Get Yourself Optimized®

Cal Newport is the author of Deep Work and So Good They Can't Ignore You. Deep Work is all about how to work deeply, get in the flow, in the zone, and accomplish more in a day than you would normally accomplish in a week. Cal is an assistant professor of computer science at Georgetown University.

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With so many distractions around us-from social media, to email, and even co-workers-it can be difficult to focus on productivity and concentrate on our work. Cal Newport shares the steps to moving forward in your business and career without being interrupted, so you can accomplish more, while committing to your most important work.

We Discuss:

• What Deep Work is, and why it will help your business.
• Disengaging from distractions such as social media.
• The tools that will help you to stay productive.
• Finding help with admin tasks, so you can focus on more important work.

LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

Pomodoro Technique

Social eCommerce

Freedom

Slack

Mike Vardy on The Optimized Geek

Google Calendar

Carolyn Ketchum on The Optimized Geek

Cal Newport

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1. Take free days. Having "you" time is important, so schedule days that are completely off the grid and spend time with your family or focus on your hobbies.
2. Dedicate different devices to particular types of work. For instance, if your iPad is dedicated to entertainment only, don't have it with you while you're working.
3. Set up certain locations that you associate with deep work and focus. It could be a different office, a particular chair, or a completely different building.

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Margaret Wright is a powerhouse in business and real estate and an expert at flipping houses. Her training program, FlipChick Coaching, teaches women how to successfully flip houses, and her book, Own It: A Girl's Guide to Building Wealth in Real Estate, will come out in the next year or so. You can find Margaret on Twitter @TheFlipChick.

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Have you ever thought you were destined for more than your current job or career? On this episode of The Optimized Geek, Margaret shares how she went from the IT field with no free time, to flipping houses and living life on her terms. Even if you think that you don't have the skills or resources to make serious money in real estate, Margaret can change your mind. This episode is a must-listen for anyone who dreams of getting into the flipping game.

We Discuss:

• The insecurities that don't have to hold you back anymore.
• How to dress a house to increase interest.
• Choosing contractors and vendors.
• Your role as the owner.

LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

FlipChick Coaching

Home Depot

Angie's List

REI Blackbook

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1) Is your career getting in the way of your dreams? If so, it may be time to consider a change-visualize your ideal life so that you are able to create it.

2) Don't rule out house flipping just because you aren't crafty or handy. In fact, being too involved in the reno/decor can slow the process.

3) Similarly, don't hire one contractor to do everything. You want an expert plumber, an expert electrician, etc., not a "jack of all trades."

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Sally Hogshead is a branding expert and author of two New York Times bestselling books, Fascinate and How the World Sees You. Sally founded her own ad agency at 27 years old and has worked with clients like Nike, Godiva, Aflac, and Mini Cooper. Her program, How To Fascinate, makes her years of branding expertise available to individuals and small business owners. You can find Sally on Twitter as @SallyHogshead.

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Your audience is being distracted by an overwhelming amount of noise. You don't just need to draw their attention from your direct competition; you want them to listen to you when the whole internet is calling them. Sally Hogshead has created a complete system to help individuals and small brands stand out from the crowd.

We Discuss:

• How knowing your "wellspring" and "quicksand" can help you make the most of your time and gifts, and how to apply these principles when hiring new team members.
• The seven types of communication and why you need to know which one is right for your brand
• Understanding your primary and secondary advantages and applying that knowledge as you schedule your day.
• The importance of developing a brand "anthem".

LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

Fascinate

How the World Sees You

Fascination Advantage System

Fascination Advantage assessment

Fascination Profile

Additional Fascination programs and products

Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

The Rise of Superman by Steven Kotler

StrengthsFinder

Fascination Business System

GET OPTIMIZED!

1) Take Sally Hogshead's Fascination Advantage assessment, free for our listeners with the code "GEEK".

2) Identify your wellspring, which is work that energizes you-and quicksand, the work that exhausts you.

3) Stop wasting your time with quicksand work! Delegate, discipline, or delete.

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Tony Molina is the co-owner and founder of the Rewire Project, the first practical rejuvenation center in the US. A master teacher of the human mind and body, his wealth of experience includes degrees in high altitude physiology, cognitive neuroscience, biomechanics and exercise science.

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Many people desperately search for therapies that can relieve chronic pain, improve the function of their body, or improve their athletic performance. The answer may not always be with expensive doctors, surgeries, or long-term prescriptions, but with safer, more natural therapy. Tony Molina works to help people redefine their health, and take back their life.

