The Self-Employed Life

I get it--no one likes to have their prices challenged. Having been a high-end portrait photographer for 32 years, the most expensive in my area, I got challenged a lot. So I've got your back on this topic. Listen in to learn how to respond to the objection and how to avoid it in the first place. This topic was largely inspired by my shaving creme. You have to listen to understand. "Don't Take Offense. Get Them Over The Fence."-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).

Today we're talking about the Four Purposes of life. We're peeling back how that's different than your personal purpose and what that has to do with your career choice and calling. And how to effectively embrace your purpose even if what you're passionate about is not what you do for a living with a peaceful heart and a warrior's spirit. Dan Millman, a former world champion athlete, gymnastics coach, martial arts instructor and college professor, has authored 16 books published in 29 languages. His classic semi-autobiographical book, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, was adapted to film in 2006 and is a fascinating story. We chat about his latest book, The Four Purposes of Life: Finding Meaning and Direction in a Changing World. Dan is an in-demand speaker who brings his message of the way of the peaceful warrior to audiences around the world. Highlights - The two types of intuition(sensing) defined The difference between a career and calling Learning from life's lessons Stumbling toward the light 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. 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 here! Guest Contact - Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin Books: The Four Purposes of Life: Finding Meaning and Direction in a Changing World Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives Peaceful Warrior the movie Mentions - The End of Average: How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness The Creative Compass: Writing Your Way from Inspiration to Publication The Laws of Spirit: A Tale of Transformation "You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take." Gretzky Are YOU a Creative Warrior? Find out and take the Creative Warrior Assessment for FREE ($10 Value)

We all face hard times. Challenges in life. Sometimes larger than we can ever imagine surviving. It's in those times you realize you have the power of choice in how to respond in those circumstances. Today we're talking about making a choice when you are at the intersection of happiness and despair. It's not very often I get to interview a friend. But then again, it's not very often we are fortunate enough to have friends as highly accomplished as Jeff Benedict. Jeff and I go way back having fought the good fight in CT state politics. Jeff is a New York Times best-selling author, a special features writer for Sports Illustrated, and a television and film producer. He has written fifteen books on topics ranging from violence against women to a deadly E. coli outbreak to the discovery of a 10,000-year-0ld skeleton in North America. He's also written for the New York Times, the LA Times, and his stories have been the basis of segments on 60 Minutes, 20/20, 48 Hours, Good Morning America, and the Discovery Channel. Jeff's national best-selling book The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football – is being developed into a television drama by STARZ Networks. Jeff is a producer and writer for the show. He is also an Executive Producer on the forthcoming motion picture film "Little Pink House," based on Jeff's book by the same title about the controversial Supreme Court decision on eminent domain. Highlights - 1 thing you always have control over Getting through life's challenges, not over them The effect of lingering at the intersection of happiness and despair Keeping life in perspective 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[cwwebinar.com] or text warrior to number 33444 to unleash your creative thinking to propel your business forward. ACUITY 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: https://acuityscheduling.com/warrior 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: http://www.jeffbenedict.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorjeff Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1250194477&fref=ts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-benedict-25a2b04 Book: Make A Choice: When You Are at the Intersection of Happiness and Despair http://amzn.to/1YbakUy Mentioned: Little Pink House: A True Story of Defiance and Courage http://amzn.to/1r9VwrV The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football http://amzn.to/1YbaUl4 Gift: Are YOU a Creative Warrior? Find out and take the Creative Warrior Assessment for FREE ($10 Value)

We all know on some level that how we treat others is how we can expect to be treated. This simple truth seems to be often overlooked in business. But this is not about consequences. This is about the power you hold to create just the type of business and life that you want. "Create the results you want by the behavior you lead with" -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, atwww.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). Affiliate Links: Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are "affiliate links". This means that if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Regardless, I only recommend products and services I use personally and believe will add value to my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

Often in business, we can find ourselves battling with different advice. We hear one thing works and then we hear the exact opposite. We're left wondering who to believe. What advice do we follow? Our guest, today in a lot of ways, has a very different perspective on being in business. In many ways, you'll hear there's no one right way. Jason Fried is the co-founder of Basecamp, a privately-held Chicago-based company committed to building the best web-based tools possible with the least number of features necessary. Basecamp software provides you with a place to work and a way to work. Basecamp products do less than the competition -- intentionally! Their weblog, Signal vs. Noise, is read by over 100,000 people every day. Jason is the co-author of several business books including ReWork, Remote, and Getting Real. He believes in the value and beauty of the basics. Elegance, respect for people's desire to simply get stuff done, and the honest ease of use are the hallmarks of Basecamp. Highlights - Having a clear point-of-view Figure out what not to do Solving your own problems first Staying in business or "failing fast."

