The Self-Employed Life

Those of us who strive to grow, develop and get better at what we do seem to often thrive on feedback, self-evaluation and constructive criticism. Does it have to be that way? Can't we find a positive fuel source? Find out in this episode. The Talking Stick is in your hands now. Let us hear from you. Be part of the conversation - Join our community Facebook group, Creative Warriors Unite, at www.joinwarriors.com and share your feelings and continue the conversation. Contact Jeffrey - Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDX LincolnSquare video and please share! Resources - Have Your Website Brand Message Reviewed! Is your website and are all your marketing materials speaking the right LINGO of your ideal customers? Often it's not which is why you're not converting traffic and leads to clients and attracting your most profitable customers. Fill out the simple LINGO Review application and I'll take a look at your website. If I have suggestions for you to improve your brand message (I almost always do), we'll set up a complimentary 30-minute call to discuss. A select number of websites are also chosen for my LINGO Review Video Series. Fill out the application today and let's get your business speaking the right LINGO! Music by Jawn

We're often taught that slow and steady wins the race. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is based on the idea that small, incremental changes are the best way to create life-lasting change. But what if our biggest improvements actually happen in a lightning-strike moment? I personally had a big epiphany a few years ago. Typically, I would position myself in the back of the line. In a profound moment, I realized that you can't complain about not being seen if you continue to put yourself in the background. This insight happened so quickly and flipped my mindset so completely that it changed my life forever. You have to be able to be in a state to receive these moments, recognize them, and take action so that they stick. To understand aha moments and how we can create them, I've brought on science-based motivational author James Fell. With millions of readers around the globe, he has the mission of helping people achieve sudden insight into what inspires them to live the life they know they're meant to. His most recent book is called The Holy Sh!t Moment: How Lasting Change Can Happen in an Instant. To learn how to recognize "holy shit moments" and prime yourself to experience and implement them, download this episode now. THE RESEARCH AND PLANNING WARRIOR "Let your thoughts meander and collide." - James Fell Highlights - Holy Sh*t Moments can be either insightful or mystical. Dopamine is released when you are faced with something of tremendous potential value. All of the things that bother you pile on top of each other to crystallize and create a desire for change. Dopamine recognizes progress. You have the power to create life-changing moments by using the "Analyze and Critique" method and then letting it all go. Figure out what your true wish is and then do "mental contrasting" by seeking out the obstacle. Instead of writing things down, focus on memorization. Guest Contact - James' Website James' Twitter James' Book- The Holy Sh*t Moment: How to Have a Life-Changing Epiphany That Inspires You to Live Your Dreams Contact Jeffrey - Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDX LincolnSquare video and please share! Mentions - Listen to Clay Walker's Music The Eureka Factor by John Kounios and Mark Beeman Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman Resources - Have Your Website Brand Message Reviewed! Is your website and are all your marketing materials speaking the right LINGO of your ideal customers? Often it's not which is why you're not converting traffic and leads to clients and attracting your most profitable customers. Fill out the simple LINGO Review application and I'll take a look at your website. If I have suggestions for you to improve your brand message (I almost always do), we'll set up a complimentary 30-minute call to discuss. A select number of websites are also chosen for my LINGO Review Video Series. Fill out the application today and let's get your business speaking the right LINGO! Music by Jawn

It's that time of year when you're setting a lot of goals. But are you also setting yourself up for disappointment? How do you handle it when you don't meet your goals? Does the voice of expectation make you feel bad about yourself? How do you reason the idea of setting big goals without setting yourself up for disappointment if you don't meet your stretch goals? Find out in this episode. The Talking Stick is in your hands now. Let us hear from you. Be part of the conversation - Join our community Facebook group, Creative Warriors Unite, at www.joinwarriors.com and share your feelings and continue the conversation. Contact Jeffrey - Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDX LincolnSquare video and please share! Resources - Have Your Website Brand Message Reviewed! Is your website and are all your marketing materials speaking the right LINGO of your ideal customers? Often it's not which is why you're not converting traffic and leads to clients and attracting your most profitable customers. Fill out the simple LINGO Review application and I'll take a look at your website. If I have suggestions for you to improve your brand message (I almost always do), we'll set up a complimentary 30-minute call to discuss. A select number of websites are also chosen for my LINGO Review Video Series. Fill out the application today and let's get your business speaking the right LINGO! Music by Jawn

I'm always the person who comes up from behind. I tend to take more time studying and can be pretty meticulous, but as the finish line approaches I sail ahead. Now, I embrace this trait- I know that it's actually those "unseen hours" of preparation that are setting me up for success. So how can you take advantage of the "unseen hours" that go on behind the scenes? It's all about having meticulous self-discipline. The greatest champions go back to the basics and don't skip steps. They don't take success and failure personally, but as ways to gather information for going forward. They put in the reps, but they do it in a way that helps them get better. To dive deeper into this champion mindset, I've brought on performance coach, consultant, speaker and author Alan Stein, Jr. He spent 15 years working with the highest performing basketball players on the planet. Alan now delivers high-energy keynotes and interactive workshops to improve performance, cohesion and accountability. To learn how to raise your game by having a "Next Play Mentality" and using purposeful practice, download this episode now. THE DREAM BIGGER WARRIOR "Humility isn't thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less." - Alan Stein, Jr. Highlights - Find what you're good at and find what you're passionate about, and figure out where they intersect. It's not all about the time you put into learning a skill- it's more about purposeful practice. You need a feedback loop. You only have control of two things: effort and attitude. Champions never get bored with the basics. They never skip steps. View both successes and failures as completely sterile. Confidence comes from one thing: demonstrated performance. Believe or leave. There is a lot of power in belief. Guest Contact - Alan's Website Alan's Twitter Alan's Facebook Alan's Book- Raise Your Game: High-Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best Contact Jeffrey - Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDX LincolnSquare video and please share! Resources - Have Your Website Brand Message Reviewed! Is your website and are all your marketing materials speaking the right LINGO of your ideal customers? Often it's not which is why you're not converting traffic and leads to clients and attracting your most profitable customers. Fill out the simple LINGO Review application and I'll take a look at your website. If I have suggestions for you to improve your brand message (I almost always do), we'll set up a complimentary 30-minute call to discuss. A select number of websites are also chosen for my LINGO Review Video Series. Fill out the application today and let's get your business speaking the right LINGO! Music by Jawn

It's human nature to focus on what's wrong. We're often taught to achieve balance by strengthening our weaknesses. But what if we just need to be aware of our weaknesses and not necessarily spend time on them? Focusing on your strengths will help you go further. Why? Because you can hire someone who is strong in the areas where you are lacking. That's the beauty of teamwork. When you're focused on your own strengths, you'll also start acknowledging it in the people around you, creating a better work environment. To dive deeper into this approach, I've brought on Darren Virassammy, the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of 34 Strong. A leading expert in the global Employee Engagement community, Darren leverages the Gallup StrengthsFinder assessment to create massive shifts within organizations, both culturally and on the bottom line. To learn how to become a strength-based entrepreneur who leads with confident vulnerability, download this episode now. THE CALM WARRIOR "We need to be confident where we shine, and confident where we're blind." - Darren Virassammy Highlights - Focus on what's right with people not what's wrong with them. Have confident vulnerability- be aware of your strengths and also your weaknesses. To get to team awareness, we have to start with self-awareness. Facebook doesn't find people to fit a job, they fit a job to the people. "Grind, Greatness, Genius" - spend time identifying the things you do on a day-to-day basis that are difficult, that are enjoyable, and that are consistently near perfect. Think about what you did today that you loved. Take the Strengthsfinder Assessment to find your strengths. Talents are natural patterns of behavior that can be productively applied. Guest Contact - Darren's Website Darren's Twitter Darren's Facebook Darren's Grind, Greatness, Genius Worksheet Contact Jeffrey - Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDX LincolnSquare video and please share! Mentions- Sally Hogshead Leaders Eat Last Book Strengthsfinder Assessment Analyn & Brandon Resources - Have Your Website Brand Message Reviewed! Is your website and are all your marketing materials speaking the right LINGO of your ideal customers? Often it's not which is why you're not converting traffic and leads to clients and attracting your most profitable customers. Fill out the simple LINGO Review application and I'll take a look at your website. If I have suggestions for you to improve your brand message (I almost always do), we'll set up a complimentary 30-minute call to discuss. A select number of websites are also chosen for my LINGO Review Video Series. Fill out the application today and let's get your business speaking the right LINGO! Music by Jawn

