Productive Insights Podcast: Business Growth for Independent Professionals with Ash Roy

Harvard Asst. Professor of Psychiatry — Dr. Srini Pillay — On The Power Of The Unfocused Mind and Productivity - Part 2 of 2

Today I have a very special guest Dr. Srini Pillay — an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School. He is known for combining the head and the heart (literally and figuratively) in an approach to personal development and goal mastery that blends science, spirituality to combat the stresses by high-achieving people in academia, in business and in life. Now, Srini has a talent for translating fairly complex principles around medicine and Psychiatry into a pedestrian in everyday language. That's is one of his many skills. He's the author of quite a few books, the most recent one of which is called Tinker Dabble Doodle Try which is all about unlocking the power of the unfocused mind.

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* DrSriniPillay.com

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Books Mentioned:

* Tinker Dabble Doodle Try: Unlock the Power of the Unfocused Mind

Key Points and Insights

* 3:29 - Why intuition and creative thinking have becoming increasingly important in recent years

* 7:51 - How to use Self Connection (and self-awareness) to harness the power of the unfocused mind

* 10:09 - Clarity and why it's important

* 15:07 - Why you need to develop your psychological Core - your mental Six Pack

* 18:08 - Visioning and the role it plays in setting a clear direction

* 20:33 - Action steps and Key points

Dr. Srini Pillay — Asst Prof of Psychiatry at Harvard Talks About The Power of The Unfocused Mind - Part 1 of 2 Today I have a very special guest Dr. Srini Pillay — an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School.

How To Pitch Effectively To Influencers (Without Being A Pain) And Grow Your Business Fast — With Sarah Jones

Today's guest is the founder of Introverted Alpha and she is here to talk about how she has grown her business to $317,000 annually. She has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, The Huffington Post and lots more. She is clearly very good at implementing because she has used Ramit Sethi's 0 to launch a program to grow her business substantially over the last 3 years. I am delighted to welcome Sarah Jones from introvertedalpha.com

In this episode we talk about how to approach influencers and create a compelling pitch that is more likely to get a "yes please". Sarah has used her pitching approach as one of her many tools to grow her business in a very short time frame! Her honesty and candour are disarming.

So listen up ... Cause there's a lot of wisdom in her words!

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Related Episodes:

001. Neil Patel (Kissmetrics Founder) On How To Make Better Decisions Around Client Selection, Branding and Investing

044. Hiten Shah — Cofounder of Kissmetrics — How To Assess If The Software As A Service (SAAS) Business Model Is Right For You

Books Mentioned:

The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field Hardcover – by Mike Michalowicz

Profit First: A Simple System to Transform Any Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine. Hardcover – by Mike Michalowicz

Better Than Before: What I Learned About Making and Breaking Habits--to Sleep More, Quit Sugar, Procrastinate Less, and Generally Build a Happier Life Paperback – by Gretchen Rubin

Key Points and Insights

1:42 - Ash talks about the outreach email Sarah sent and thought it was fantastic

4:01 - Sarah's recommendation on how to make an outreach email

8:07 - Being authentic and considerate to your audience

9:10 - Test and Learn approach

11:07 - Habit Formation

15:17 - Email Follow-ups

19:14 - Action Steps and Key Insights

21:30 - Biggest mistakes in pitching

28:02 - Tips on Pitching - How to Cold Pitch Top Bloggers

 30:01 - Book Recommendation

31:32 - How to contact Sarah

Email Marketing Genius (over 70% open rates) And Creator of Auto Responder Madness — Andre Chaperon

 

Andre Chaperon is an entrepreneur, an internet marketer, a writer, a creator, a teacher, and a student. He got fired on October 22, 2003, and has never had a boss since. He is a British citizen and a native of Turban South Africa who now lives in the rock of Gibraltar.

He is dyslexic.

He is a visionary who is fascinated with fonts and loves minimalist design. He is constantly been striving to simplify but he has been told that he has Amazon book ordering fetish.

