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Bryan Gillette uses his experience as an ultra-distance athlete as a foundation for his work in leadership development.

The lessons are simple, but not always easy.

Find more about Bryan at www.EpicPerformances.com

What do you do when you want to pursue art and you recognize a need to make money? Head to Wall Street! There, Miriam faced trials of having to prove her worth, doing so by making herself visible.

Several leadership lessons reveal themselves as Miriam talked about how she approached her climb on Wall Street and her love of art. One of these focuses on guerilla marketing and getting yourself in the place where your customers are!

Art gives people meaning (as people bring meaning to the art they experience). Become visible or known; move people. Let them experience who you are and what you stand for.

What stops you from standing up and standing out is fear - fear of being rejected. And that’s an anti-survival tactic. Miriam reminds us that brains evolved for survival, not achievement, and that we need to be able to push past the basics of survival in order to truly achieve. Push past fear. You deserve to be seen and heard.

To see and hear more of Miriam Schulman, please go to The Inspiration Place Podcast for marketing and mindset.

Look for her book, at www.ArtpreneurBook.com

And be sure to visit www.SchulmanArt.com/believe for free affirmations and the first chapter of her book!

This is all about self-development and business for creatives. It’s about how to keep going - forward!

John’s bio makes him look like he’s got decades beyond his 21 years. He’s a serial entrepreneur who has been a realtor and investor, coming out of the projects to make his life different from his early start. He learned from others, seeing who was a NON-Role Model for him and choosing another path.

His focus is on teaching and lifting others to see beyond their current circumstances and in this podcast you’ll hear how he encourages entrepreneurs to dream.

Steeped in curiosity, he pushes the audience to take responsibility noting that once you’re at an age to make decisions, your choices and your life falls on you.

He quotes early philosophers and mindset coaches noting that his quest is to continue to learn and in turn enlighten others. Continuing to push toward an ever-moving horizon line, he notes that the thing I have to break through was built by me. We can all take a lesson here.

Find more about him at www.Walk2Wealth.com find his podcast by the same name, and download a free gift at https://www.bit.ly/walk2wealthgift

Hello Detective - a greeting from a Netflix show that I was dying to say that out loud, but didn’t. Here, retired NYPD Detective Vic Ferrari takes us behind the scenes of the NYPD, sharing stories that have relatable leadership lessons woven throughout.

At 10 years old, he was fascinated with the men in uniform he saw around him. He’d poke into police cars to look at their equipment and knew then that he had a path to follow. By 21 he was in the academy. After six months, he was in the field. Shiny and new, there were mistakes to be made and learning to embrace.

He noted that there’s a “terrible twos” phase in which he learned nuance. And I’d say that’s true of pretty much any of us starting into something new. It takes about two years to really feel comfortable learning a new role and settling into it.

Other lessons include becoming aware of who to follow. There are people out there that have flash and want to show off to show the way. In Vic’s world, those people ended up being suspended, removed from the force, and incarcerated.

Vic lets us in on some of the grittier happenings of the force and the road he took. And another relatable lesson for us came from his realization that not everyone or everything is the same. There are people out there who just want to complain. There are people out there who will just show up to do the job. And there are people out there, Vic estimates that between 5% or 10% are there to learn, hone, and believe in the craft.

Listen in as Vic tells us about busting a car-theft ring that was run by organized crime. And if you’re up for some fun reading, please visit Amazon.com and search Vic Ferrari.

Myles Wakeham is the kind of guy I’d love to sit with to enjoy a beer and share life’s philosophies. He’s understated, not loud, but has a simmering wisdom that he shares openly if you’re willing to absorb it.

Growing up in Australia, the son of talented concert musicians, he learned about patterns of waves and music and has applied that knowledge to a grander perspective in the world.

When he was younger, he was writing code for early computers. He saw a need and began to shop his skills out, landing programming projects for the government. He notes having learned a lot from the ocean and that in life, you need to see what’s coming and just be ahead of the waves so that those waves you paddle out to meet can carry you forward.

It’s so simple, but really it’s not easy. Myles encourages us to move beyond fear and look for polarities - the opposites in situations - and to look for patterns, as well. You can get stuck in fear or greed or seeking dominance. Or, you can step into empathy and seek a broader perspective about any situation.

Really, Myles’ comments were simply music to my ears. He notes that time is the most important commodity and that each of us needs to commit to doing our best in each moment.

And he hints at our culture leaning into tech and cautions that we need to be aware of who is serving whom, suggesting that while tech is a great tool, we need to get back to our organic selves. And he leaves us with these key points:

For more on Myles, please go to https://www.BeUnconstrained.com

None of what’s presented in this program is intended as medical, psychological, legal, financial, or spiritual advice. This is a conversation you’re choosing to drop in on. Please seek appropriate, professional advice and counsel should you need professional help.

Ann Hince had a rough start as a child. From leg issues needing physical therapy at birth to being given up for adoption to finding her mother, dead, on the bathroom floor at 19… it wasn’t an easy way to eek into adulthood.

As the title of one book says, The Body Keeps The Score, it’s not a surprise that Ann had to uncover the trauma to let go of it. She notes holding onto fear and feeling easily triggered into reacting.

That is, until she was introduced to Emotional Freedom Techniques (the original EFT) or what’s known as “Tapping.” Ann invites us to consider that emotions are energy and that we need to feel and acknowledge them vs. express or suppress them. Just notice the physical sensations of emotions. Doing so helps you find your truth in each moment. Accept and release!

Gain perspective on past trauma. Allow it to become a story without an emotional anchor. Explore and life becomes a fun journey.

Find Ann Hince on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTc4hb7ZKvih1LlRHK0cUjg

She can also be found on Facebook or at www.AnnHince.com

Look for her book, The Pathway To Insight on Amazon.

None of today’s episode is intended as financial or investment advice or counsel, nor are any promises made for returns on investments. Rather, what is presented is intended, as always, to spark inspiration and deep thought.

What an investment fund manager can teach us about our future is HUGE. Beginning with how we ended the podcast, the nuggets you’ll hear here include:

We learned that ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS, not just leaving your retirement to a 401(k). Time and money freedom are possible sooner than you might think. But that requires some concentrated effort on your part.

Think about owning:

While not right for everyone, I’m personally interested in how fractional ownership in a “real estate syndicate” works. Buy in works the same for mortgage note investing.

→ Being a part owner of a big fund allows you to become a part of something larger than yourself.

“Safe” investing includes single family homes in desirable locations

“Riskier” investments include buying into properties in need of work (i.e. flipping)

Look for opportunities.

Hang out with people who are doing this kind of thing.

Join real estate investment groups.

Read!

Check out Fred’s book: The Little Green Book of Note Investing

Find Fred Moskowitz at www.FredMoskowitz.com

www.GiftFromFred.com to download his free note investing guide

Or text the word MONEY to 215-461-4433

Gina Riley helps people in job transitions to gain clarity and design the job they really want. She notes that it’s important to find your unique value proposition, what you bring that’s different from anyone else and not to try to be everything to every job op.

Much like One Sharp Sword allows you to cut through to what matters most, knowing what you’re great at allows you to cut through the noise. You’ve got to have great communication skills, know your map and your story (how you got here) and to understand and articulate your career trajectory stories.

When looking for opportunities, much like any marketing project, research the pain points of the industry and specific company, know the market, the key players, and the unique challenges of the particular organization you’re after.

Start with your strengths and know your values.

What is it you uniquely bring?

When looking at cultural fit, be sure to focus on cultural values and the behaviors where those values play out.

Get grounded in your career story (tell it in under five minutes).

Create a plan for the search and know what outcome you’re after.

Practice, so you can step forward with confidence.

Get outside help - and outside perspective can do wonders.

Recognize where you are already known, liked, and trusted and leverage that!

Reach out to Gina and receive her free masterclass and .pdf plan at https://ginarileyconsulting.com/masterclass-series-by-gina-riley/

From Pharmacist to Conflict Resolution Coach, Jerry Fu brings us some great leadership lessons.

In this podcast, you’ll hear how Jerry Fu challenged the path he was expected to take, pursued his own path in becoming a pharmacist and then realized his true calling. He challenged himself and us, the audience, to consider the questions of:

- What if I could be a good leader?

- How much longer will I put off this dream?

He notes that dancing salsa requires leadership and that it takes years to get good at it. The transferable skills are that it teaches you to think on your feet and that you need a willingness to lead.

A witticism he offers is, no plan survives reality, which is a way of saying that when you make plans, you need to be flexible.

Jerry has a formula for conflict resolution and my interpretation of that plan is that you need to start with a desired outcome in mind, engage in working agreements with the other person and step into eight to ten seconds of courage. Use the 24-hour rule, which is if you put things off, you need to act within 24 hours, but if you’re kind of a hot-head, you need to wait for 24-hours before you jump in to respond.

Jerry suggests creating a script and rehearsing what you’ll say plus the various responses you might offer to multiple possible retorts. And then follow through.

Become an advocate for the person you’re in conflict with and ask for permission to have a discussion/conversation.

Gold Nugget: Failure doesn’t mean you’re done. It means you’re not done!

Practice finesse vs. force.

Find out more and download Jerry’s plan for conflict resolution at www.AdaptingLeaders.com/guide

What can a guy who was tossed in jail for stealing rims teach us about business?

This guy is a decorated Marine and a multi-millionaire. He’s a mentor to business owners. And he can teach us all A LOT.

Edwin Carrion had dreams.

He followed those dreams.

His attitude when challenges arose: “Let me make the best of it.”

Listen to this episode to learn about Edwin’s amazing story.

Remember to create four key areas of financial stability for yourself:

Edwin points out that you can aim for having nice things, but what really matters are the experiences you create with those nice things.

Follow Edwin on all social platforms @EdwinCarrion78

You can join his Facebook community at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/StartUpToMillions