S1 Ep307: Don't cheat your body
When things get crazy, the temptation is to push so hard that sleep, exercise, meditation, prayer and eating correctly slide. But if you do that, you show up empty and you can't give away value on empty. You need to take care of yourself well to be able to show up filled up and provide value.
5m Oct 25, 2018
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S1 Ep306: No one is going to pay you until you do this
Your goal when you start your business is to just get paid something. But you first have to create value for other people. Don't ask yourself how you can make more money, but instead how you can create more value. If you 10x your value, you can 10x your income.
5m Oct 24, 2018
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S1 Ep305: When you're pedaling against the wind
Have you ever felt like you're pedaling against the wind? How do you get past it? When we find ourselves doing that while cycling, we help pace each other and pull each other. Sometimes we need to let someone else to pull us. Sometimes we need to be the leader and pull others. Build a team that can pull for each other.
4m Oct 23, 2018
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S1 Ep304: When your battle is fiercest your victory is nearest
In life, we're always battling something. But here's a bit of encouragement. When the battle is fiercest, your victory is nearest. God is with us in our battles. If you are close to giving up, just remember that your victory is near. Now is the time to strengthen your faith and your mind. Finish strong.
4m Oct 22, 2018
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S1 Ep303: People can't help you unless you know this answer
You have to know what you want in order to get someone else's help. Sometimes you need to take time to go figure out what you want or to ask someone on your team to do it for you. Delegating is how you grow. Don't be a control freak.
6m Oct 21, 2018
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S1 Ep302: What’s the cost of you staying stuck?
I'm a Dad of 3, and I as an entrepreneur, I have my laptop with me all the time. But I've never had unlimited Wifi. Recently, we got my son his first cell phone and the first month we were way over our limits. My son convinced me to try unlimited Wifi, and it paid for itself 10 times over. Lesson learned: when you look at purchasing something new, we often look at the cost of taking action. Ins...
6m Oct 20, 2018
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S1 Ep301: You have not because you ask not
I get poison ivy a lot. And I have to go to the doctor for the medicine. It takes time and money because I'm not able to work while I'm at the doctor. This time, I asked for an extra refill, and the doctor gave it to me. He wouldn't have done that if I hadn't asked. Lesson learned: ask for what you want. You just might get it.
6m Oct 19, 2018
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S1 Ep300: The 3 types of people that comment on facebook posts
We have learned from running a lot of Facebook ads that there are 3 types of social media commenters: 1. People who are critical. They are projecting their anger on you. We've learned to engage with them and respond kindly, not defensively, which often wins other people over. 2. People who are complacent. 3. People who are curious. Responding to their questions and engaging with them will tu...
6m Oct 18, 2018
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S1 Ep299: When your employer tells you you're done
What do you do if you're getting kicked out of your job, even if you've done everything right? How do you prevent this? How do you protect yourself from being going from being a key member of the team to being done? In my book Day Job To Dream Job, I talk about having a freelancer mentality vs. a long-time contractor mindset. It's all about how you approach your work. Don't get too dependent. H...
7m Oct 17, 2018
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S1 Ep298: How to determine what to charge for your services
How much should you charge? Ask yourself this question first: how much do you want to make? You can't depend on someone else to name your value. Then, once you know what your hourly rate is, you can more easily determine when the outsource jobs to save money. Like when I had a leaky pipe. If I would have done it myself, I would have burned two days getting the right tools and figure out how to ...
7m Oct 16, 2018
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S1 Ep297: What happens when you don't fix a leaky pipe (literally and figuratively)
I recently found a slow drip in my water heater. It's easy to ignore a slow drip in any area of our life, but this slow drip is already rusting the metal top of the hot water heater! What in your business or life is a constant, slow drip that is eating away at your profits, impact, influence, intimacy, etc. Yes, there's a cost to fixing it, but not fixing it can become more more costly.
5m Oct 15, 2018
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S1 Ep296: Why you're not winning
Almost every coaching call I have, I ask people about their consistency in exercising. Pushing yourself 3-4 times a week can make a difference in your business and life. If you make the toughest part of your day the workout, then everything else will seem easy. If you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning, your motivation isn't strong enough. But you can start a new story today. As lon...
