The Self-Employed Life

When I imagine what would be one of the most challenging careers and businesses to build no matter how talented you are, a magician comes to mind. Today we're speaking with world-renowned magician Michael Grandinetti to find out how he did it and how you too can be successful regardless of your obstacles. With performances on national and international television, in stadiums, arenas, casinos, and theaters around the country, along with Oscar-winning composers and symphony orchestras, and NFL halftime shows and Fortune 500 companies, Michael Grandinetti has made a global name for himself as an incredibly talented and innovative illusionist and entertainer. He has starred in NBC's "The World's Most Dangerous Magic", The CW's "Masters of Illusion" series and Pop Network's "Don't Blink" series. He's been featured in FOX's "Bones" series, "Entertainment Tonight," Access Hollywood, "SportsCenter," NBA on TNT,"New York Today," FOX & Friends," and "The Bold and the Beautiful." Michael was recently honored to be the first illusionist ever invited to perform in the National Independence Day Parade in Washington DC during which he levitated a girl high above one of the floats as it moved down Constitution Avenue while a live audience of 250,000 people lined the streets. Highlights - Building a business from zero Exceeding expectations 4 things every client requires today The keys to managing a large group A simple way to never have to live your "plan B."

As creative warriors, every day we are integrating our creativity with the busyness and the stress of everyday life. Not an easy thing to do. Today, Karan Bajaj is sharing lessons he's learned seeking a creative life and striving to be a yogi in the real world. From living in NYC to a cave (yes a real one), we unpack a 4/1/4 life model that is sure to intrigue the seeker in you! Karan is a #1 bestselling Indian novelist whose first worldwide novel, THE YOGA OF MAX'S DISCONTENT, was just released by Random House. The book was inspired by Karan's one-year sabbatical traveling from NYC to Europe and then by road to India. Where he spent time in the Himalayas learning yoga and meditation. Before this sabbatical, he worked in senior executive roles at companies like Procter & Gamble and the Boston Consulting Group and was named one of Ad Age's "Top 40 Under 40 executives" in the US. Highlights - Creating a 4/1/4 life model Slowing down to speed up Value of mediation and why we struggle The importance of learning - reflecting - experiencing

The Power to Get Things Done It would be great if we could only do what we love to do in our business. Most of us would agree that's not realistic, yet that might be exactly what we are doing and the key thing that could change everything! Today we're discussing The Power To Get Things Done: Whether you feel like it or not. Chris Cooper is a speaker, author, consultant, and broadcaster of the Business Elevation show. His show airs in over 50 countries, and his work focuses on supporting improved performance. With 25 years of multi-functional business experience including seven years with Mars Inc, Chris understands the challenges that large and small businesses face. He is the co-author of 'The Power to Get Things Done (Whether You Feel Like It Or Not)' and is a Fellow of The Professional Speaking Association. Based in England. Highlights - The Avoidance Monster Doing things you do not want to do When willpower is not enough The benefit of small wins Keeping the ball rolling 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 When You're 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. 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 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. Go to http://www.audibletrial.com/Warrior Guest Contact - Website: http://chriscooper.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrisdcooper LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/chrisdcooper Books: The Power to Get Things Done: (Whether You Feel Like It or Not) http://amzn.to/24aFiAV Mentions - Steel Panther http://amzn.to/1TB2yj8 Following Through: A Revolutionary New Model for Finishing Whatever You Start Steven Levenson http://amzn.to/1TAZbJa Ivan Misner - founder of BNI http://www.bni.com/?tabid=626 "People significantly overestimate what they can achieve in a year but underestimate what they can achieve in 10." Tony Robbins http://amzn.to/1O1hink Gift: Are YOU a Creative Warrior? Find out and take the Creative Warrior Assessment for FREE ($10 Value) Ready Warrior Quote - "Willpower isn't really enough."

Ever wish you could figure out how to get more done? What if working smarter meant working with the way your brain is wired instead of against it? Today we are digging into how to gain two AWESOME hours a day instead of working more to accomplish your objectives. In this episode, we uncover how. Josh Davis, Ph.D. is the author of the international bestseller, Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done. Josh coaches and trains individuals in the art of public speaking and managing being overwhelmed. His writing has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Business Insider, Fast Company, Huffington Post, strategy+business, Training + Development, People & Strategy, the NeuroLeadership Journal, Psychology Today, and others. Josh holds a bachelor from Brown University and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. He is the Director of Research and Lead Professor of the NeuroLeadership Institute. His past work has included mechanical engineering, teaching in a Brooklyn Public High School, and serving on the faculty in the Department of Psychology at Barnard College of Columbia University. Highlights - 5 strategies to be highly productive Managing obstacles Working with the unfocused mind Implementation Intention Thinking clearly when you are overworked 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 When You're 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. 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. Go to http://www.audibletrial.com/Warrior Guest Contact - Website: http://www.twoawesomehours.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/joshdavisphd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoshDavisPhD LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshdavisphd Books: Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done http://amzn.to/1SOTmaX Mentions - Coming of Age in the Milky Way Timothy Ferris http://amzn.to/1VWQugi First Things First Stephen Covey http://amzn.to/1TAmAKL Thinking, Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman http://amzn.to/1VWQMnt Gift: Are YOU a Creative Warrior? Find out and take the Creative Warrior Assessment for FREE ($10 Value) Peaceful Warrior Quote - "Decision-making points are a gift when they come along seize them."

