Self-help is helpful, but when does it begin to become a harmful illusion?

It depends on your situation, but if you have an entire wall of shelf-help and are still feeling stuck and not truly being closer to the dreams and goals you came up with, this could be why...

The quantity vs quality debate.

Here's why quantity beats quality in the pursuit of perfection. There are numerous examples of quantity beating quality - but also a handful of example of "quality" beating quantity - but those are examples where the reverse of quantity beats quality is equally true.

So which is more important?

Here's why quantity beat's quality, and how you can apply the ideas to your life.

It's no secret the media has tremendous power. Very few businesses can get their ideas out to hundreds of thousands or millions of people as quickly and effectively as a media company.

And while I wouldn't say media manipulators are doing it on purpose (all the time), there are many people in media who have an opinion and want to influence decisions.

And one of the ways is headlines. This episode provides some of the tried and true tactics of media manipulators and provides ideas with which to protect yourself.

If you've already heard about self-publishing a book on Amazon or Kindle Direct Publishing, you may have even considered writing one.  Even if you are already an author, this episode is designed to share the idea of how to put your book sales/marketing on auto-pilot.  With the ideas described in this episode, you'll find a system to apply to start selling and marketing your books without ever leaving your home or picking up a phone or messaging anyone.  This is a very simple process, but understanding how and why it works is what we will go into in more detail.

As part of The Ideator Journal series, based on my 10 ideas per day, here are 10 billion dollar ideas.   These ideas range from tech innovations to physical businesses and more.   Check out some of these ideas and see if they sound good or not. What do you think? What ideas do you have for billion dollar ideas?

In this episode, we look at 10 ideas for intersection niches. 

Looking for ideas for your business? 

Looking for that one special niche?  

The power doesn't just come from finding a "niche" anymore, it comes from finding a "niche" plus the intersection of where to apply it.

I learned about this groundbreaking daily exercise everyone can do that has the potential to become a superpower around 6 years ago. It has the potential to unleash your greatest motivations and help you "declutter" your mind to intensify your focus on the things that matter.

Coming up with 10 ideas per day was an idea I heard from reading the book "Choose Yourself" by James Altucher and it has been an amazing way to build up both your creative power and method to intensify your focus.

But not everyone will do it because some people say "ideas don't matter," or "actions are the only things that matter," or "ideas are precious gems and should be highly protected (maybe some should)," or "bad ideas are bad" and find out why those thoughts are wrong.

And listen through this episode so you can unleash your great ideas!

Wow, it was awesome having my friend Renee Sullivan, a headhunting entrepreneur in the HVAC industry.

Even if you are not in HVAC, now is a good time to hear about some of the open opportunities. But beyond that, you'll gain some amazing insight from Renee's story.

Renee's journey into entrepreneurship and finding herself wasn't a straight line. She overcame many challenges that helped her to reach where she is today, and she shares her story here.

In this episode you'll get insight into:

- Finding employment or hiring opportunities in the HVAC industry.

- How to find yourself and your strengths throughout your career.

- The truth of what "overnight success" looks like (over 13 years).

- When to know you need to make a change.

- What to do when your skills, experience, and education is no longer "accepted" in your industry.

- And so much more...

A great listen during these challenging times.

Renee lives in Auburn, Massachusetts and is married with 2 children who attend the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, MA.

She’s the owner of ALA Services. As a hiring consultant, she helps small business owners without an HR department and less than 20 employees by minimizing the amount of work they need to do to find their ideal office and administrative professionals.

The clients she works best with have a growth mindset. They know they don’t have the time, skill and/or resources to do this efficiently, so they understand the need for outsourcing the task of vetting applicants, interviewing, and reference checking to a professional that will save them both time and money in the process, and the person hired is more likely to stay for the long-term.

Renee’s journey into the entrepreneurial world started many years ago, and it took personal development and mindset growth, as well as several events and transitions in her life to motivate and inspire her to dive full force into starting her own business.

Right now she’s focused on serving the HVAC Industry by taking the stress out of the hiring process for the small business owner and connecting them with other professionals to help their business grow.

She has worked with clients in Massachusetts and Florida and has the ability to expand globally.

Connect with her on her website https://alaserviceshiring.com and schedule a no cost, no-obligation consultation to see if she can help your business (or another business owner you know) to grow with the right professionals in place.

Disclaimer: To improve the sound quality, this episode has been highly edited and the speech has been highly modified.

Jay Carter has an amazing story with some incredible lessons on entrepreneurship, applying deadly martial arts, dealing with prejudice, growing up as a black sheep, and of course, wealth.

In this episode you'll hear an amazing transformational story about what its' like to:

- Grow up in Japan without parents and as the only white person

There are amazing adventures packed into this exciting episode, so be sure to tune in.

Jay Carter is a serial entrepreneur and strategic business advisor.