7m Oct 14, 2018
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S1 Ep295: The benefit of people egging you on
PODCAST: If you're egging someone on, it means you're agitating them — pushing them. We all need an agitator in our lives to keep us from getting complacent, bored and plateauing. Being pushed and agitated encourages us to experience novelty and stretch ourselves. Whether it's a coach, a colleague or a truthteller, invite agitators into your space.
5m Oct 13, 2018
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S1 Ep294: Why we struggle with patience
As I prepare to talk to a group of young people about patience, I realize that each generation struggles with patience more and more. Waiting is nver easy. But remember that time is a matter of perspective. In the scope of eternity, your wait is not that long. Whatever you are waiting for today, remember that patience and waiting = trust. It shows that you understand there is someone wiser and ...
6m Oct 12, 2018
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S1 Ep293: Why you should ask your kids' opinion
As I'm preparing to speak to a middle school assembly, I'm asking my kids for help because I don't know my audience very well. There are two takeaways from this experience alreadY; 1. don't be afriad to go outside your normal zone. Stretch yourself. 2. Invest in the younger generation. Let them know they have the potential to change the world.
4m Oct 11, 2018
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S1 Ep292: This Guy at Piada Just Gave Me a Surprise
I get discounts and upgrades for no reason all the time. By trying to have incredible gratitude, people often want to throw some sunshine back your way.
6m Oct 10, 2018
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S1 Ep291: If You Can Do This, You'll Be a Great Leader
As the leader (even if you are a solopreneur) it is your job to set the pace. Your team takes cues from you, whether you make excuses, blame shift, show up late, leave early or stay in reaction mode. Try to show up filled up because that is contagious. Whatever the leader is "sick" with, the team is going to catch.
5m Oct 09, 2018
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S1 Ep290: Why Sometimes It's Good to Go Slow
Super athletes often overtrain and they actually need to ease up sometimes. It's the same with entrepreneurs. I'm all for working hard and hustling, but sometimes you need to go slow. For example, today on our 45-mile bike ride, we went slow. It actually gave room for more conversation, more opportunity to think and to not be as exhausted when we were finished. The Bible says that God will spea...
5m Oct 08, 2018
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S1 Ep289: Is your life defined by this word?
There are two words for "work" in Latin: Labor, which means toil and Opus, which means masterpiece. Are you able to differentiate between your work and your play, between your labor and leisure? Live your life authoring your opus, living out your masterpiece.
7m Oct 07, 2018
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S1 Ep288: Are you guilty of RESULTING after you make a decison?
Do you determine whether a decision is good or bad based on the results? Annie Duke, a professional poker player, calls it resulting. If you fail, that doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad decision and you should stop trying. Life is a series of choices. Sometimes you should play the odds. And remember that not making a decision is actually choosing to stay where you are.
6m Oct 06, 2018
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S1 Ep287: How to Create Your Dream Job
86% of the population is not happy with where they are in their work. They feel trapped. In today's podcast I am a guest on the Retire with Purpose Podcast, where we talk about my book Day Job to Dream Job and the steps from prison to plan to pay off.
11m Oct 05, 2018
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S1 Ep286: Only for Those Serious about Leaving Their Day Jobs
If you want to succeed in business, my best advice is to push yourself physically with other people around who are pushing you as well. This will help you create discipline and a pattern of goal achievement and will produce neurochemicals that will help you crush it.
6m Oct 04, 2018
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S1 Ep285: What if nobody notices you
What if you put all the effort in to your product or business and nobody knows what you're doing? When we started the Igniting Souls Fellowship, we started it with 4 people. But we kept adding value and more people came. And now, CBS is coming to film the Igniting Souls Fellowship and we have up to 7,000 people on livestream. But we almost quit when we only had 4 people. The moral of this story...
6m Oct 03, 2018
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S1 Ep284: Why "Armchair Entrepreneurs" Are Popping Up Everywhere
An armchair entrepreneur is like an armchair quarterback. They are people who sit back in their office chair, critical of the entrepreneurs who are in the game. It's easy to be critical from your home office. It's not about how big your platform is. It's about whether you're in the game.
5m Oct 02, 2018
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S1 Ep283: How to predict an amazing business partner or spouse
How can you predict if someone is going to be an amazing business partner or spouse? When someone messes something up and someone else respectfully brings it to their attention, if they own their mistakes, then they will be a good partner. If our team makes a mistake, I'll own it. It's my responsibility. We need to own the results and own the process.
