The Self-Employed Life

Does the thought of managing other people make you uncomfortable? Would you rather just do everything yourself? What if managing people felt right? That it's about building relationships not just getting results. It is possible to feel like you're not just winning but in fact winning well. Karin Hurt is a keynote speaker, leadership consultant, and professor. A former Verizon Wireless executive with over two decades of experience in sales, customer service, and HR. She was recently named to Inc's list of 100 Great Leadership Speakers, AMA's 50 Leaders to Watch in 2015. Karin's latest book Winning Well: A Manager's Guide to Getting Results-Without Losing Your Soul combines the bottom line with the human spirit and lends tremendous insight into business relationship management. Highlights - Blending the bottom line with human spirit Expectation Matrix Relationship value alignment Confidence-competence matrix Why you should delegate Resources - Zoho Expense Are you wasting 5 days a month doing expense reports on paper or maybe not even doing them at all? Zoho Expense automatically captures information from receipts for you. You can connect your debit or credit cards and import all your bank statements and convert them into expenses in a CLICK. Zoho Expense is available on all major mobile operating systems like iOS, Android, and Windows. Sign up for Zoho Expense and get 3 months for free on the Standard plan. Inspyr Socks What keeps you going as an entrepreneur? Inspiration. One of my favorite ways to stayed inspired is with Inspyr socks. A constant reminder to stay empowered with a belief that anything is possible— where the message is purposely knitted into the back of the sock for others to read and get inspires as well. They're also excellent gifts! Check them out at inspyrsocks.com. Use Code Warrior to receive 10% off every order. Grammarly Getting your point across in business can be tricky. Grammarly uses a browser extension to check your text for spelling and grammatical errors anytime you write something online to help you avoid mistakes in comments, tweets, and status updates. Get access to your own personal editor 24/7! Free Webinar: I'll be sharing how to leverage your creative side and use it as an advantage in business. Join me for my free webinar, How To Succeed In Business Marketing Yourself and Your Talent. Register here or text warrior to number 33444 to unleash your creative thinking to propel your business forward. Guest Contact - Website Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Book: Winning Well: A Manager's Guide to Getting Results-Without Losing Your Soul Mentions - The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly? Seth Godin Start with Why Simon Synek Gift: Karin is generously offering us a free chapter to Winning Well and the Winning Well toolkit.

Beyond joy. Beyond gratefulness is Amazement. That feeling you get when you stand at the foot of the Grand Tetons. Or on the rim of the Grand Canyon. Or hold a newborn baby in your hands. Or look up at fireworks exploding above your head. A slight taking away of the breath and yet it gives you life. Feeling humbled by it all yet inspired to be bigger. There's something about amazement that it almost always feels so expansive and so open to possibility. In that moment we can feel small in the face of amazement yet so a part of the bigger picture. We need more amazement in our lives. Go out and find some. See the amazement in everyday moments. And enjoy your 4th of July celebration.

Time and again we hear that we should focus on impact more than money. Often easier said than done when you're in the throes of living. We're going to explore the concept of focusing on impact more than money, the strategy and missing pieces that might be standing in your way to create the impact that will result in your financial success. Wendy Lipton-Dibner is a multiple-time bestselling author and internationally recognized authority on business development through Impact Strategy. She's presented at the US Senate, produced thousands of business growth programs for corporate, healthcare and non-profit organizations, and helped hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs maximize and capitalize on their unique impact. She's the author of the bestselling book, Focus on Impact: The 10-step map to reach millions, make millions and love your life along the way. We had a super conversation where Wendy not only explains how the best businesses currently market, but also why. Highlights - 6 key ingredients for maximum business impact Impact defined Motivating action Consecutive sequencing The Impact Map Resources - Zoho Books Want to spend less time on paperwork? Quickly collect payments from customers, file and pay taxes on time with minimum hassle so you can spend your time growing your business. Zoho Books is an online accounting software that keeps your finances in order easily getting you ready for tax time. With Zoho Books, everything is ready for your accountant in advance by automating routine tasks and more importantly, get paid on time! Go to zohobooks.com/warrior and get 3 months of free, unlimited access to all the features in Zoho Books. Acuity Scheduling Client scheduling a crazy hot mess? Don't hate. Integrate! Acuity automates your appointments, cancellations, reminders & even payments with one(non-frustrating) click. No more back and fourth, missed meetings, no shows or multiple calendars to manage! Get your special 45-days free trial(typically 14 days) here: Free Webinar: I'll be sharing how to leverage your creative side and use it as an advantage in business. Join me for my free webinar, How To Succeed In Business Marketing Yourself and Your Talent. Register here or text warrior to number 33444 to unleash your creative thinking to propel your business forward. Guest Contact - Website Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Book: Focus on Impact: The 10-Step Map to Reach Millions, Make Millions and Love Your Life Along the Way

