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Anthony Ongaro of Break the Twitch encourages us to start creating and sharing.

Episode 162: Start Creating And Share The Dang Thing by Anthony Ongaro of Break The Twitch on Content Creation

After years of impulse spending on Amazon and elsewhere, Anthony Ongaro realized that his one-click purchase habits were more of a physical Twitch than an intentional action. It turned out, this Twitch wasn’t just limited to online spending. It applied to social media, impulsive smartphone usage, and more.

Break the Twitch is all about minimizing distractions and doing more of what matters.

Check out Anthony's new book, Break the Twitch: http://breakthetwitch.com/book

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Nir Eyal reminds us that being a quitter makes for a good entrepreneur.

Episode 161: Being a Quitter Makes You a Good Entrepreneur by Nir Eyal of Nir And Far on Business Mindset & Tactics

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.

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Mike Smerklo shared 5 lessons that he learned about entrepreneurship in 2020.

Episode 160: Five Lessons About Entrepreneurship That I Learned in 2020 by Mike Smerklo

Mike Smerklo is an experienced entrepreneur, investor and business leader driven by the desire to turn ideas into reality. Having bought and scaled a small business into a publicly traded company worth nearly a billion dollars in value, he has a deep understanding of the hard work, dedication and grit that truly powers successful entrepreneurship. Today, as the co-founder and managing director of Next Coast Ventures, Smerklo is a champion for a new generation of entrepreneurs building disruptive companies in big markets. His new book, Mr. Monkey and Me (Scribe Media, Nov. 17 2020), is a “real talk” guide for entrepreneurs who want to cut through the noise to cultivate a mindset that supports greatness.

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Brian Tracy tells you how to create and strengthen your personal brand.

Episode 159: How To Create & Strengthen Your Personal Brand by Brian Tracy on Branding for Business Success

Brian Tracy's goal is to help you achieve your personal and business goals faster and easier than you ever imagined. BrianTracy 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.

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Chalene Johnson of The Chalene Show talks about outsourcing and the value of a virtual assistant. This is part 2 of 2.

Episode 158: [Part 2] Benefits of Outsourcing - Pros and Cons of Hiring Help & How a Virtual Assistant Will Improve Your Business

Chalene Johnson is a world-renowned motivational speaker with more than 30 years as a health expert. She is a New York Times best-selling author, health and lifestyle expert, and top health podcaster with over 20 million downloads of The Chalene Show. Tens of millions of people around the globe have transformed their bodies and their lives with her help, and her fitness programs have been featured in gyms and on TV for more than 12 years. She and Bret, her husband of over twenty years, are the founders of the SmartLife movement. Together, they have built and sold several multimillion-dollar lifestyle companies and helped countless people to do the same.

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Chalene Johnson of The Chalene Show talks about outsourcing and the value of a virtual assistant. This is part 1 of 2.

Episode 157: [Part 1] Benefits of Outsourcing - Pros and Cons of Hiring Help & How a Virtual Assistant Will Improve Your Business

Chalene Johnson is a world-renowned motivational speaker with more than 30 years as a health expert. She is a New York Times best-selling author, health and lifestyle expert, and top health podcaster with over 20 million downloads of The Chalene Show. Tens of millions of people around the globe have transformed their bodies and their lives with her help, and her fitness programs have been featured in gyms and on TV for more than 12 years. She and Bret, her husband of over twenty years, are the founders of the SmartLife movement. Together, they have built and sold several multimillion-dollar lifestyle companies and helped countless people to do the same.

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Stephen Warley of Life Skills That Matter teaches you how to overcome overwhelm as you start a business.

Episode 156: How to Overcome Overwhelm As You Start Your Business by Stephen Warley of Life Skills That Matter

Stephen is a solopreneur business coach and founder of Life Skills That Matter. He is an advocate for your inner voice to help you finally create work that works for you! He’s frequently referred to by LSTM Accelerator Members as a “professional nudger” because he’s so passionate about seeing aspiring solopreneurs succeed.

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Mary E. Marshall with EOFire discusses entrepreneurial blind spots.

Episode 155: Entrepreneurial Blind Spots by Mary E. Marshall with EOFire on Building A Business

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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Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle proposes that we incubate businesses, not just startups.

Episode 154: Let's Incubate Businesses, Not Just Startups by Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle on Ideation & Business Success

Colin Wright is a professional author and international speaker who co-founded a publishing company and travels full-time, moving to a new country every four months or so--that country determined by the votes of his readers! He also blogs.

Colin's a minimalist in that he owns very few things and is careful in how he consumes. He tends to buy less, but invest in quality when he does, and trends toward the same in relationships, business endeavors, and just about everything else.

He's left-handed, blue-eyed, scary good at Tetris, and can’t cook.

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Jeff Goins of Goins Writer tells you how to market successfully on the internet.

Episode 153: How to Successfully Market Something on the Internet by Jeff Goins of Goins Writer on Remarkable Projects

Jeff Goins is the best-selling author of five books including The Art of Work and Real Artists Don't Starve. On his blog, he shares his thoughts on writing, life, and creative work.

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