As my gift to you, I offer you two exercises to bring out more in you than you can imagine for yourself. You'll have fun with these exercises and set yourself up to have an amazing 2019! Enjoy and I wish each and every one of you a magical Holiday and a prosperous New Year. Go out into the world, Create, Serve and Be Prosperous! The Talking Stick is in your hands now. Let us hear from you. Be part of the conversation - Join our community Facebook group, Creative Warriors Unite, at www.joinwarriors.com and share your feelings and continue the conversation. Contact Jeffrey - Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDX LincolnSquare video and please share! Resources - Have Your Website Brand Message Reviewed! Is your website and are all your marketing materials speaking the right LINGO of your ideal customers? Often it's not which is why you're not converting traffic and leads to clients and attracting your most profitable customers. Fill out the simple LINGO Review application and I'll take a look at your website. If I have suggestions for you to improve your brand message (I almost always do), we'll set up a complimentary 30-minute call to discuss. A select number of websites are also chosen for my LINGO Review Video Series. Fill out the application today and let's get your business speaking the right LINGO! Music by Jawn

So often, the words we use around marketing are overly aggressive. We say that we want to reach a "target audience," we need to "penetrate" the market, or we need to "push" our product. But words have energy. To attract our ideal customers we have to first stop thinking of them as a target. Business, like most things, can benefit by taking a more mindful approach. You have to be conscious of the words you use, the way you look at information, and attitude with which you approach a project. It's not so much what you do, but how you do it. In the end, it's the inside work that can make the biggest difference in outside success. There is a real need for personal development in business. To dive deeper into this, I've brought on mindful marketer Lisa Nirell. Lisa is the Chief Energy Officer of EnergizeGrowth® and the founder of Marketing Leaders of DC™. Innovative companies such as Adobe, Google, AARP, Gannett/USA TODAY NETWORK, and Hilton hire Lisa to gain fresh insights, formulate new strategies, and launch breakthrough marketing ideas. Lisa is an expert contributor on LinkedIn Learning(Lynda.com), FastCompany, CMO.com, and Forbes CMO. She also authored EnergizeGrowth NOW: The Marketing Guide to a Wealthy Company and The Mindful Marketer: How to Stay Present and Profitable in a Data-Driven World. To learn how to be a mindful marketer who uses high energy language to influence others, download this episode now. THE PHONE-A-FRIEND WARRIOR "Be laconic, not loquacious." - Lisa Nirell Highlights - A mindful marketer is someone who influences the hearts and minds of others to improve their condition or the world at large. It's not about selling goods and services, it's about building relationships. The five traits of a mindful marketer: acceptance, articulation, aliveness, adaptability. Be articulate with your own language. Use the "Marketing Language Meter" to understand low energy language vs. high energy language. Breakdowns between marketing and sales happen in three areas: data, content, and roles. If you want to be a mindful marketer, it's not about doing more, it's about being more. Guest Contact - Lisa's Website Lisa's Twitter Lisa's Book- The Mindful Marketer: How to Stay Present and Profitable in a Data-Driven World Contact Jeffrey - Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDX LincolnSquare video and please share! Resources - Have Your Website Brand Message Reviewed! Is your website and are all your marketing materials speaking the right LINGO of your ideal customers? Often it's not which is why you're not converting traffic and leads to clients and attracting your most profitable customers. Fill out the simple LINGO Review application and I'll take a look at your website. If I have suggestions for you to improve your brand message (I almost always do), we'll set up a complimentary 30-minute call to discuss. A select number of websites are also chosen for my LINGO Review Video Series. Fill out the application today and let's get your business speaking the right LINGO! Music by Jawn