6m Oct 01, 2018
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S1 Ep282: Protect this at all costs
In the last 24 hours, I said no to two opportunities. When you have a goal in front of you, you must protect it from distractions. Sometimes the timing is just wrong. Laser focus is very important. We leak our power when our energy is diffused. You can do anything, but you can't do everything, nor should you even try.
6m Sep 30, 2018
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S1 Ep281: The #1 sign you're ready to leave your day job
If you are always blaming your boss, your departure time is inevitable. Your boss isn't the problem. Your job isn't the problem. The problem is that you have this gap between your dream and the action you're taking to make it happen. You have a gap between your heart and your head — between doing and dreaming — between ideation and implementation. I've been there. That's why this year's theme f...
7m Sep 29, 2018
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S1 Ep280: Our most popular picture of the year
The most loved photo from our Igniting Souls Conference every year is the photo booth. That's right! It happened by chance one year when one of our speakers brought in boxing gloves and a cape. Then we started planning the props for it around the theme. We had goggles with a swimming theme and firefighter gear. This year's theme is Closing the Gap. What do you think the props should be? Lesson...
6m Sep 28, 2018
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S1 Ep279: Why I record so many videos from my car
Why do I film my podcast from the car? I create while I'm living — on the fly. Quite frankly, it's the only way I can make it work because creating content has to fit your lifestyle. As a dad, a husband, an entrepreneur and an author, recording in the car allows me to get it done, so I am able to be consistent.
7m Sep 27, 2018
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S1 Ep278: The best benefit of being an entrepreenur
The best benefit of being an entrepreneur is flexibility. As a Dad of three, being an entrepreneur allows me to watch them grow up and participate more in their lives. Now, I'm not pretending that my seven-year journey to entrepreneurship is easy or not scary. I started it as a side hustle, and now it's a full-time global business. My big recommendations: don't forget why you became an entrepre...
6m Sep 26, 2018
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S1 Ep277: Do you let these type of people in your life
When building your business culture, remember that it includes everything related to a team, a company, a family or a tribe. Here are three points to consider as you build your culture: 1. What are you highlighting? 2. Always remember your brand and what you post and what you talk about is defining you. 3. Develop a covenant /agreement that if people are going to a a part of the community, t...
6m Sep 25, 2018
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S1 Ep276: If your goals feel impossible then try this
"There are no impossible goals, only impossible deadlines." - Dan Sullivan We set so many crazy deadlines on our day that as a result we get defeated when we don't achieve them. We create a culture where we no longer believe we can meet our goals
6m Sep 24, 2018
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S1 Ep275: Why judging is NOT a dirty word
Judging is often considered a bad thing. But everyone who says we shouldn't judge is judging someone else for judging. We make judgement calls every day. It's part of who we are as humans. Although judgement can be toxic when you have no basis to make a judgement, God gave us a mind to think, discern, judge and make decisions. Some of us need to judge more — others less.
6m Sep 23, 2018
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S1 Ep274: A trick to help make a tough decision easier
If you have a decision to make and you don't know which to choose ask yourself if you would be upset or disappointed if the decision was made for you. For instance, if you are looking to purchase tickets to an event, would you be upset or disappointed if the event were sold out? Try to live your life with no regrets by thinking of the consequences of your inaction as well.
5m Sep 22, 2018
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S1 Ep273: 2 tools I use when planning all our events
Every idea is created twice: once in the mind and the second time in live space. By using tools like a tick tock or a one sheet, a minute-by-minute breakdown of your event or project, you can often achieve clarity, and clarity attracts while confusion repels.
7m Sep 21, 2018
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S1 Ep272: What people think of you if you don't celebrate your wins
Do you take time to celebrate your wins? If you don't, you may be hurting your business. Celebrating can be anything from a short pause for encouragement to having a meal together or even highlighting a team member on social media. Don't just keep striving toward the next big goal. Enjoy the wins in the process.
4m Sep 20, 2018
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S1 Ep271: Why your emotions aren't your enemy
Very few people know how to honor their emotions. But your emotions are not your enemy. If you've been hurt, you learn to deny your emotions, but then you are actually zapping your energy and your productivity in the process.
6m Sep 19, 2018
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S1 Ep270: Are you guilty of this bad habit?
