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A positive attitude can make a big difference in any situation. In fact, a positive attitude helps you see solutions to challenges faster, come up with creative ideas, and minimize the stress of any situation. Our Everyday Innovator guest, Ranel Smith, shares with us how she relies on positivity to handle the fast-paced stresses of her job as the VP of Relationship Management, Montana Credit Union Network, handle any challenge that arises with ease, and navigate her way through continuous change. She also opens up about the importance of making connections, why leadership is about attitude and skill, and how her morning routine keeps her moving forward.  Ranel's Everyday Innovator style: Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount

The truth is, there are no short cuts in life, no hacks to success, no side steps that get you to your big goals. Our Everyday Innovator, Alan Stein, walks me through how he, and the champions he's worked with, recognize that continuing to sharpen your basics is how you leap forward. Alan Stein is a performance coach that has worked with NBA all-stars like Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant and now speaks and writes about top performance. He also shares how innovation is often about understanding what you can control is your response to the world, not the world itself, why getting rid of the narrative of right and wrong is essential to innovation and success, and how minimizing the outside noise helps him be more focused.  Alan's Everyday Innovator style: Collaborative Instinctual Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount

This week's insights are all about getting time back, pain and innovation, balancing acts and taming the struggle. I also share the three life lessons that came out this weekend's experience doing a triathlon.  The Everyday Innovators came for a diverse set of experiences, backgrounds and Everyday Innovator styles. expert in time and life management,  leader in the automotive aftermarket industry,  founder of a networking business,  and thirteen year old 8th grader and new experience seeker. I'm going to share my big insights and experiments and in doing so I hope you find ways to take what you are learning and transfer it into action. Click and listen to any of the episodes.  Tamara's Everyday Innovator style: Check out our sponsor Code 'Tamara' for 20% off your order

Do you ever feel like the obstacles in front of you are too daunting, or frankly came out of left field? Do you ever feel like the road ahead is so massive that it's hard to even get started? Our Everyday Innovator guest, Ari Kleinberg, is going to shed some light on how to think differently about your struggles, and why takin the first step to your goals is really the only one that matters. Ari is a thirteen year old eight grader, who just attempted his first Olympic triathlon. He opens up about what it's like being the one no one expects to be there, how he prepares for new experiences and most importantly how to not just anticipate but tame your struggles. Full disclosure, Ari is my son so this episode is special to me. He's quite the monologuer and often times I'll record our deep mother son conversations. Some real brilliance came out of this car talk that I know you'll enjoy. Ari's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Imaginative Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount

Have you ever gotten frustrated because the path to success wasn't a straight line up? Or do you try to avoid mistakes at all costs because you are afraid it will lead to failure or worse, embarrassment? Our Everyday Innovator, Donnie Boivin, shares his journey to success and it includes a lot of trial, error, mistakes, wins, and most importantly, lessons. As the founder of the Champion Success Network, Donnie shares with us how actively looking to "break things," and hiring people that are the opposite of you have been the keys to his success. He also digs into how he started a business he was actively trying to avoid for years was the best thing he ever did, and how his wife challenged him to fix the industry gave him the fuel he needed to get going. And he shares two elements of a championship mindset that has helped him and his team thrive.  Donnie's Everyday Innovator style: Risk Taker Instinctual Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount

Do you have that fire inside of you that wants more? Or, has that flame gone out and you are looking to reignite it? Today's Everyday Innovator Casey Beck, shares how she steps up to the challenges and opportunities in front of her. She also opens up about the importance of being surrounded by cheerleaders that push you forward and how to think creatively in the face of extreme challenges. As a senior category manager in the largest automotive after market retailer in the USA, and across the world, she shares an incredible example of innovation at work where despite incredible challenges, she, and her team, found ways to actually add value and expand their customer base. She also talks about how sometimes people need to feel the pain before they see the possibilities and buy-into your ideas, and how her outside passions fuel her work and life.  Casey's Everyday Innovator style: Imaginative Collaborative Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount

What if time didn’t feel like a scare commodity you were always fighting to get more of? What if you didn’t feel too busy, didn’t have to much on your plate or didn’t feel overworked? Our Everyday Innovator guest, Ashao Freesky shares how he not only thinks creatively about time, but how he finds ways to do better work, in less time. He also opens up about the hustle culture impacted health and he shares some great advice on how to improve your day-to-day tasks in a way that makes them both more efficient and effective.  Ashao’s Everyday Innovator style:  Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount

This week's insights are all about  going analog, resiliency through imposter syndrome, the unknown and making yourself irrelevant. I'm also going the share the cold slap in the face that accelerated my work in human-centered innovation and reminded me to always "fill the gaps." The Everyday Innovators came for a diverse set of experiences, backgrounds and Everyday Innovator styles. leader in Canvas Credit Unions,  CEO of Cultivate Advisors,  Founder of Technology for Entrepreneurs,  and President of RipSaw Wealth Tools. I'm going to share my big insights and experiments and in doing so I hope you find ways to take what you are learning and transfer it into action. Click and listen to any of the episodes.  Tamara's Everyday Innovator style: Check out our sponsor Code 'Tamara' for 20% off your order

What if you were always looking for a better solution, a better way to do your job or live your life? What if all those little opportunities to innovate added up to create massive impact? My Everyday Innovator, David Kon, shares how he innovates in everything from rearranging his desk to democratizing financial knowledge. He talks about how as the CEO of Ripsaw Wealth Tools, and in past jobs, he sees his team's real job as solving problems all the time and his job as a leader is to get out of their way and let them do just that. He also opens up about how to think about how to leverage your resources, especially how to make your time and money work for you, and why automating yourself out of a job is a good thing. David's Everyday Innovator style: Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount

What if you saw every opportunity to say yes as a chance to grow? What if you viewed technology as a tool that gives you room to innovate? My Everyday Innovator guest, Nelly Yusupova, shares with me how she sees everything that is thrown her way as a chance to grow and stretch. She also digs into how artificial intelligence allow us as humans to be more creative, why you need to know what matters most to you when going through transitions, and how scaling yourself has more to do with team values.  As the founder of TechSpeak for Entrepreneurs, she shares her insights on developing people and ideas. Nelly also opens up about her belief that you should never fear what you don't know and how getting punched in the face is good if you are prepared.  Nelly's Everyday Innovator style: Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount