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Michael Mehlberg helps you 10x your success rate with a monthly planning process

Episode 422: 10X Your Success Rate With This Monthly Planning Process by Michael Mehlberg on Productivity & Getting Things Done

Michael Mehlberg is an entrepreneur and certified agile project manager who specializes in productivity and organization systems. His blog has been called "The Owners Manual to an Awesome Life" and helps high-achieving entrepreneurs master their life and business - crushing their goals, living their passion, and finding purpose, balance, and excellence in all they do.

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https://michaelmehlberg.com/blog/2018/10/9/10x-your-success-rate-with-this-monthly-planning-process 

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Kate Erickson of EOFire shares two short posts covering podcasting strategies and the risks of self-comparison

Episode 421: Podcasting Strategies for Speakers and Experts AND What Happens When You Compare Yourself To Others by Kate Erickson

John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of Entrepreneurs On Fire, an award winning podcast where he interviews inspiring Entrepreneurs every Monday and drops value bombs every Thursday. His goal with Entrepreneurs On Fire is to deliver the inspiration and strategies you need to FIRE UP your entrepreneurial journey and create the life you've always dreamed of.

The original posts can be found here: https://www.eofire.com/podcasting-strategies-for-speakers-and-experts/ & https://www.eofire.com/what-happens-when-you-compare-yourself-to-others/ 

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Karl Staib shares 7 powerful techniques to turn your career dreams into reality

Episode 420: 7 Powerful Techniques to Turn Your Career Dreams into Reality by Karl Staib of Dig To Fly on Inner Dialog

Karl Staib is an author that seeks out growth at every turn. It's why he writes. He wants to process his thoughts and emotions, learn from them and share them with the world. He grew up in a little town in Pennsylvania called Pipersiville. He moved to Austin, TX in this mid twenties and now he is living in San Antonio with his wife and two boys. If you enjoy his writing, he encourages you to reach out to him at DigToFly.com. He wants to hear about how you've learned to grow from your own struggles. When his father passed it was focusing on gratitude that helped him get through one of the most difficult times in his life. It taught him the importance of bringing gratitude to every single situation. Whether it's a difficult situation like his father's death or amazing one like drinking ice cold tea by the river with his son. That's why he wants to bring more gratitude into the workplace. His work inside a fortune 500 company that regularly ranks in top 10 for best place to work has shown him the importance of gratitude and how it increases productivity and communication. If you want to learn more just go to DigToFly.com. He is also a big fan of traveling, meditation, Yoga, hikes in lush terrain and his family.

The original post is located here: https://digtofly.com/7-powerful-techniques-to-turn-your-career-dreams-into-reality/ 

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Margo Aaron of That Seems Important questions whether or not you should use clickbait to get people to read your stuff

Episode 419: Should You Use Clickbait to Get People to Read Your Stuff by Margo Aaron of That Seems Important on Marketing Ethic

Margo Aaron is a proud graduate of Emory University, Columbia University and altMBA where she won the prestigious Walker Award. In 2017 she founded The Arena, the first virtual coworking space for solopreneurs. She's a regular contributor to Inc and lives in Jersey City as a Daywalker.

The original post is located here: https://www.thatseemsimportant.com/marketing/clickbait-headlines/ 

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Nir Eyal and Ciara Byrne of NirAndFar talk about why Slack is so habit-forming

Episode 418: The Psychology of a Billion-Dollar Enterprise App: Why is Slack So Habit-Forming by Nir Eyal & Ciara Byrne

Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.”

Nir founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He is the author of the bestselling book, Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products.

In addition to blogging at NirAndFar.com, Nir’s writing has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today.

Nir is also an active investor in habit-forming technologies. Some of his past investments include: Eventbrite, Product Hunt, Pantry, Marco Polo, Presence Learning, 7 Cups, Pana, Symphony Commerce, Worklife (acquired by Cisco) and Refresh.io (acquired by LinkedIn).

Nir attended The Stanford Graduate School of Business and Emory University.

The original post is located here: https://www.nirandfar.com/habit-forming/ 

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Steve Chou of My Wife Quit Her Job teaches you how to start a business with no money. This is part 2 of 2.

Episode 417: [Part 2] How To Start A Business With No Money - Here’s Exactly What I’d Do by Steve Chou of MyWifeQuitHerJob

Steve Chou of My Wife Quit Her Job carries both a bachelors and a masters degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University, but spent a good portion of his graduate education studying entrepreneurship and small business. When he and his wife had a child, they launched an online store to supplement their income, and quickly replaced Steve's wife's income stream through the new business. Steve blogs about it all at MyWifeQuitHerJob.com

The original post is located here: https://mywifequitherjob.com/how-to-start-a-business-when-youre-clueless-with-no-money-heres-what-id-do/ 

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Steve Chou of My Wife Quit Her Job teaches you how to start a business with no money. This is part 1 of 2.

Episode 416: [Part 1] How To Start A Business With No Money - Here’s Exactly What I’d Do by Steve Chou of MyWifeQuitHerJob

Steve Chou of My Wife Quit Her Job carries both a bachelors and a masters degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University, but spent a good portion of his graduate education studying entrepreneurship and small business. When he and his wife had a child, they launched an online store to supplement their income, and quickly replaced Steve's wife's income stream through the new business. Steve blogs about it all at MyWifeQuitHerJob.com

The original post is located here: https://mywifequitherjob.com/how-to-start-a-business-when-youre-clueless-with-no-money-heres-what-id-do/ 

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Douglas Lang with Altris shares two short articles covering how to make an impact and how to spot coachable moments

Episode 415: Making an Impact AND Spotting Coachable Moments by Douglas Lang with Altris on Improving Work Culture

Altris has a range of specialised Leadership Development and Executive Coaching solutions. They believe that each leader, team and organisation is unique and therefore the solutions they deliver must be distinctive.

The original posts are located here:

http://blog.altris.co.nz/?p=1093 & http://blog.altris.co.nz/?p=1774 

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Christine Comaford tells you how to make your financing pitch sizzle

Episode 414: Make Your Financing Pitch Sizzle by Christine Comaford of Smart Tribes Institute on Entrepreneurship Funding 

Christine Comaford is a Leadership and Culture Coach who specializes in applied neuroscience, which helps her clients achieve tremendous results in record time. She is a human behavior expert, a leadership columnist for Forbes.com, and the New York Times bestselling author of Power Your Tribe, SmartTribes and Rules for Renegades.

The original post is located here: https://smarttribesinstitute.com/make-your-financing-pitch-sizzle/ 

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Tynan tells you how to plow through work and still produce quality

Episode 413: How to Plow Through Work and Still Produce Quality by Tynan on Breaking Down Big Projects

Tynan was named as one of the top 25 best bloggers in 2013 by Time Magazine. He believes in making deliberate decisions and breaking away from the herd mentality. He likes learning new things, building habits, exposing the world, connecting with awesome people, and creating good work. The New York Times Bestseller “The Game” featured him as one of the main characters, as he was one of the most famous pickup artists in the world. In 2008, he sold everything he owned and went on an extended world trip, becoming a fervent minimalist.

Fun facts: he’s a college dropout, was a professional poker player, Courtney Love was his roommate for 9 months, and he once built a swimming pool in his living room.

The original post is located here: https://tynan.com/work/ 

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