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003. Jon Morrow (Copyblogger) On How To Use Blogging To Build A Highly Successful Business Online

070. Valerie Khoo — Founder Of The Australian Writers Centre On Power Stories (And The 8 Stories You Must Tell)

107. Sonia Simone CopyBlogger Co-Founder on How To Be A Prolific Content Marketer (Part 1 of 2)

108. Sonia Simone CopyBlogger Co-Founder on How To Be A Prolific Content Marketer (Part 2 of 2)

Key Points and Insights 

3:39 - Is email marketing dying? Open Rates and Click Through Rates on

7:17 - Facebook Messenger and the future of Email Marketing

10:03 - How to approach email marketing to achieve over 70% open rates

14:02 - Open Loops and how they work in email marketing

16:28 - The PS section of your email is valuable real estate when used correctly

18:14 - The value of personal stories

20:04 - Audience and the importance of empathy

21:48 - The mindset you need to write consistently

24:33 - Soap Opera Sequences (SOP) and Open Loops

27:19 - Email Marketing Tools - Active Campaign vs Drip

30:18 - Challenges around Email Marketing and how to solve them

37:31 - Summary and key insights

41:04 - Actions Steps

Action Steps

Be relevant to your audience.

Start!

Create engaging stories.

The Biggest Public Speaking Mistakes and How to Fix Them with Matthew Kimberley - Part 2 of 2

Matthew Kimberley from matthewkimberley.com is an expert in profitable lead generation and is also the author of the self help classic: How to Get a Grip. He speaks all over the world and brings his own, unique charm and wit to audiences, big and small. He was a featured guest in the Productive Insights Podcast Episode 67.

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* HeroicPublicSpeaking.com

* www.CallAshRoy.com

* www.Youtube.com/ProductiveInsights

Related Episodes:

* 001. Neil Patel (Kissmetrics Founder) On How To Make Better Decisions Around Client Selection, Branding and Investing

* 030. How to Use Frameworks to Take Your Business to the Next Level – with Taki Moore

* 050. James Schramko On Frameworks For Business Profitability And Lifestyle

* 067. Matthew Kimberley On How To Use Public Speaking To Grow Your Leads

* 136. Emceeing for the Dalai Lama, Humor in Public

* 137. Humor in Public Speaking, And Engaging An Audience

Key Points and Insights

* 2:50 - How to be a better public speaker and generate higher leads

* 6:51 - The authority that comes when you speak from stage

* 10:43 - How to engage your audience

* 12:29 - What if you're not a good public speaker?

* 15:10 - Preparation preparation preparation

* 16:01 - What are the biggest mistakes people make around public speaking?

* 23:53 - How to ensure you're relevant and socially savvy as a public speaker

* 25:37 - The western vs eastern approach to authority (and the pros and cons of each) and how they relate to your public speaking career

* 26:20 - The importance of understanding cultural nuances

* 28:00 - How to prepare for a public speaking engagement

* 31:08 - How to make yourself relevant to your audience

How to maximize your "effective hourly rate" by working within your "zone of genius" while spending fewer hours at work with Matthew Kimberley - Part 1 of 2

Matthew Kimberley from matthewkimberley.com is an expert in profitable lead generation and is also the author of the self help classic: How to Get a Grip. He speaks all over the world and brings his own, unique charm and wit to audiences, big and small. He was a featured guest in the Productive Insights Podcast Episode 67.

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Related Episodes:

* 001. Neil Patel (Kissmetrics Founder) On How To Make Better Decisions Around Client Selection, Branding and Investing

* 030. How to Use Frameworks to Take Your Business to the Next Level – with Taki Moore

* 050. James Schramko On Frameworks For Business Profitability And Lifestyle

* 067. Matthew Kimberley On How To Use Public Speaking To Grow Your Leads

* 136. Emceeing for the Dalai Lama, Humor in Public

* 137. Humor in Public Speaking, And Engaging An Audience

Key Points and Insights

* 4:09 - "Purveyor of independence, entertainment, delight, confidence, and control"

* 7:18 - You can choose your reaction to a situation

* 12:06 - Delighting your audience

* 14:33 - The "game of money"

* 17:53 - Productivity is not about doing more in less time - it actually about doing less (and focusing on the right things)

* 23:30 - How to calculate your effective hourly rate and work within your zone of genius

 

The Biggest Public Speaking Mistakes and How to Fix Them with Matthew Kimberley - Part 2 of 2

 

Matthew Kimberley from matthewkimberley.com is an expert in profitable lead generation and is also the author of the self help classic: How to Get a Grip. He speaks all over the world and brings his own, unique charm and wit to audiences, big and small. He was a featured guest in the Productive Insights Podcast Episode 67.

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Related Episodes:

001. Neil Patel (Kissmetrics Founder) On How To Make Better Decisions Around Client Selection, Branding and Investing

030. How to Use Frameworks to Take Your Business to the Next Level – with Taki Moore

050. James Schramko On Frameworks For Business Profitability And Lifestyle

067. Matthew Kimberley On How To Use Public Speaking To Grow Your Leads

136. Emceeing for the Dalai Lama, Humor in Public

137. Humor in Public Speaking, And Engaging An Audience

Key Points and Insights

2:50 - How to be a better public speaker and generate higher leads

6:51 - The authority that comes when you speak from stage

10:43 - How to engage your audience

12:29 - What if you're not a good public speaker?

