If you are in business or want to, Mike Harrington explains how to overcome the fears people have working towards a 6 figure business. This episode is especially fitting, if want to live the dream nomadic entrepreneurial life style. Mike shares the surprising #1 most powerful and consistent you can take when starting out. It doesn't take any skill or knowledge.

We talk his own panic and anxiety attacks and why it is so common for many. He explains why after interviewing successful case studies practice beat talent every time and having habits is the difference between the pros and the amateurs.

This episode pairs well with last week's episode by Gregory Caremans on how to beat the fraud feeling.

Today on Shaving with Chainsaws we do the impossible by killing off the imposture syndrome, and understand where confidence lives in your brain. Gregory Caremans of Human Dimension an expert in brain behavioral biology gives us the lowdown on a new field of study called Neuralcognitive Behavioral Approach, or NBA for short.

We take a trip through the development of the human species on why we all feel like an impostor or fraud when we step out to do something new or ‘bigger’ than ourselves. This wouldn’t be Shaving with Chainsaws if we didn’t explain why you have and how to overcome your built in self-suppression instinct. There is a specific way to do that, which Gregory happily explains.

Jesse Lawler of Smart Drug Smarts gives us the crash course on Smart Drugs AKA Nootropics, which of them we should take along with other supplements to improve our concentration and learning.

Jesse is one of those rare men that articulates complex subjects so a novice instantly feels like an expert. We explore the Pluses and Minuses to various drugs and give a basic starting plan if you are new to Nootropics.

The best performance enhancements are surprisingly healthy and well known.

Around minute 28 put on your tin-foil hats. Jesse and I take a theoretical journey on what will happen to all of us the near future as technology and drugs push the limits of what it means to be human.

Just as reminder Jesse and I are not medical professionals. You are only listening to two self-deluded men ramble on about personal theories. Non of which should be confused with medical advice

https://www.shavingwithchainsaws.com/smartdrugsmarts

Serendipity can be engineered. There is no need to wait around for once in a lifetime opportunities when you can create them.

Expert digital designer Jon Myers explains how to use design theory to see patterns around you and connect the dots to better opportunities. It starts by clearly describing problems and not prescribing solutions.

Jon raised venture capital by giving tacos and beer away because no body was talking to each other in his hometown. Eventually this led to Jon redesigning the FBI CODIS website.

I know Jon personally. He is one of the best connectors and givers in the digital nomad scene. Listen to the shoe ‘story’ on how easy it is to connect with powerful people and how most of us overcomplicate starting a conversation. (In other words you want to hear this if you have ever felt it hard to start a conversation.)

Of course, we play a round of Pants/No Pants for Clear Water Charity.

Have you ever had your dreams taken away from you? How do you get back up after it is clear your dreams are impossible to reach? How do you move onto something new when everyone associates you with failure. In this episode we are taking the Way-Back-Machine to May 2014 when I met up with Adam Lewis Walker of Awaken Your Alpha. Adam is a testimony of how you can transmute the death of a dream into a greater purpose. Adam failed to qualify for the UK Olympics twice. Once as a pole vaulter, blowing out his knee on the day of qualifications. Then again being cut from the paralympic sitting volleyball team the day before leaving.

The death of Adam's dream open new doors to a more fulfilling and profitable life. He co-wrote the best selling book "New rules of Success" and now coaches Olympic contenders.

But what do you do in the in between times when you are not there yet. There was a time he still didn't believe in himself even after having co-writting his best selling book . Adam identified four things holding him back.

Giving up the thought you needed to learn just a bit more before you can start

Take imperfect action instead of perfect inaction

Be kind to yourself, especially in your mind

Let go of your (false) safety net and your too perfect plan B.

The audio quality is scratchy, while the wisdom is worth the listen.

https://www.shavingwithchainsaws.com/awakenyouralpha/

I make Kevin Rogers of Copy Chief say things he never intended to; we play a game of Pants / No Pants and most importantly, dissect how to get anything you want using copywriting.

Ex road comic Kevin tells how anyone can learn the basics of copywriting to be more persuasive in day-to-day activities. We go on his journey from touring with crusty old comedians to working with copy legend John Carlton with whom he soon found himself a better an. We chat about why the best most persuasive copywriters automatically develop a deep moral code to not take advantage of others.

Kevin reveals the one thing you need to do to break through the income ceiling and be paid more, how to employ the “Mailman Technique” to open more doors. We agree to the optimal method of stalking anyone.

At the end he explains how you can use the 4 step copywriting process of identity struggle discovery, results to make your life better. This is the same process comedians use to create killer jokes and copywriters create money making messages.

Do you struggle with depression and have long, low periods of funk? Have you unsuccessfully tried to “just get over it” with positive thinking? TJ Nelson explains how the roots of depression are deeper than your thoughts and what you can do to kick it using simple techniques and over the counter items. He lived with depression and suicidal thoughts for years after his brother died of cancer and struggling to make ends meet. TJ wanted to end it all but made a vow to live for one more year, trying everything possible to end his slump. It worked. Now TJ coaches others to end their depression using the same discoveries about brain and body chemistry, all without addictive, expensive anti-depressants.

Jasmin Newman is seen as an evildoer by some women.  As a men's relationships coach and rights activist she describes how feminism has gone too far and restricted men's creativity and voice.  We briefly discuss the ways men get trapped and how to move beyond the gender warfare.  Close to the end Jasmin give a killer tip on how any man can get the upper hand in an argument with his partner. Use with caution and care.  I do my best to derail the conversation.

John Logar is an expert in training ordinary people to have a million dollar consulting company.  John philosophy is everything starts with the right thinking. We take a look at the necessary mindset you need to transition from barely making it or miserably making money to truly content and profitable.   John shares a dark time in his life when he wasn't happy and what he did to make the leap to 'fulfillment'.  He proclaims he is pragmatic and not woo-woo, but I call him out on his BS when he starts to use words like "enlightenment'. No crystals and drums allowed in SWC.