The idea of changing a scarcity mindset to an abundant mindset can seem like a daunting task. Sort of like a complete makeover when all we need is a haircut. This episode offers you ideas on how to pay attention to the subtleties of your thoughts and words to build an abundant mind every day, all day long. The Talking Stick is in your hands now. Let us hear from you. Be part of the conversation - Join our community Facebook group, Creative Warriors Unite, at www.joinwarriors.com and share your feelings and continue the conversation. Contact Jeffrey - Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDX LincolnSquare video and please share! Resources - Have Your Website Brand Message Reviewed! Is your website and are all your marketing materials speaking the right LINGO of your ideal customers? Often it's not which is why you're not converting traffic and leads to clients and attracting your most profitable customers. Fill out the simple LINGO Review application and I'll take a look at your website. If I have suggestions for you to improve your brand message (I almost always do), we'll set up a complimentary 30-minute call to discuss. A select number of websites are also chosen for my LINGO Review Video Series. Fill out the application today and let's get your business speaking the right LINGO! Music by Jawn

One thing I truly believe creatives struggle with is feeling like a sleazy salesman. We want to focus on our craft and become hesitant about the business development side of what we do. Most of the time that means selling ourselves short, and not getting the respect we deserve for our hard work. Luckily, the solution isn't too tough. You really need to just shift your mindset and realize that selling isn't bad. We actually sell in order to help other people. By focusing on the business development side, that means really taking the time to listen to what your customers want. This feedback will help you to deliver exactly what the customer wants and needs - allowing you to focus in on your craft. This all sounds, very simple and innocent - right? Well, this process is called "making a sale". It's just the beginning of your business development journey. To dive more into the mindset you need to have to really grow your business I've brought in a wonderful guest and author of The Snowball Effect, Mo Bunnel. Mo is a speaker, consultant, and founder and CEO of Bunnell Idea Group (BIG). He helps organizations grow by teaching their highest performers how to bring in more clients and more revenue. Over the course of his career, he's worked in nearly every area of business development and used this knowledge and experience to build the GrowBIG business development system, resulting from years of testing and peer-reviewed research into why people buy and what makes the buying process happen faster, in greater volume, and with more enjoyment. BIG has now certified over 100 professionals as licensed GrowBIG trainers who have trained tens of thousands of professionals around the world, from individuals to Fortune 500 companies, including Aetna, American Express, and Sotheby's. He was kind enough to lend us his time today to dive into how creatives can scale out their business, and finally earn the money they deserve for their craft. Download this episode today to hear all about his business development strategies. THE HELPFULNESS WARRIOR "Think big, start small, and scale up." - Mo Bunnell Highlights - Master the art of growth. If you make business development a priority you will naturally improve at your craft. Avoid starting too big too soon. Try to use "whole-brain thinking". Figure out your theme of growth. Positioning done right means you'll never have to hustle for leads again. People remember claims for your products and services in threes. We spend more and negotiate less with people we like. People need to hear from you frequent enough. Have the mindset that selling is helping. Guest Contact - Mo's Website Mo's Twitter Mo's Book Contact Jeffrey - Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDX LincolnSquare video and please share! Resources - Have Your Website Brand Message Reviewed! Is your website and are all your marketing materials speaking the right LINGO of your ideal customers? Often it's not which is why you're not converting traffic and leads to clients and attracting your most profitable customers. Fill out the simple LINGO Review application and I'll take a look at your website. If I have suggestions for you to improve your brand message (I almost always do), we'll set up a complimentary 30-minute call to discuss. A select number of websites are also chosen for my LINGO Review Video Series. Fill out the application today and let's get your business speaking the right LINGO! Music by Jawn

Common advice is to work ON your business more than IN your business. Great advice for keeping us from getting caught up in trivial tasks at the sacrifice of moving our businesses forward. Better yet though is to work OUTSIDE your business more than ON it. Found out what I mean by that and how this idea can completely revolutionize your business. The Talking Stick is in your hands now. Let us hear from you. Be part of the conversation - Join our community Facebook group, Creative Warriors Unite, at www.joinwarriors.com and share your feelings and continue the conversation. Contact Jeffrey - Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDX LincolnSquare video and please share! Resources - Have Your Website Brand Message Reviewed! Is your website and are all your marketing materials speaking the right LINGO of your ideal customers? Often it's not which is why you're not converting traffic and leads to clients and attracting your most profitable customers. Fill out the simple LINGO Review application and I'll take a look at your website. If I have suggestions for you to improve your brand message (I almost always do), we'll set up a complimentary 30-minute call to discuss. A select number of websites are also chosen for my LINGO Review Video Series. Fill out the application today and let's get your business speaking the right LINGO! Music by Jawn