Do you have a bad habit of disassociation — escaping life? Remember that the present is called the present because it's a gift. When you escape from the present, you are giving away your power to change things. Lean into the pain rather than flee from it. What are some ways you are disassociating from your present life?
6m Sep 18, 2018
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S1 Ep269: Don't grow weary in doing good
Do you struggle with patience? It's easy to want to rush the results and judge ourselves too quickly when we don't instantly get the results we want. But many times the results are not visible immediately. Just because you're ready doesn't mean everyone else is ready. Just like the farmer when he plants a seed, we often have to wait a while before we see the fruits of our labor.
5m Sep 17, 2018
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S1 Ep268: If you don't enter then you can't win
Many times we don't even enter the contest or the conversation because we don't think we can win it. We sell ourselves short. We quit before we even have a chance to win. What are some areas you are not entering? Don't complain that you are losing when you're not even entering the contest. Start today. Enter the contest, start the conversation, send the e-mail. Take action.
5m Sep 16, 2018
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S1 Ep267: You can't escape this, even at the gas pump
With so many messages trying to control what you think, what you buy and what you do (even at the gas pump), you should work hard to create your own space and decide what you are going to listen to. Be stronger than the messages all around you.
3m Sep 15, 2018
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S1 Ep266: How to do a "dream walk-thru"
There's something powerful about a walk-thru. We live in such a digital space that when we have a chance to show up in the physical space, our senses pick up on things they wouldn't pick up on online. I wrote Day Job To Dream Job in Shawshank Prison. I wrote Elixir Project on a college campus. Being physically present in a space allows us to take our project from ideation to implementation.
6m Sep 14, 2018
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S1 Ep265: Are you blocking energy in motion?
Very few people know how to honor their emotions. The latin meaning for emotions is energy in motion. So don't suppress that energy or hide it. If you've been hurt and you deny your emotions you're actually missing or denying part of yourself. And you're denying all of this energy in motion, so you're running on half horsepower. Think of expressing your emotions more like a spectrum and find a...
6m Sep 13, 2018
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S1 Ep264: What categorizing people says about you
You can tell when people don't want help. They throw up barricades and take the lazy way out by claiming what you're offering is crazy or impossible. Be sure you're not throwing up mental barricades that will keep you from reaching your ultimate success.
5m Sep 12, 2018
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S1 Ep263: Why new levels mean new devils
I get asked a lot if it gets easier once you're at a certain "level" in your business. The answer is yes, but your devils are at a new level too. Running a successful business is always a challenge. If you're looking for the beach life all the time, you're in the wrong place. A life without purpose has no fulfillment at all.
6m Sep 11, 2018
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S1 Ep262: Yesterday I Turned into a Werewolf on Stage (For Real)
During an Igniting Souls Fellowship gathering, what could have been a big failure turned out to be a fun moment when one of our staff accidentally hit a button on her computer that started a filter that turned me into a werewolf! The moral of this story: respond with grace and humility. If you're not afraid to show your weaknesses and be real then you are more likely to reach people. Showing y...
6m Sep 10, 2018
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S1 Ep261: What Will Happen If You Ignore Your Blind Spots
We all have blindspots. Appreciate truth tellers — those who will show you your blindspots. If you fail to address your blindspots, they will become your dead spots, a place where life is absent. Choose awareness.
6m Sep 09, 2018
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S1 Ep260: You Need These 3 Types of Days to Be Truly Fulfilled
Sometimes, we need to get in the zone and crush it, but sometimes, we are better off to take a break and rest. You'll find you can be more productive if you're rested. Be sure to build in three types of days in your calendar: free days, focus days and buffer days. What do you do on those free days to relax and rest? How do you make the most of those focus days?
4m Sep 08, 2018
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S1 Ep259: If You Have This Type of Friend You're in the Minority
Skip Prichard, author of The Book of Mistakes, is someone I can share my weaknesses with — I can be 100% real. No pretending. No posturing. No competitiveness. All collaboration. We all need these type of friends in our lives. And we all need to be these type of people, both in person and on social media. Be authentic. Be real. Show your weaknesses. There is a time and place to post what didn't...
7m Sep 07, 2018
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S1 Ep258: How to prepare for a TV interview
A TV interview can provide validation for your book or product. If you have the opportunity to do a TV interview, here are some tips.
6m Sep 06, 2018
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