We Discuss:

• The benefit of Intermittent Hypoxic Training.
• How Muscle Activation Therapy can help heal pain and muscle tightness.
• The success stories of Tony's clients.
• The benefits of adding exercise to your daily routine

LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

The Rewire Project

Power Plate

bioDensity

John Jaquish on The Optimized Geek

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1) Try full-body cryotherapy to improve your circulatory system, your energy levels, nervous system, and the lymphatic system-you may even lose some weight and inches!

2) Get moving! Exercise is important to our health, range of motion, and helping to decrease pain. Talk to a professional if you need specific moves to help ease problems with pain.

3) Go to RewireProject.com to learn more about The Rewire Project and Tony's work.

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Elissa Fisher Harris is a certified corporate wellness coach, individual wellness coach and a brand educator in the wellness and natural products industry. She also served as interim CMO and VP of Communications for CellHealth Institute, an advanced stem-cell therapy technology company. She sits on the advisory board of Caligenix, a genetic-based health and wellness lifestyle company in Southern California.

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To achieve optimal health, you have to find the right physical, mental, and emotional balance-even your mindset on success affects your well-being. Elissa Fisher Harris shares her insight on how we can make use of lesser known therapeutic approaches to become our best selves.

We Discuss:

• What Impostor Syndrome is , who it affects, and how to overcome it.
• How environmental toxins affect your health, and how to get tested for toxins.
• The future of stem-cell therapy.
• Achieving the ideal work-life balance.

LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

METal

CellHealth Institute

23andMe

Caligenix

Gallup Poll

The Happiness Advantage

Puppet Labs

The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women by Dr. Valerie Young

uBiome.com

Immunolabs

The Blood Type Lifestyle Dr. D'Adamo

Cold Turkey App

Focus Booster App

Way of Life App

Sleep Cycle App

Stress Tracker App

Healthy Life Guru

Email Elissa

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1) If you can't pull yourself away from work or social media, use the Cold Turkey App-you can program all of your devices to lock you out of specific apps at specific times.

2) Start training your brain to be happy. For the next 21 days, write down three things that make you happy, and three things that you are grateful for.

3) Read labels on everything that you use, from shampoo to cleaning supplies. Only use natural products, and keep chemicals out of your home.

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Carmen Simon is an expert in brain science, and the author of Impossible to Ignore. As a cognitive scientist, Carmen has helped some of the world's most visible brands craft memorable messages by focusing on how the brain works. She is the co-founder of Rexi Media, a presentation design and training company. You can find Carmen on Twitter @AreYouMemorable.

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Becoming more memorable can influence many aspects of your life, from improving relationships, to growing your sales and brand recognition, or getting a promotion. Carmen Simon shares how you can use variables that impact how you are viewed by others, while also improving your own memory.

We Discuss:

• How to become more memorable to move forward faster in your business or personal life.
• Improving your memory through visualization.
• Using memorability in business presentations to retain information.
• Becoming unpredictable to capture attention.

LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

Impossible to Ignore

Rexi Media

PowerPoint

Bob Newhart - Stop it

Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything

SlideShare

Carmen on Twitter

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1) Ask yourself: "To what extent am I predictable?" When our audience can anticipate what happens next, you're not forcing the brain to stay with you and learn.

2) Use visual cues to improve your memory. Create images in your head around anything that you want to retain, and when you think about that subject, you'll remember the image first.

3) Evoke emotion in your audience, when they become emotionally engaged they have a better chance of remembering the information.

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Renee Piane is a pioneer in the dating industry, having been in the professional dating and coaching business for the past 23 years. She is the author of Love Mechanics and Get Real about Love: The Secrets to Opening Your Heart and Finding True Love, and her podcast is Love Mechanics. You can find Renee on Twitter @reneepiane.

EPISODE

We often dwell upon achieving our dream life-bettering our career, earning more income, and having an amazing relationship with our soulmate. What if you could achieve all of that by using a tool as simple as a vision board that would inspire you to take action? You could find true love through picturing your dream life, or relight the spark in your current relationship and remember why you fell in love.

We Discuss:

• How vision boards and journals can help you realize what you want, and go after it.
• Why you should keep your attitude positive, and let go of judgements.
• Keeping your partner happy-even as an ultra-busy professional.
• Where to find love, and how to open yourself up to finding the perfect partner.

LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

Love Mechanics Podcast

Love Mechanics: Power Tools to Build Successful Relationships with Women

Get Real about Love: The Secrets to Opening Your Heart & Finding True Love

Stephan's Huffington Post Article

The Vision Board by Joyce Schwarz

Posterino: Mac Photo Collage App

Day One App

Free Secrets into the Minds of Women

Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt on The Optimized Geek

Get Back in the Game

Stellar Life Podcast

90 Minute Assessment with Renee

Renee Piane

GET OPTIMIZED!