Cause Marketing Inspiration and purpose are usually staring us right in the face. Tapping into both takes innovation, grit and a personal connection to solving a significant problem for others. Today's guest has that along with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and a will to create lasting impact. John Cawley is a serial entrepreneur living a tale of redemption by turning something ordinary into something extraordinary that you wear almost every day into a meaningful tool to inspire you and everyone that you meet. Your socks! What's most interesting is what inspired him, how he's personally connected to this purpose and what taking a gamble on something that he felt would be a service to others. His initial goals has taken on a life of its own and creating impact well beyond what he even imagined. To me that's proof, he is living a life directly connected to his purpose. On a side note, I'm a huge fan of Inspyr Socks and wear them every opportunity I have to swap my flip flops for socks. If you ever see me speak on stage, just know I am always wearing socks with an inspiring message. Highlights - Auto thinking process Cause marketing Leveraging customer feedback Expanding with community outreach Building a community Resources - ZoHo Books Want to spend less time on paperwork? Quickly collect payments from customers, file and pay taxes on time with minimum hassle so you can spend your time growing your business. Zoho Books is an online accounting software that keeps your finances in order easily getting you ready for tax time. With Zoho Books, everything is ready for your accountant in advance by automating routine tasks and more importantly, get paid on time! Go to zohobooks.com/warrior and get 3 months of free, unlimited access to all the features in Zoho Books. Inspyr Socks What keeps you going as an entrepreneur? Inspiration. One of my favorite ways to stay inspired is with Inspyr socks. A constant reminder to stay empowered with a belief that anything is possible— where the message is purposely knitted into the back of the sock for others to read and get inspires as well. They're also excellent gifts! Check them out at inspyrsocks.com. Use Code Warrior to receive 10% off every order. Free Webinar: I'll be sharing how to leverage your creative side and use it as an advantage in business. Join me for my free webinar, How To Succeed In Business Marketing Yourself and Your Talent. Register at cwwebinar.com or text warrior to number 33444 to unleash your creative thinking to propel your business forward. Guest Contact - Website Twitter Facebook Pinterest get 10% off Mentions - Think and Grow Rich Nepoleon Hill A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles" Our Deepest Fears Marianne Williams

No one likes a know it all. Don't we all want to get away from the person at a party that goes on and on about themselves? Don't be that person as a business. Don't tell prospective clients about yourself. Compel them, magnetize them, fascinate them. At least at first. Think of it as flirtation. Get their attention. Use your smoothest moves. Then, once interested, you can tell people about yourself. I provide some specific examples in three areas that you most want to concentrate on being compelling--marketing, networking, and branding. "Compel Don't Tell."-Jeffrey Shaw The Talking Stick is in your hands now. Let us hear from you. Be part of the conversation - We want to hear your opinion on the topic. Let us know what you think or share a personal story. Join our community Facebook group, Creative Warriors Unite, at www.joinwarriors.com and add to the conversation. Contact Jeffrey - Website Coaching support Available for speaking Resources - Free Webinar: I'll be sharing how to leverage your creative side and use it as an advantage in business. Join me for my free webinar, How To Succeed In Business Marketing Yourself and Your Talent. Register here or text warrior to number 33444 to register and unleash your creative thinking to propel your business forward. Getting your point across in business can be tricky. Grammarly uses a browser extension to check your text for spelling and grammatical errors anytime you write something online to help you avoid mistakes in comments, tweets, and status updates. Get access to your own private editor 24/7! Regain time and transform your commute, workout or chores into fun, productive ME TIME! Audible books are offering a free audio book, try it, like it and stay or cancel and keep your free Audible book. Are YOU a Creative Warrior? Find out and take the Creative Warrior Assessment for FREE (normally $10).