We live at a time when having a personal brand is much more than an indulgence meant for icons and celebrities. It is a way to showcase who you are and what you care about. Perhaps, like many of the warriors in our community, you are your brand, and you're in the business of marketing your skill or talent. Leveraging technology and building your personal brand will make all the difference in tomorrow's opportunity. Chris Dessi is the CEO and Founder of Silverback Social, an award-winning digital marketing agency. Chris travels the country coaching executives and college students how to leverage social media to benefit their personal brand and career. He is an author, television & radio commentator, public speaker, and educator who regularly appears on CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, Good Day New York, & FOX BUSINESS's Varney & Co. He's the founder of Westchester Digital Summit, and named by Forbes as one of the "Conferences That Will Keep You Ahead Of Marketing Trends." Chris's most recent book, Remarkable You: Build a Personal Brand and Take Charge of Your Career is empowering and timely. I'm positive you'll find Chris's story of becoming a "reluctant entrepreneur" and his subsequent accomplishments inspiring! Highlights - 7 Pillars of Your Brand What sets you on fire? Developing inner confidence, not outer sizzle Uncovering and cultivating your super power 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 When You're 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 personal editor 24/7! http://tr.grammarly.com/SHQD 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. Go to http://www.audibletrial.com/Warrior Guest Contact - Website: http://silverbacksocial.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrisdessi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristopherDessi/?fref=ts&ref=br_tf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisdessi Books: Remarkable You: Build a Personal Brand and Take Charge of Your Career http://amzn.to/26pi8W9 Just Like You: 24 Interviews of Ordinary People Who've Achieved Extraordinary Success http://amzn.to/1XSJPB1 Chris's Program: Special Warrior Alert! Remarkable You online course [http://silverbacksocialuniversity.teachable.com/courses/remarkable-you-entrepreneurs/] which is usually $599 now $99. Mentions - "Keep up the good work." Dad "What are you passionate about." Gary Vaynerchuk Choose Yourself! http://amzn.to/1rdlrQ9 James Altucher Delivering Happiness http://amzn.to/1rdlzir Tony Hsieh Outliers: The Story of Success http://amzn.to/26piRqk Malcolm Gladwell 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life http://amzn.to/26pj3WM Cami Walker Hemming way app http://www.hemingwayapp.com/desktop.html Co-schedule http://coschedule.com/ Gift: Chris is generously offering us a variety of gifts. You can get Chapter 1 of his book for free[https://chrisdessi.leadpages.co/creative-warriors-free-chap/], a discounted price on his book, Remarkable You for just $9.99 and his Remarkable You online course [http://silverbacksocialuniversity.teachable.com/courses/remarkable-you-entrepreneurs/] which is usually $599 for just $99. To get these gifts, go to creativewarriorsunite.com/remarkableyou Are YOU a Creative Warrior? Find out and take the Creative Warrior Assessment for FREE ($10 Value) Warrior of Inner Confidence Quote - "Set out to do stuff that will set you on fire."

