research Morgan and Ack Sharks are doing with Beneath the Waves 23:42 - The process of obtaining shark blood 25:15 - How the blood is processed after obtaining it 26:30 - Red Tide in Florida and the impact humans have on it 29:50 - FISH Organization 30:28 - The set ups Morgan and Ack Sharks uses for shark fishing (rods & reels) 32:38 - Fishing with Darcizzle 34:35 - Morgan’s favorite species to catch outside of sharks 36:00 - Morgan’s bucket list fish 36:16 - Where Morgan and Ack Sharks like to travel outside of Florida and Nantucket 36:45 - Women in fishing 38:20 - Plans for a YouTube channel?!?! 39:38 - Morgan’s take on social media 41:15 - What Morgan and Ack Sharks do for a living 42:52 - What Morgan would tell herself just starting out with all of her experiences in fishing now 44:48 - One thing people might find surprising about Morgan 45:30 - Morgan’s goals for the future 46:48 - Morgan’s take on “CAPTAIN MORGAN”…the RUM Contact Info: Instagram: @MorganMatson Visit http://www.FishMastery.com for more info Instagram: @Fish_Mastery Facebook: Fish Mastery YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/fishmastery

Morgan Irons is a Montana-based artist whose captivating oil paintings combine the classic style of late 19th-century painters with her own modern-day interpretation of the West’s people and places. When I first discovered Morgan’s art, I assumed I was looking at the work of a classically trained artist who’d been in the trenches of painting for decades… and I couldn’t have been more wrong! Morgan has only been painting since 2015, with virtually no artistic training prior. Her innate talent is matched only by her work ethic and commitment to the craft—she has built her life around the process of making art, which is inspiring and instructive for anyone with creative aspirations. Morgan was born in Durango and spent her youth in various parts of the West, including Alaska and Idaho. After college in the flat midwest, she immediately returned to more rugged landscapes, working in Alaska and eventually landing in Bozeman. She tried her hand at a “normal” job but found the corporate world to be uninspiring and frustrating. So rather than wallow and complain, she moved on from that job and soon thereafter, discovered her talent for painting. Since then, she’s gone all-in on her career as an artist, and she is building quite a strong following in the art world. If you are a person who dreams of pursuing your creative passion full time, then you will love this episode—it’s full of actionable ideas around art and the creative process. We talk about the remote cabin where Morgan lives and paints, and why she needs solitude and open spaces for maximum creative output. We discuss her daily routine and how she primes her artistic mindset through hiking, meditation, and writing. We also discuss how she blocks out distractions and her techniques for using the productive aspects of social media while avoiding the time-wasting traps. We obviously talk about the point when she discovered her talent for painting and how she has honed that talent through workshops and mentorships from top painters. Finally, Morgan tells some great stories about hunting for ghosts with her dad, her favorite books, a bear that broke into her car, and the importance of having no “Plan B.” Enjoy! https://www.morganirons.com https://mountainandprairie.com/morgan-irons/ TOPICS DISCUSSED: 5:00 - Where Morgan is based 6:00 - Why Morgan likes solitude 8:00 - Balancing technology—productivity vs. distraction 11:00 - Morgan’s younger years 12:00 - Heading to college in St. Louis 14:30 - Family history in Alaska 17:30 - Job in Alaska 22:00 - Lessons learned in Alaska 23:00 - Moving in Bozeman 25:15 - Discovering art 27:00 - Buying paint and starting to make art 30:00 - Feelings during the process of painting 32:30 - Learning from the masters while keeping the originality 35:30 - Formal learning from world-class artists 38:00 - Learning from fellow students as well as professors 40:00 - Daily routines 44:00 - Meditation practice 46:30 - Balancing friendships with her need for solo time 50:00 - How the West shapes her work 53:30 - Mentors and artists Morgan admires 56:00 - A non-painting artist who Morgan admires 58:30 - How her psychology degree has helped her art 1:00:00 - Favorite books 1:04:00 - Ghost hunting! 1:08:30 - Crazy bear encounter 1:12:00 - Words of wisdom 1:14:30 - Connect with Morgan online

Namely believes there’s one team that can help make your workplace great: HR. When their days are filled with administrative to-dos, they can’t focus on the big stuff—like parental leave and promotions. Namely’s all-in-one HR, payroll, and benefits platform makes their lives easier, saving them an average of 11 hours each week. Over 1,000 companies use Namely to build a better workplace. Get a free demo at Namely.com/podcast Have you ever been in a situation at work where you witnessed something uncomfortable but you didn’t say anything? Or have you seen leaders exhibit behaviors that are rude or offensive but you were unsure what to do about it? I’ve been there and it was highly uncomfortable. In fact, the situation still bothers me to this day. Here’s the CliffNotes version: Very early in my career, I watched a VP come on strong to a coworker, he befriended her and gave her some additional opportunities at work. Then he loaned her money and they started dating “in secret.” Eventually he had a meltdown and abandoned her. Her career stalled and she ultimately quit. Guess what, everyone? Nobody ever got mad at that VP. Not a single person! Well, that’s not true. I started asking questions of her, but I didn't know what to say. On today's show I'm talking to Morgan Mercer, founder and CEO of Vantage Point. She is an expert in this field and I am hopeful we can all learn a thing or two from her.  Vantage Point uses virtual reality (yes, you read that correctly) to immerse employees, leaders, and managers into scenarios just like the one I described. They then train and test the same individuals on how to respond to difficult situations at work, appropriately. If you want to hear some of the best ways to handle sexual harassment at work and how virtual reality is paving the way to help us learn how to deal with these scenarios with compassion and empathy, then sit back and listen to this episode of Let’s Fix Work.  In this episode, you’ll hear:  What standalone virtual reality is and how it can help with anti-sexual harassment training How virtual reality scenarios help people allocate all of their resources to solving an issue and how it helps people to translate feelings into information Why and how Vantage Point started with anti-sexual harassment training The idea that technology can teach you to be compassionate and can teach you empathy, but can it actually change behaviors and change attitudes through this type of training? Why sexual harassment training through virtual reality is important for employers,  what they learn, and how they can set future training scenarios Morgan shares some stories of how Vantage Point’s technology has been shown to change behaviors, outcomes, or moved organizations forward Morgan shares her personal why, including why she is interested in fixing work from this perspective Why Morgan does the work she does: “Women don't speak out unless they speak up in unison.  When you realize the level of inequality that so many people live with and face across the board, from economic background to various genders, their ethnicity to whatever it may be, it's really impossible for me not to care. When I leave the world one day I want to look back and I want to feel like I made an impact.” Morgan Mercer, Founder and CEO, Vantage Point Resources from this episode: Thanks to our sponsor: Namely.com/podcast Tryvantagepoint.com Can VR teach us how to deal with sexual harassment? Can VR make us more empathetic? How Virtual Reality Is Helping To Empower Women Can Sexual Harassment Training Come of Age?