Do you know that feeling when you are on the edge of something great happening? A tipping point? When it feels like the wind is at your back and you are working at your peak performance? Today you're going to review some suggested methods that can create that feeling of being on the verge whenever you want it. Cara Bradley is the author of On the Verge. She is a passionate teacher of yoga, meditation, and fitness who has been in the trenches of personal transformation as a "mental strength coach" for over three decades. Cara specifically supports creating a clear state of mind, a connected body, and an open heart." At her Verge Yoga Center, retreats, corporate training sessions, she works with teams such as Villanova University football and Penn State men's basketball helping them mentally prepare for success. Highlights: 3 ways experience life and how they impact your success Calling off the "search" to step into living 4 practices to harness the busy mind Aligning heart, mind and body Resources - Zoho Invoice helps small businesses and freelancers stay on top of getting paid fast. While you can never get rid of invoicing, you can do it faster and have it all organized in one place with Zoho online invoicing software. It is easy to use, saves you plenty of time doing less data entry and reduces invoicing errors. Visit zohoinvoice.com/warriors and for hassle-free invoicing. Sign up and get 3 months of free, unlimited access to all Zoho Invoice features. What keeps you going as an entrepreneur? Inspiration. One of my favorite ways to stayed inspired is with Inspyr socks. A constant reminder to stay empowered with a belief that anything is possible— where the message is purposely knitted into the back of the sock for others to read and get inspires as well. They're also excellent gifts! Check them out at inspyrsocks.com. Use Code Warrior to receive 10% off every order. Free Webinar: I'll be sharing how to leverage your creative side and use it as an advantage in business. Join me for my free webinar, How To Succeed In Business Marketing Yourself and Your Talent. Register here or text warrior to number 33444 to unleash your creative thinking to propel your business forward.

Today we're talking about expectations or more precisely when things don't turn out as we expected. What our guest calls an Expectation Hangover. Our conversation is full of great takeaways and tangible actions you can all take to meet your goals and fill your soul. Christine Hassler is the author of 20 Something, 20 Everything, The 20 Something Manifesto, and the national bestseller Expectation Hangover: Free Yourself From Your Past, Change Your Present, and Get What You Really Want, which was recently released in a new paperback edition. Christine left her successful job as a Hollywood agent to pursue a life of purpose she could also be deeply passionate about. For over a decade she has been sharing her passion to ease suffering as a speaker, retreat facilitator, life coach and author. Christine believes once we get out of our own way, we can show up to make the meaningful impact we are here to make. Highlights - Managing goal setting and results Goal line vs. the soul line Understanding expectations Role Playing Perscription for your expectation Resources - Zoho Invoice helps small businesses and freelancers stay on top of getting paid fast. While you can never get rid of invoicing, you can do it faster, have it all organized in one place with Zoho online invoicing software. It is easy to use, saves you plenty of time doing less data entry and reduce invoicing errors. Visit zohoinvoice.com/warriors and for hassle-free invoicing. Sign up and get 3 months of free, unlimited access to all Zoho Invoice features. Client scheduling a crazy hot mess? Don't hate. Integrate! Acuity automates your appointments, cancellations, reminders & even payments with one(non-frustrating) click. No more back and fourth, missed meetings, no shows or multiple calendars to manage! Get your special 45-days free trial(typically 14 days) here: Free Webinar: I'll be sharing how to leverage your creative side and use it as an advantage in business. Join me for my free webinar, How To Succeed In Business Marketing Yourself and Your Talent. Register here cor text warrior to number 33444 to unleash your creative thinking to propel your business forward.

I've always hated the typical business advice "don't take it personally." As Creative Warriors it IS personal. We are always trying to do our best. We care deeply about what we create and the outcome we produce. How can we not take that personal? Which is why it's so challenging when we feel we haven't done as good a job as we'd like. In this episode, I share my thoughts on what to focus on to do your best job possible, what your "real" job is, and how to handle it when the results aren't what you hoped for. We all have those moments. "Dwell as near as possible to the channel in which your life flows."-Henry David Thoreau The Talking Stick is in your hands now. Let us hear from you. Be part of the conversation - We want to hear your opinion on the topic. Let us know what you think or share a personal story. Join our community Facebook group, Creative Warriors Unite, at www.joinwarriors.com and add to the conversation. Contact Jeffrey - Website Coaching support Available for speaking Resources - Free Webinar: I'll be sharing how to leverage your creative side and use it as an advantage in business. Join me for my free webinar, How To Succeed In Business Marketing Yourself and Your Talent. Register here or text warrior to number 33444 to register and unleash your creative thinking to propel your business forward. Getting your point across in business can be tricky. Grammarly uses a browser extension to check your text for spelling and grammatical errors anytime you write something online to help you avoid mistakes in comments, tweets, and status updates. Get access to your own private editor 24/7! Regain time and transform your commute, workout or chores into fun, productive ME TIME! Audible books are offering a free audio book, try it, like it and stay or cancel and keep your free Audible book. Are YOU a Creative Warrior? Find out and take the Creative Warrior Assessment for FREE (normally $10).