There are a lot of inspirational stories. And then there's the story of today's guest, John O'Leary. His story is unlike any other I've ever heard. John's sharing his amazing story to set your life On Fire and help you to make the 7 choices that will ignite you to live a radically inspired life. John O'Leary is an in-demand speaker who shares his gift of perspective and passion. He uses his incredible life story as a backdrop with 50,000 people at more than 120 events worldwide each year to call on all people to wake up, leave indifferent, accidental living behind and make the choices to live radically inspired lives every day. In his first book On Fire: The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life, John hopes you'll realize that if you're not making intentional choices, life is still happening—you're just not truly living it. Never expected to survive a life-changing accident as a child, John not only lives a full life inspiring others, he challenges you to choose to live from a place of love and watch how lives and the world changes; starting with your own. Highlights - 3 practices to embrace and own the power of your thoughts Shifting from victim to victor The value of your story 7 Choices to Ignite your Radically Inspired Life Creating an ignition statement

What does it mean to love yourself? How is that different than being confident or even conceited? And what does this matter to you as a Creative Warrior? Today we're exploring inner emotions that lead to tangible results and a life of direction. Sherrie Campbell, Ph.D. is a veteran, licensed Psychologist with two decades of clinical training and experience providing counseling and psychotherapy. She has helped individuals manage their highest high and survive their lowest low—from winning the lottery to the death of a child. Her interactive sessions are as unique and impactful as her book, Loving Yourself: The Mastery of Being Your Own Person. Sherrie is a regular contributor to numerous media outlets, including Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, RadioMD, Intent.com, Beliefnet.com, DrLaura.com, and Hitched.com. She is also an inspirational speaker, avid writer, and proud mother. Highlights - 6-practices to take care of yourself Taking responsibility for success The difference between a coach and a therapist Accepting yourself

It is more important than ever to have a clear and compelling brand. You, lucky warriors, get to spend time today with one of my favorite people who I believe is doing some of the most important work the business world has seen. You must be fascinating to stand out. In this episode, you're going to learn why you must be fascinating to your potential customers. Sally Hogshead skyrocketed to the top of the advertising profession by age 24, becoming the most award-winning advertising copywriter in the U.S. Her campaigns for brands such as MINI Cooper, Nike, Godiva and Coca-Cola have fascinated millions of consumers. One of the "Top 10 Brand Gurus in the World" in 2015, she went on to measure 700,000 consumers with the science of fascination. Sally appears in media such as the "TODAY" show and "LIVE with Kelly and Michael." She has been featured as one of the top five speakers in the U.S. Hundreds of corporations, and small businesses use the Fascinate system, including Twitter, IBM, and Porsche, as well as universities such as NYU. Her previous book, How the World Sees You, is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. And just seven days ago her latest book, Fascinate became her 2nd NY Times best-seller in two years Highlights - Being more of who you are Finding your care-crazy zone What makes you unique? Key advantage of a Creative Warrior

It seems more people today crave a location independent lifestyle than ever before. With the freedom to live wherever they want, live the life of their dreams and even run a business or two on the go. Today's guest has done just that, and we are unpacking his experiences and lessons learned along the way. Danny Flood spent several years learning everything he could about the location-independent lifestyle: how to travel on any budget, maintain an income while on the go. Danny has started three separate location-independent businesses that he has successfully run remotely from various corners of the globe. Danny is the founder of OpenWorld Magazine, he self-published 5 books in 2015 and is a location- independent entrepreneur originally from San Diego. He provided digital advertising consulting to clients in the US from Argentina, built a mobile applications company while in Thailand, and created an online membership website while living in Brazil. By 30, Danny traveled to over 30 countries on four continents. He has crossed half of Southeast Asia on a motorcycle. He's rafted down the Amazon and climbed the tallest mountains of South America. He's rappelled off waterfalls in the jungle and sailed across the South China Sea. He's tangoed in the darkly-lit halls of San Telmo, Buenos Aires and fought in Thai boxing matches in Bangkok. Through his many adventures around the world, he has been robbed, fallen from bridges and motorbikes, hugged exotic animals, and nearly died several times in pursuit of living his dream. Highlights - Connecting with what gets you excited Location independence Minimizing to create freedom Focusing on creation not consumption Value of the circadian rhythm

You know that nagging little voice in your head that holds you back and makes you doubt yourself? Today we're talking about what you can do to quiet down your inner critic so you can innovate and generate creative flow with Danny Gregory. Danny spent most of my life not believing he was artistic in any way. Fifteen years ago he started drawing, and it changed his life. It led to travel, meeting people, getting books published, but most of all it transformed the way he saw and experienced the world. Before this change he spent three decades as one of New York's leading advertising creative directors and has created award-winning, global campaigns for clients like Chase, JPMorgan, American Express, IBM, Burger King, Ford, Chevron and many others. Through his nearly dozen books, including Shut Your Monkey Danny has shown thousands of people how to ignite their inner artists, embrace their creativity and tell their stories. From Boston to Beijing, people who haven't drawn since grade school have picked up the creative habit, publish books of their own and show and sell their artwork. Danny is a co-founder of Sketchbook Skool, a video-based art school designed to inspire creative storytelling through illustrated journaling. Sketchbook Skool encourages its global community of over 15,000. Highlights - Controlling your inner critic 4 ideas to shut the monkey Being the honeybee of creativity Turning up the flow of creativity