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Key Points

Bad Dependent Thinking means that you don’t question the beliefs that shape your actions.  (i.e. – Marketing messaging, doing things the way they’ve always been done, etc.)

Good Dependent Thinking involves building off of the ideas and innovations of others. (i.e. – research, learning, patent system, etc.)

Independent Thinking is critically assessing the ideas in your own head and those from other people.

Complete and perfect Independent Thought is impossible and completely impractical.

To think independently, challenge each thought as it enters your mind as often as is feasible, especially with new ideas.

Develop a solid foundation of belief system to measure the world by.

Evaluate new ideas that you come across by comparing them to your belief system.

Evaluate your belief system through logic and constantly be testing it yourself.

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Key Points

What other people close to you say to themselves affects you.

What you say to yourself affects those close to you.

Watch out for indications of demeaning talk in yourself and your friends/family.

Things like jokingly putting yourself down are hints at negative self-talk.

Developing a solid foundation of belief about what makes you valuable is the best defense against second-hand self talk.

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Key Points

Your audience expects to have access to you through social media.

Many large organizations are having difficulty adapting to the new paradigm.

Marketing and messaging used to be one-directional. Now, you have to be more transparent because your audience speaks publicly, too.

Allow yourself to be aware of how your audience reacts.

React to your audience and take their opinions and feedback into consideration.

Key OMG Point

Daniel has NEVER played Tetris on the Gameboy!

We’re going to fix this…upcoming…check in on Indie Intellect’s Youtube Channel.

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Find out more about Paul DiGiovanni

Twitter: @PaulieDiGi

Website: GroupSRC.com

Check out his latest project: IdeasForCosa.ideascale.com – A suggestion box community for the San Antonio City Council

Key Points

* Cultural shifts require a grassroots change.

* The average user is completely aware when something is just automated and is not genuine.

* Real engagement is not only important, but is completely necessary in the modern age.

* Reddit is a unique community that has its own etiquette and rules.  Get to know those before trying to market to the community.

* Special care must be taken on Reddit to make sure you’re putting your audience first.  Redditors can sniff out a fake as fast as anyone.

* If you can learn to bring yourself to Reddit and get good reception, you can market yourself anywhere.

Find out more about Paul DiGiovanni

Twitter: @PaulieDiGi

Website: GroupSRC.com

Check out his latest project: IdeasForCosa.ideascale.com – A suggestion box community for the San Antonio City Council

In response to a message on Twitter from a listener, we’ve recorded this episode on building trust and creating a business where you can rightfully charge more for premium service.  Pat Flynn even chimed in and had some nice words to say about this podcast!

Read the Twitter conversation here: https://twitter.com/DanielSanchez20/status/572626325850071041

Guests Host and Contributors

We had guest host Michael Maestas on with us to share his insight from his years of experience in consulting and business-building.  We also had some great input on working with marketing firms from Nick Tauro, Broadcast Creative Director with the world-class advertising firm RK Venture.

Learn more about RK Venture and award-winning projects they have worked on at: RKVenture.com

Find out more about Mike Schlichte

Twitter: @MichaelSchlicht

Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Absolute-Real-Estate-LLC/163583260369921

Website: absoluterehomes.com

Check out the website for his upcoming class: FlipABQ.com – Learn to Invest from a Local Pro

Check out Part 1 of our interview with Mike

Opening Up Possibilities Through Real Estate With Mike Schlichte (Part 1)

Culture Points

* The cultural shift taking place in way that people view media and relate with media personalities.

* Traditional media is beginning to take ques and learn from the online culture.

* Roughly 4 times the views that the Superbowl gets happen daily on YouTube.

* The dominant demographic culture chooses to be interactive with its media, but this has caused ripples through the other demographics outside of the dominant.

* Many different age groups engage on social media now.

* The new paradigm is that anyone has access to an audience or customer base online, if they can package the information right. (More about this concept in Episode 5)

Real Estate Points

* Infinite return on an investment? What…?  It’s possible.

* If you invest no money and get back something, that it an infinite return.

* Being creative, prepared and willing to put in some work, you can make higher returns with real estate than most any other investment.

* Social media is a great way to tap into your network for information and capital.

* Many people have investment money that they feel could be put to better use.

Find out more about Mike Schlichte

Twitter: @MichaelSchlicht

Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Absolute-Real-Estate-LLC/163583260369921

Website: absoluterehomes.com

Check out the website for his upcoming class: FlipABQ.com – Learn to Invest from a Local Pro

Find out more about Mike Schlichte

Twitter: @MichaelSchlicht

Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Absolute-Real-Estate-LLC/163583260369921

Website: absoluterehomes.com

Check out Part 2 of our interview with Mike

Opportunities in Real Estate and the Coming Gens With Mike Schlichte (Part 2)

Points

* Not having the capital for a down payment is not necessarily a show-stopper for real estate investment.

* If you have the education, there are people who have the money to invest in your deal/project.

* “The deal of the century comes around once a week.”