You better believe it! Lady GaGa knows how to build customer loyalty with values and meaning. Beyond her exceptional ability to stand up and stand out, Lady GaGa gets how to step way outside of what is to create something new and exciting consistently. Today we're talking about how Lady Gag turns followers into fanatics. Jackie Huba is a keynote speaker and the author of three books on customer loyalty: Monster Loyalty: How Lady Gaga Turns Followers into Fanatics, Creating Customer Evangelists: How Loyal Customers Become a Volunteer Sales Force and Citizen Marketers: When People are the Message. Jackie is a Forbes.com contributor, writing about customer loyalty and word of mouth marketing. A TEDx speaker, who's work is featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, BusinessWeek, and Advertising Age. She is an 11-year veteran of IBM, resides in Austin, Texas and as you'll hear an exceptional communicator. Highlights - Leading with values Building customer loyalty The 80/20 rule reinterpreted Inspiring your marketing creativity Making your customers feel like rock stars 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 When You're 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. 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 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. Go to http://www.audibletrial.com/Warrior Guest Contact - Website: http://jackiehuba.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackiehuba Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JackieHubaAuthor/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackiehuba Books: Monster Loyalty: How Lady Gaga Turns Followers into Fanatics http://amzn.to/1Vwtl3J Creating Customer Evangelists: How Loyal Customers Become a Volunteer Salesforce http://amzn.to/1VU99Zu Citizen Marketers: When People Are the Message by Jackie Huba, Ben McConnell http://amzn.to/1MSN3UF Mentions - Poke the Box: When Was the Last Time You Did Something for the First Time? http://amzn.to/1WlD8Zb Seth Godin Steelers Fan Club of Austin https://www.facebook.com/SteelersAustin/ Taylor Swift http://taylorswift.com/ Maker's Mark https://www.makersmark.com/ Are YOU a Creative Warrior? Find out and take the Creative Warrior Assessment for FREE ($10Value) Lady Trinity Warrior Quote - "Today obscurity is the enemy."

Have you ever struggled with motivation or jumpstarting a creative project? Or get confused by the fact that you are procrastinating doing what you are most passionate about? Motivation in creative work can be very complicated, but it doesn't have to be that way. Life, as a creative entrepreneur can be empowering and liberating! Mark McGuinness is a poet, author and coach for creative professionals - artists, creatives, performers, and entrepreneurs. His first book, Resilience: Facing Down Rejection and Criticism was an Amazon Creativity best seller. We were excited to chat about his latest book, Motivation for Creative People. Mark is also a 99U.com columnist and a co-author of the 99U best seller, Manage Your Day-to-Day and Maximize Your Potential. Based in London, UK, he coaches clients and consults for agencies and studios all over the world such as the BBC, Channel 4, HOW Design, Magnum Photos, McCann Erickson, and the Royal College of Art. Mark's work has been featured in Vogue US, The Wall Street Journal, Creative Review, and on the Discovery Health Channel.

Throughout history, there have been pockets of creative genius; from the Italian Renaissance in Florence, Italy to Silicone Valley, CA. In this episode, we’re taking a journey around the world to explore the impact of environment on creative genius. As a long-time foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, Eric Weiner reported from more than 30 nations, from Iraq to Indonesia, covering some of the major international events of recent times. He is the recipient of several journalism awards, including the Angel Award for coverage of Islamic affairs in Asia. Eric writes a regular column for BBC Travel. His work also appears in The Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and other publications, as well as on NPR’s Morning Edition. Eric is a popular speaker, lecturer, and writer. He is the author of The New York Times bestseller The Geography of Bliss and Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine. His latest book, The Geography of Genius, has been called “smart, funny and utterly delightful… Weiner’s best book yet!” He is the recipient of the Borders Original Voices Award and a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover Award.

Of course, everyone wants to be likable. In business, it can be the difference between success or defeat. So, what makes someone likable and how are some people just instantly likable? Today we’re talking about likability and how small shifts can create significant results. Arel Moodie, best-selling author, speaker, and host of The Art of Likability podcast has been a featured speaker at the White House and personally acknowledged for his work by President Obama. Arel has given many TED talks on topics such as likability and innovation. As a professional speaker, he has spoken to over 200,000 people in 48 states and five countries. He has been quoted in The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Portfolio, Fox Small Business, Yahoo! Finance, & USA Today. Inc. Magazine called Arel a “High-Energy, Motivator” and named him to their “30 Under 30 list” of top American entrepreneurs joining the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook. Essence Magazine said “Arel should be the poster boy for rags-to-riches stories… He is America’s Top Young Speaker.” Black Enterprise Magazine named Arel as one of their “Tycoons Under 35.” He was also named by the prestigious St. Gallen Symposium in Switzerland as one of the 100 Leaders of Tomorrow.

If you ask, most people will say their biggest challenge is themselves. What may not be clear is the real impact the voices of limitation can have on us. Many unwittingly act or live in a way that is more aligned with their limiting beliefs versus their highest aspirations. Today we're turning down the voices of limitation so you can turn up the volume of success! Aaron Anastasi is a serial entrepreneur and the founder and coach of the internationally recognized, Superior Singing Method, a 7 figure online singing lesson program. With nearly 10,000,000 views and over 100,000 subscribers, Aaron has the #1 singing/life lesson channel on YouTube. Aaron, a Southern California native who graduated with a master’s degree from Princeton, studied philosophy and psychology is a prominent life coach for clients in industry-leading roles ranging from film directors to marine biologists to TEDx speakers.