15:10 - Preparation preparation preparation

16:01 - What are the biggest mistakes people make around public speaking?

23:53 - How to ensure you're relevant and socially savvy as a public speaker

25:37 - The western vs eastern approach to authority (and the pros and cons of each) and how they relate to your public speaking career

26:20 - The importance of understanding cultural nuances

28:00 - How to prepare for a public speaking engagement

31:08 - How to make yourself relevant to your audience

How to maximize your "effective hourly rate" by working within your "zone of genius" while spending fewer hours at work with Matthew Kimberley - Part 1 of 2

 

Matthew Kimberley from matthewkimberley.com is an expert in profitable lead generation and is also the author of the self help classic: How to Get a Grip. He speaks all over the world and brings his own, unique charm and wit to audiences, big and small. He was a featured guest in the Productive Insights Podcast Episode 67.

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www.matthewkimberley.com

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www.Youtube.com/ProductiveInsights

Related Episodes:

001. Neil Patel (Kissmetrics Founder) On How To Make Better Decisions Around Client Selection, Branding and Investing

030. How to Use Frameworks to Take Your Business to the Next Level – with Taki Moore

050. James Schramko On Frameworks For Business Profitability And Lifestyle

067. Matthew Kimberley On How To Use Public Speaking To Grow Your Leads

136. Emceeing for the Dalai Lama, Humor in Public

137. Humor in Public Speaking, And Engaging An Audience

Key Points and Insights

4:09 - "Purveyor of independence, entertainment, delight, confidence, and control"

7:18 - You can choose your reaction to a situation

12:06 - Delighting your audience

14:33 - The "game of money"

17:53 - Productivity is not about doing more in less time - it actually about doing less (and focusing on the right things)

23:30 - How to calculate your effective hourly rate and work within your zone of genius

Humor in Public Speaking, And Engaging An Audience with Marty Wilson - Part 2

 

Marty Wilson from morefunnymoremoney.com was previously a featured guest in the Productive Insights Podcast Episode 89. He’s a pharmacist turned award-winning advertising copywriter, turned stand-up comedian, turned best-selling author and speaker. He’s spoken to over 500, 000 people since he first lit up on stage in 1997. In his first 12 months, he won Australian comic of the year and appeared on the footy show. He was invited to the UK to become a full-time stand-up. His keynotes and workshops are packed with scientific knowledge, takeaway tips and strategies and most importantly, wrapped up in countless, hilarious stories. He’s recently been invited to share the stage with Dalai Lama, almost did, which we talked about in this episode.

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Marty Wilson conversation Eddie Izzard Darth Vader Sketch

Monty Python, The Fish Slapping Dance

MoreFunnyMoreMoney.com

MartyWilson.com.au

www.CallAshRoy.com

www.Youtube.com/ProductiveInsights

Related Episodes:

089. Marty Wilson On Humor As The Most Powerful Public Speaking Tool

136. The Dalai Lama, Humor in Public Speaking And Engaging An Audience with Marty Wilson - Part 1

Key Points and Insights

0:56 - Part 1 Recap

1:13 - Intro of Part 2

5:58 - Why it's important to look the situation from a third person's perspective

8:25 - How to use current events as material for your speaking

10:25 - Recap and Action Steps

12:30 - Biggest mistakes people make around incorporating humor into their lives

18:15 - Use humor to diffuse tension in life, refer to link Monty Python, The Fish Slapping Dance

21:38 - How to contact Marty

The Dalai Lama, Humor in Public Speaking And Engaging An Audience with Marty Wilson

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089. Marty Wilson On Humor As The Most Powerful Public Speaking Tool

Key Points and Insights

3:33 - Almost sharing the stage with Dalai Lama

4:47 - Ethics for a new millenium by Dalai Lama

7:43 - How to use humor as a tool to bond with your audience

10:53- What is it about humor and music that brings us together as people?

13:47 - Devices Marty uses as a public speaker

18:30 - The end of the laughter is the beginning of listening

18:46 - Devices around humour

19:34 - How to hone the most important skill when it comes to humour - timing

26:14 - How to develop your humor muscles

29:30 - Building up the tension in the story (for a bigger laugh)