* You don’t have to fake it until you make it.  You only have to invest in your education.

* Being real is valuable to smart people.

* Flipping is a one-time job or project.  Owning a rental property is an investment.

* When buying a rental property, look for one that has upside built-in, too, so that if you don’t like the investment, you can have a decent exit strategy.

* Being diversified in your investments is good, with a mind kept to where your strengths are.

* The game of real estate is a game of information.  Whoever has the most information will get the best end result.

* Getting a real estate license will likely benefit people looking to buy more than 1 or 2 properties a year, due to savings on real estate commissions.

* An associate broker (beginning level) must be tied to a qualifying broker to operate.

* A property manager can be beneficial to scaling your rental portfolio.

* Plan to pay a property manager when buying your property.

* To find a good property manager, look for someone who is responsive, even to your initial contact attempts.

* “You make the profit when you buy.”

* Many millenials feel adverse to real estate investment, but there is a great deal of opportunity for those who are willing to be smart about money.

Watch for the next episode coming in only 1 week!

Find out more about Mike Schlichte

Twitter: @MichaelSchlicht

Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Absolute-Real-Estate-LLC/163583260369921

Website: absoluterehomes.com

Check out the Coffee Review for Episode 6 on YouTube

Main Coffee Chat: youtube.com/watch?v=XrFrG-HaZMo

Bonus Coffee Gear Review: youtube.com/watch?v=KSwrzoVj7zs

Find out more about Bryan Sands

Twitter: @BryanASands

Blog: www.everyonelovessex.org

Keep an eye out for his upcoming book: Everyone Loves Sex: So Why Wait?

Points

(“Listen to the end for Bryan’s 3 Killer Pieces of Advice for Anyone Pursuing Their Passion”)

* Building your audience is important, regardless of what sort of medium you are looking to communicate through.

* Blogs are a good way to build a community around your topic or project, especially through comments and feedback.

* Engaging with the audience and getting feedback helps to get your audience invested in your project before it even happens.

* Traditional publishers look for an author to have an existing audience.

* When you have your ‘Why’, it gives you the perseverance to make the ‘How’ happen.

* Conferences allow you to have a great opportunity to learn and network.

* Battling Fear: Get good people around you.

Resources Mentioned

* Book proposal – Basic template here: twliterary.com/bookproposal.html

Find out more about Bryan Sands

Twitter: @BryanASands

Facebook: facebook.com/BryanASands

Blog: www.everyonelovessex.org

Keep an eye out for his upcoming book: Everyone Loves Sex: So Why Wait?

Check out the Coffee Review for Episode 6 on YouTube

 http://youtu.be/3UDx_LeMEnk

Points

* Overwhelm can prevent you from getting started or bury you once you have dived in.

* Don’t be afraid to reduce the size or scope of your project in the beginning. You can always grow it later. (Think Minimum Viable Product)

* Prepare a plan. If you have a release schedule and you feel like you need to make a change, let your audience know. Don’t just go dark.

* Does “Be Everywhere” really need to be your strategy?

* Don’t be afraid of automation.

* Make accounts on all of the social media platforms to secure your identity there, even if you’re not going to be using them right away.

* It’s far worse to misuse a platform than not use it at all.

* Just because you use a platform once to add value to your main channel, it doesn’t mean you have to continue to use it consistently. If it applies to your plan, go for it. If not, don’t and don’t feel bad about it.

* Which channel gets you the best Return on Investment (ROI)? Focus on giving those users the best experience first.

Resources Mentioned

* Our Quick Hootsuite Tutorial – youtu.be/fKiexXinoJ4

* Daniel’s Kickstarter Campaign – kickstarter.com/…the-ukalin

* Young House Love – www.younghouselove.com

* Shaytards – www.youtube.com/user/SHAYTARDS

* Pat Flynn – www.smartpassiveincome.com

* Trello – www.trello.com

* Hootsuite – hootsuite.com

* Cafe Bella in Albuquerque, NM – www.cafebellacoffee.com

Image courtesy Kate Maldonado via Flickr.

Our friend, Robert Kwasny, joins us for a chat about his journey and his revelations about what fear is, how it hinders us and some practical ideas about remove the obstacles that fear places in our paths.

Points

* When you pushing yourself, you will be surprised at what you are capable of.

* Fear is a construct of your own mind.

* These fear obstacles in your mind can be removed.

Resources Mentioned

* NLP – Neurolinguistic Programming – 6-step WikiHow article showing you how to use NLP on yourself  to enhance your personal performance

* EFT – Emotional Freedom Technique

* Tutorial from EmoFree.com: http://www.emofree.com/eft-tutorial/eft-tapping-tutorial.html

* 8-step WikiHow article showing you how to use EFT quickly

* IJustTalk.com – Robert’s latest entrepreneurial adventures: working to change the US over to the metric system and much more…

 Tools

* The Sandwich Chart mentioned can be found on this page by scrolling down to “Finding the Right Tapping Points”

Image courtesy Martin Fisch via Flickr.