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Michael Simpson of NirAndFar talks about using mind control to raise startup cash

Episode 693: Using Mind Control to Raise Startup Cash by Michael Simpson of Nir and Far

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/raisemoney/ 

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Amber Waugaman of AW Coach shares two short posts covering how to help your employees think for themselves and guideposts for leadership and culture decisions

Episode 692: Help Your Employees Think For Themselves AND Guideposts For Leadership and Culture Decisions by Amber Waugaman

Amber provides crucial leadership development for leaders & employees. She wants to set you up for success as a leader! Whether you need a refresher or are learning from scratch, she partners with you to build a foundation in order to be a highly-effective and high-performing leader.

As a society, we set leaders up to fail because we promote them into people management positions without providing them with the training, skills, tools, resources, and ongoing development that is necessary to be a high-performing leader.

The path to high-performing leadership is just one click away. 

The original posts are located here: https://awcoach.co/help-your-employees-think-for-themselves/ & https://awcoach.co/guideposts-for-decisions/ 

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Brian Tracy shares 4 mental techniques used by highly effective people

Episode 691: 4 Mental Techniques Used By Highly Effective People by Brian Tracy

Brian Tracy's goal is to help you achieve your personal and business goals faster and easier than you ever imagined. Brian Tracy has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 70 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year. He has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 70 books that have been translated into dozens of languages.

The original post is located here: https://www.briantracy.com/blog/time-management/program-your-subconscious-mind-for-time-management-success-4-mental-techniques-used-by-highly-effective-people/ 

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Dr. Jenny Brockis talks about how to boost mental wellbeing with happiness

Episode 690: How to Boost Mental Wellbeing with Happiness by Dr. Jenny Brockis

Dr. Jenny Brockis is a medical practitioner and board-certified lifestyle medicine physician, keynote speaker and best-selling author based out of Perth, Western Australia. She is an expert in the science of high-performance thinking, creating thriving teams and leaders through improving brain health and wellbeing. And in her new book, Thriving Mind: How to Cultivate a Good Life, she reveals how to cultivate the mental agility, flexibility and adaptability required to meet the needs of the modern workplace and thrive.

The original post is located here: https://www.drjennybrockis.com/2019/9/13/boost-mental-wellbeing-with-happiness/

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Andreas Widmer shares an excerpt from his book "The Art of Principled Entrepreneurship: Creating Enduring Value"

Episode 689: An Excerpt From The Art of Principled Entrepreneurship: Creating Enduring Value by Andreas Widmer

The Art of Principled Entrepreneurship is a prescription for living the American Dream and for finding the fulfilment that comes from helping employees and customers improve their lives. In his 30-year career in international business strategy, economic development, and entrepreneurship, author Andreas Widmer has seen firsthand numerous companies both succeed financially and also build a people-centered venture in the process.

He shares his favorite success stories and details five key principles for conducting business in ways that combine personal virtue, the latest entrepreneurial tools, and long-term perspective in order to make business a win-win proposition for everyone. At a time when the number of new business startups is at its lowest point in 50 years and more than half the workforce at existing businesses struggles with motivation, finding a better way to do business is more urgent than ever.

More about the book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Art-Principled-Entrepreneurship-Creating-Enduring-ebook/dp/B09BJ7NP6T 

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Vicki Cook and Amy Blacklock of Women Who Money talks about whether or not you should ever work for free. This is part 2 of 2.

Episode 688: [Part 2] Should You Ever Work For Free by Vicki Cook and Amy Blacklock

The co-founders of Women Who Money are Amy Blacklock from Life Zemplified and Vicki Cook, from Make Smarter Decisions. Vicki and Amy connected initially online and eventually met in person at a financial conference in the fall of 2017.

They've both reached financial independence and left full-time work to devote more time to family, pursue passion projects, and embrace fun and challenging opportunities.

They enjoy collaborating on original content and sharing great articles written by and for women.

The original post is located here: https://womenwhomoney.com/work-for-free-exposure-experience/ 

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Vicki Cook and Amy Blacklock of Women Who Money talks about whether or not you should ever work for free. This is part 1 of 2.

Episode 687: [Part 1] Should You Ever Work For Free by Vicki Cook and Amy Blacklock

The co-founders of Women Who Money are Amy Blacklock from Life Zemplified and Vicki Cook, from Make Smarter Decisions. Vicki and Amy connected initially online and eventually met in person at a financial conference in the fall of 2017.

They've both reached financial independence and left full-time work to devote more time to family, pursue passion projects, and embrace fun and challenging opportunities.

They enjoy collaborating on original content and sharing great articles written by and for women.

The original post is located here: https://womenwhomoney.com/work-for-free-exposure-experience/ 

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Josh Bauerle of EOFire talks about taking the tax deductions you deserve as an entrepreneur

Episode 686: Taking the Tax Deductions You Deserve as an Entrepreneur by Josh Bauerle

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.

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Luke Smith with Carl Pullein shares productivity tips for employees with disabilities

Episode 685: Productivity Tips For Employees With Disabilities by Luke Smith

Carl has written three books on productivity and time management and coaches companies and individuals around the world through his Time and Life Mastery and Your Digital Life courses. 

His passion and dedication to helping people become better at managing their time so they can focus on what is important to them is legendary and his presentations and workshops are highly interactive, entertaining and educational.

The original post can be found here: https://www.carlpullein.com/blog/productivity-tips-for-employees-with-disabilities/12/5/2021 

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Kalen Bruce of Money Mini Blog tells you how to make more money in less time

Episode 684: Passive Income and Side Gigs: Make More Money in Less Time by Kalen Bruce

Kalen Bruce is the founder of MoneyMiniBlog. His story is simple… he and his wife were $24,000 in debt and became a student of finances to get out. They are now debt-free and building wealth. Kalen shares everything he has learned on his blog, writing informative, entertaining, mini blogs to help you with your finances. Finances can be intimidating, so he keeps his posts short, sweet, and simple.

The original post is located here: https://moneyminiblog.com/make-money/passive-income-and-side-gigs/ 

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