My guests this week are both veterans of the podcast, Jason Zweig and Morgan Housel. They are two of the best in the world at making the complicated simple, and in that spirit, I’ll keep this introduction short. Morgan shifted from public markets to the private markets a year ago when he joined the Collaborative Fund, so we begin with what he has learned about venture capital in his first year on the job.   For comprehensive show notes on this episode go to http://investorfieldguide.com/writers For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast. To get involved with Project Frontier, head to InvestorFieldGuide.com/frontier. Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub. Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshag   Books Referenced The Devil's Financial Dictionary Modern Monopolies: What It Takes to Dominate the 21st Century Economy Thinking, Fast and Slow Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike Life and Fate   Online References A Rediscovered Masterpiece by Benjamin Graham Rishi Ganti podcast Small Companies Are Gone, But Should they Be Forgotten (Zweig Column)   Show Notes 1:43 – (First question) – Morgan on why he got disenchanted with the investment industry and shifted to venture capital 4:05 – Jason’s thoughts about investing in the private markets             5:19 - A Rediscovered Masterpiece by Benjamin Graham 7:57 – Morgan’s thoughts on how private market investments differ from public market investments 10:24 – Exploring valuations of businesses and what they say about broader trends in the market 13:21 – How much does Jason think about individual companies when exploring the overall market trends             18:41 – The Devil's Financial Dictionary 19:28 –What does it take to be a successful founder 23:40 – How does Jason look at activities that are work related vs just for pleasure 25:33 – If Jason had to start a business, what would he do 27:22 – What business would Morgan start 29:18 – Problems with the financial planning industry 30:56 -  The role of stress in personal and business development             31:04 – Modern Monopolies: What It Takes to Dominate the 21st Century Economy 38:17 – Are there signs that let you know when to cut and run vs when to keep slogging along with something             42:02 – Thinking, Fast and Slow             44:03 – Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike 44:20 – Principals to approach learning 50:10 – The idea of keeping your identity small in a world where social media encourages one-upmanship 53:56 – Last significant thing Morgan changed his mind about 55:23 – Why Morgan chooses passive investing with stocks, but as a VC, essentially is a stock picker in private markets             1:00:44 – Rishi Ganti podcast 1:02:14 – What major thing did Jason change his mind about             1:02:30 – Small Companies Are Gone, But Should they Be Forgotten (Zweig Column) 1:06:33 – What was the most interesting idea Jason and Morgan have been tackling and what data helped to spark that interest             1:09:32 – Life and Fate

Fans have been raving about The Walking Dead's latest episode, "Bury Me Here," us included. Season 7, while it's had its fair share of great moments, has felt lacking in its usual magic at times. But thanks to stellar performances by Lennie James (Morgan) and Melissa McBride (Carol), and coupled with Scott Gimple's killer storytelling, this episode really blew us away. In this podcast, we discuss: -Why Morgan snapped and what this means for his character now -Whether or not what Richard did was justified -Our hopes for Carol now that she's back in action -Theories on how Rosita and Sasha's assassination attempt will end (and how pissed we are that they are even doing this) Find more The Walking Dead news on purefandom.com.

Morgan is President/Chief Avocado Oil & Collagen Enthusiast of Primal Kitchen. A self-proclaimed kook from the Midwest, she's obsessed with surfing, chapstick and going to the farmers market. In this episode you'll learn: Why Morgan left her full time job to become a waitress How she got the job at Primal Kitchen and became President How Mark started Primal Kitchen and started Paleo before it was “cool” How Primal Kitchen launched their products and their launch strategy To get 3 Ideas for Content to Email Your List text EMAILIDEAS to 44222 Links: Show Notes Click to view: show page on Awesound

Vaccinate your kids. Thanks, grandmothers! Barry disses personal essays and remains a man of mystery. The submission process as quantum weirdness. What kind of writing class is the best for aspiring authors? Why Morgan married Barry. Plus: Morgan's secret terror. Links: The CDC: "Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism" Baby Led Weaning The Pit of Despair (a reference Morgan missed, of course) Spine-out on Facebook "The End of My Career" -- Barry Lyga Dot Com Gotham Writers' Workshop Mediabistro classes 2016 Writer's Market Deluxe Edition Friends: The One Where Everyone Finds Out lukalpostophobia -- fear of the post office Morgan is Reading: The Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound Everyone should be Reading: Adrift by Paul Griffin | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound Barry's tour schedule Rate us on iTunes