InYourElement

If you want to build a great product, a large audience, and a big heart, build empathy.

Arvid Kahl, prominent voice in the Indie Hacker community, and one of the kindest people I've interviewed to date, grew his own startup to $55k/month in revenue, and then sold this to live a life on his own terms.

This was a fascinating episode, where we uncovered how Arvid:

• Built a SaaS company from the ground up to earn 55k a month, and then sell this off for a life changing amount of money.
• Wrote his last book with the help of 500+ people, ensuring it was a smashing success on day one.
• Went from 400 to 20k+ followers by “going where the stuff already happens”, and being more empathetic.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/arvidkahl

'The Bootstrapped Founder': https://thebootstrappedfounder.com

'The Embedded Entrepreneur': https://embeddedentrepreneur.com

'Zero to Sold': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zero-Sold-Start-Bootstrapped-Business-ebook/dp/B08BWZS8VN

Website: https://www.inyourelement.fm

Previews on Instagram: @inyourelement.fm

Passion has the power to change things. Because it changes you.

This week's episode is a short spoken word on the very thing that drives each of our biggest decisions, achievements, and adventures in life - passion.

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Website: https://www.inyourelement.fm

Previews on Instagram: @inyourelement.fm

Relationships make the world go round.

We’re social creatures, and we thrive off of connection, it’s an essential part of being. We were made to connect.

While some day you will fade away, your legacy will continue to live on in the memory of others. That is the quickest path to immortality.

So what do you want that memory to be? 

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Website: https://www.inyourelement.fm

Previews on Instagram: @inyourelement.fm

Stories make the world go round. They are a part of everything we do. Stories have the power to invoke feelings - a sense of mystery, inspiration, awe, suspense, joy, fear, and sadness.

Choose your words, tell good stories, and listen with your whole being - do these three things, and you can instill a sense of presence that captivates those around you. 

Check out Part 2 of our conversation!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5DCayuIGJTgcLOPjAh2ccg?si=ft_bkygpTTWYP8JshJ-6Hg

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/mt/podcast/bonus-episode-i-am-my-element-ft-aaron-baw-host-inyourelement/id1558841578?i=1000520272312

In this one, we have a laugh with self-proclaimed "lord amongst men", king of Aussie banter, Mitch Kelly, host of the "Life's a Mitch" Podcast - quickly topping the charts as one of the most popular Podcasts in Australia.

This is part one of a two part conversation with Mitch. In Part 2, Mitch interviews me, where we uncover some of my own story, favourite childhood games, deepest fears, and laugh a whole lot more.

Interested in Part 2? Stay tuned on Mitch's Podcast.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/mt/podcast/lifes-a-mitch-podcast/id1558841578

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3bkXh5PV4KzcF4ZLzDazP9?si=BcV950H_TKG7bSVmGi_beQ&nd=1

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/mitch-kelly-7

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifesamitchpodcast/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifesamitch_podcast/

Jarie believes that all creative work follows some kind of framework. You just might not be able to define it. Understanding how you can apply constraints and frameworks to creative work can make all the difference.

Jarie is a self-proclaimed 'Engineer by training, and entrepreneur by nature'. With over two decades of experience in startups and Integrated Circuit design, Jarie has an incredible story to share.

In this episode, we uncover Jarie's incredible story as a serial entrepreneur, and learn:

• Why constraints can supercharge the creative process 
• The similarities between storytelling and engineering
• Lessons learned as a serial entrepreneur

Find Jarie

The Entrepreneur Ethos (Podcast): https://theentrepreneurethos.com

The Daily MBA: https://www.thedailymba.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedailymba

How would you react if you jumped into a Lyft ride with Demi Lovato? Bianca has seen and done it all. With extensive experience in Digital Marketing, she shares some of her learnings about Social Media, and what it means to live well (hint: you should probably buy a Peloton).

Find Bianca

Please Don't Kick Me Out Podcast: https://pleasedontkickmeout.com

Socials: https://linktr.ee/pleasedontkickmeout

Bianca get's 'Lyfted' by Demi Lovato: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rifMGMPAAHM

What does it mean to be a person? Should we grant personhood to Robots? What might happen if we do?

As we catapult ourselves into 2021 and beyond, we're standing amidst developments in AI and Robotics that are taking place at break-neck speed. As ethical, moral, and philosophical work lags behind - Joshua K. Smith is asking tough questions about how we should live with, and treat Robots.

In this one, we talk about:

• What it means to be a person
• Why it might be a good idea to grant legal personhood to a Robot
• Understanding how humans might treat Robots, with or without legal protections
• An ideal future

Find Joshua:

Website: https://www.joshuaksmith.org

"Robotic Persons: Our future with Social Robots": https://www.amazon.com/Robotic-Persons-Future-Social-Robots/dp/1664219749/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jksmith8806

The last in a short series of reflective solo essays. Interviews are back next week.

Time is the one thing we can all spend, yet never get back. Each one of us is given around 640,000 hours to lead the live we choose to live, starting with 24 of those each and every day. 

How are you going to choose to spend that time?

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW3riEz9kDw .

This year alone - amidst a global pandemic, recession, and immense geo-political instability, the world has seen change at an alarming pace. As 2020 wraps up, this short spoken essay serves as tribute to the 423m tall lump of limestone which has been through it all, and never seems to change. Gibraltar.