1) Try something different to surround yourself with new people. Go to the local coffee shop in your neighborhood, or try a new class or hobby.

2) Keep your mindset positive. When you're negative, it shows in your actions and words. To find love, you have to be open and believe that your true love is out there.

3) If you're serious about finding true love, schedule a 90 minute assessment with Renee. She can design a step-by-step plan to find the partner of your dreams.

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Tim Ferriss is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and public speaker. He's a guest lecturer in high-tech entrepreneurship at Princeton University, and is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The 4-Hour Workweek. You can find Tim on Twitter @tferriss.

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While most entrepreneurs and busy professionals are glued to their email and phone, Tim Ferriss mastered the art of delegating. The majority of your to-do list can be outsourced, and with a little direction, a virtual assistant can free up your time, allowing you to work less while earning more.

We Discuss:

• Where you can find virtual assistants, and why a group is better than one.
• How to determine what you should delegate, and what you should work on yourself.
• How to decide on a fair pay rate.
• Hiring the right candidates and avoiding costly mistakes.

LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

The 4-Hour Workweek

GetFriday

Elance

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1) Search for virtual assistant groups or websites that have several team members, so if someone gets sick, fired, or quits your project will not be left unfinished.

2) After finding a few trustworthy candidates to outsource to, assign them all 20-30 minute tasks to test their communication and turnaround time.

3) Check out Tim's book The 4-Hour Workweek to get more inside tips on how to effectively delegate and find more time for your personal life.

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Dave Asprey is the author of The New York Times bestseller, The Bulletproof Diet. He's the creator of Bulletproof Coffee, which has transformed breakfast for millions of people around the world. He has the number one-ranked health and fitness podcast, Bulletproof Radio, and his website is The Bulletproof Executive. You can find Dave on Twitter @bulletproofexec.

EPISODE

With all of the diets available to us, it's difficult to know what we should be eating-but the results of The Bulletproof Diet speak for themselves. Dave Asprey is a bio-hacker who created the diet that not only helped him lose and keep off hundreds of pounds, but also optimize brain performance and clarity, energy, and rid your body of environmental toxins.

We Discuss:

• The science behind yo-yo dieting, and how to stop it.
• What foods create energy and optimal health, and what foods should be avoided.
• How to test your hormones and genetics to know what foods could cause you inflammation.
• How to overcome infertility-without medical assistance.

LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

The Bulletproof Diet

Bulletproof Coffee

The Bulletproof Executive

Bulletproof Radio

Bulletproof Diet Roadmap

Moldy: The Documentary

Glutathione Force

23andMe Test

Genetic Genie

Brain Octane Oil

The Silicon Valley Health Institute

40 Years of Zen

The Better Baby Book

Unfair Advantage

GET OPTIMIZED!

1) Have your Bulletproof Coffee first thing in the morning-which is your coffee with a few tablespoons of healthy fats-to stop mid-day hunger.

2) To allow your body to fully express its capabilities and potential, stay away from stressful environments with bad light, air, foods, and relationships, and replace any negative programming in your head with more positive thoughts.

3) Try Unfair Advantage, it will increase the efficiency of your mitochondria so you can make more energy for about six hours, and also has anti-aging benefits when taken regularly.

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Mike Wolf is an expert on real estate investing, and has been investing for over 25 years. He teaches others how to do the same through his program Texas Tax Deeds Tour.

EPISODE

Owning real estate is the ultimate form of passive income, creating a lifestyle of wealth and freedom. Starting your own real estate empire is simple with the right focus, knowledge, and teams in place, and Mike Wolf walks us through the steps of turning your first house into a huge portfolio of cash-generating investments.

We Discuss:

• How to choose the best cities to invest in.
• When you should sell a property that you own and move to another city.
• Living a lifestyle of travel, giving back, and freedom.
• How to start, find investors, and find the best priced properties.

LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED

Texas Tax Deeds Tour

Entrepreneurs Making a Difference

Live Your List

Email Mike

GET OPTIMIZED!

1) Start by searching areas close to you. Look at the job market, average rent prices, and the safety of neighborhoods to choose the location of your first purchase.

2) Focus on what you love and what is going to fulfill your mission on Earth, not just serving yourself. Give back to others will make the world a better place.

3) For questions about investing or joining Mike's programs, email Mike at [email protected].

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