Today's episode is a mind-opening conversation proving that anything is possible. If you've ever thought that's not going to work in my industry or, sure, maybe for someone else but not me, think again. Our guest today has achieved phenomenal success in an easily overlooked industry and proves anything is possible with determination, a system and a willingness to consider new ideas. In 2003, Nick Friedman co-founded College Hunks Hauling Junk with his best friend, Omar. They used an old cargo van, doing all the hard labor and everything else themselves and made $8000. In their second year in business, they did $1.2 million dollars in sales. College Hunks Hauling Junk now has over 60 locations and does over $30 million in revenue annually. In 2009, they appeared on INC's 500 fastest growing companies list and in 2013, won the Franchise Award. Nick, one of INC's top 30 under 30 has appeared on tv shows Shark Tank, Millionaire Matchmaker, The Pitch, House Hunters and more. He is also the co-author of the book, Effortless Entrepreneur. We dig into the big steps they made and how simple, consistent effort impact their lives. Highlights - Understand the deeper need of your customers Creating systems that support your objectives Building business loyalty Aligning customer needs with business objects Resources - Free Webinar: I'll be sharing how to leverage your creative side and use it as an advantage in business. Join me for my free webinar, How To Succeed In Business Marketing Yourself and Your Talent. Register here or text warrior to number 33444 to unleash your creative thinking to propel your business forward. Inspyr Socks What keeps you going as an entrepreneur? Inspiration. One of my favorite ways to stayed inspired is with Inspyr socks. A constant reminder to stay empowered with a belief that anything is possible— where the message is purposely knitted into the back of the sock for others to read and get inspires as well. They are awesome gifts! Check them out at inspyrsocks.com. Use code Warrior to receive 10% off every order. Grammarly Getting your point across in business can be tricky. Grammarly uses a browser extension to check your text for spelling and grammatical errors anytime you write something online to help you avoid mistakes in comments, tweets, and status updates. Get access to your own personal editor 24/7! Guest Contact - Website Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Books: Effortless Entrepreneur: Work Smart, Play Hard, Make Millions Mentions - The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It Michael Gerber Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable Seth Godin Shark Tank pilot show Millionaire Matchmaker

There may be a subtle, or not so subtle, enemy keeping you from what you want and enjoying what you already have. An enemy that we have control over yet is not so easy to look in the eye, but we must at least consider it's presence. That enemy is ego. Join us as we dig into ego, confidence, passion, and purpose with Ryan Holiday. Ryan is a strategist and expert on stoic philosophy, among many other subjects. He dropped out of college at 19 to apprentice under Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power, and later served as director of marketing for American Apparel. His company Brass Check has advised clients like Google, Taser, and Complex, as well as many prominent bestselling authors. Ryan has written a total of 5 books, the most recent being Ego is the Enemy. His previous book, The Obstacle is the Way, has been translated into 17 languages and has a cult following among NFL coaches, world-class athletes, TV personalities, political leaders, and others around the world. His perspective will absolutely make you stop, reflect and very possibly remap some aspects of your life. He comes to us live from a small ranch outside Austin, Texas. Highlights - How experiences and insights separate you Keyway to acquire genuine confidence The difference between confidence and ego Managing ego at different stages of life Fundamental difference between purpose and passion Resources - Free Webinar: I'll be sharing how to leverage your creative side and use it as an advantage in business. Join me for my free webinar, How To Succeed In Business Marketing Yourself and Your Talent. Register here or text warrior to number 33444 to unleash your creative thinking to propel your business forward. Acuity Scheduling Client scheduling a crazy hot mess? Don't hate. Integrate! Acuity automates your appointments, cancellations, reminders & even payments with one(non-frustrating) click. No more back and fourth, missed meetings, no shows or multiple calendars to manage! Get your special 45-days free trial(typically 14 days) Grammarly Getting your point across in business can be tricky. Grammarly uses a browser extension to check your text for spelling and grammatical errors anytime you write something online to help you avoid mistakes in comments, tweets, and status updates. Get access to your own personal editor 24/7! http://tr.grammarly.com/SHQD Guest Contact - Website Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Books: Ego Is the Enemy The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph Mentions - The 48 Laws of Power Robert Greene Meditations Marcus Aurelius Outrageous HumilityReverend Dr. Sam Wells Howard Hughes American Apparel