Technology Thursday | Hello Tech Pros

Michal Stawicki spends his days in IT and moonlights as a writer, but he hopes one day to turn his writing into a full-time passion. He calls himself a progress fanatic.

Michal writes about how to 'expand beyond your limits' so you can regain control over your life (based on his personal experience). His mission is to help people change their lives… even if they don't believe they can.

Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/michal-stawicki-motivation/

• What options you have when your "safe" career suddenly ends.
• How long it takes to become successful.
• The amount of time it really takes to write a book.
• The importance of a support group and accountability partners and where to look for them.
• What to do when the motivation ends.

This is Part 7 of the free 7-day audio and email course Start Your First Business.

• Why money is not a long-term motivator for many people.
• What happens to us emotionally when the lust / newlywed phase is over in your business.
• How the customers you serve will determine whether this is a job or a calling.
• How to identify your "soulmate business."
• When is the right time to make a pivot in your business and why I'm excited about the pivot I'm making.

The next step you need to take is to complete the homework assignment for Module 7 in the follow-along email course.

Click here to request access to the course materials and homework.

If you struggle with anxiety in your career, your business or in life, I can help. I've learn how to silence the inner voice that tells me I'm no good and channel my inner champion.

Click here to learn how to deal with the anxiety that is troubling your career, your business and your personal life.

This is Part 6 of the free 7-day audio and email course Start Your First Business.

• Why advertising is a great way to lose money fast if you are not properly prepared.
• How to build an army of agents who want to spread your message.
• Whether a blog or podcast is right for your particular business.
• How to build and foster a community of followers without building a website.
• Why in-person networking events are critical to your business.
• How to be a guest on a successful podcast or blog.

The next step you need to take is to complete the homework assignment for Module 6 in the follow-along email course.

Click here to request access to the course materials and homework.

This is Part 5 of the free 7-day audio and email course Start Your First Business.

• Why I've always felt "sales" and "salespeople" were sleazy scumbags.
• The trait you need to have as a marketer to not come across as a sleazy scumbag.
• How to connect with your potential customers on an emotional level to build raving fans.
• How to speak the language of your audience using their own words to build trust.
• Search engine tricks to find customers wanting to buy your product

The next step you need to take is to complete the homework assignment for Module 5 in the follow-along email course.

Click here to request access to the course materials and homework.

This is Part 4 of the free 7-day audio and email course Start Your First Business.

• Why most tech pros are wasting serious time and money on the wrong stacks when launching their business.
• The stack you need to master in any industry.
• The most critical piece of the stack that often gets overlooked.
• The biggest mistake I made when launching Hello Tech Pros and what I'm doing about it now.
• Why non-technical people often dominate at building business while tech pros struggle to find customers.
• How to change the relationship with your audience members from "Who are you again?" to "Please take my money!"

• Start Your First Business Course

This is Part 3 of the free 7-day audio and email course Start Your First Business.

• How to make the decision to either bootstrap or find investors.
• Why you need to build as much value in your company as possible before bringing in an outsider.
• How to use your customer avatar to identify the most important tasks that need to get accomplished.
• An easy 5-step process to determine which tasks you do, which you outsource and which you should forget altogether.
• How to think like a CEO instead of a tech pro.

• Start Your First Business Course

This is Part 2 of the free 7-day audio and email course Start Your First Business.

Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/business-productivity/

• Why I spent thousands of dollars on domain names over the years and what I should have been doing instead.
• The Motivation/Productivity Cycle that can make or break your business.
• The reason why you tend to jump from idea to idea without making progress.
• The #1 mistake entrepreneurs make when working on a solution.
• An example of a customer avatar that I am using to change the direction of Hello Tech Pros.

This is Part 1 of the free 7-part audio and email course Starting Your First Business.

Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/business-motivation/

• Why we don't start a business (even when we want to).
• The excuses we tell ourselves that prevents us from chasing our dreams.
• How are fear of failure is backwards and why we need to fail faster.
• The reason why I became more miserable after several promotions and raises.
• How to get 4 hours of free business training.

Anthony Delgado is a full stack developer and technology hero at websignia, a digital strategy and innovation agency. websignia has worked with a wide variety of different companies including sports, media, entertainment, healthcare, government agencies and non-profits. Anthony has been an explorer of the digital space for over a decade. From developing front end user interfaces, to creating advanced backend applications, Anthony's passion is using software to help change the way people interact with the world around them.

Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/anthony-delgado-unplugged/

• Why Chad is a software guy not a hardware guy.
• How Anthony hacked the airwaves to broadcast Sega Genesis games over the television broadcast channels.
• Why you should do extracurriculars in the tech industry.
• How to get your boss to pay for conferences.
• What San Francisco is like from an outsider's perspective.

Jeremy Slate is the founder of the Create Your Own Life Podcast which helps entrepreneurs live the lives they know they were meant to. He studied literature at Oxford University and specializes in using Online social networking to build offline relationship and was ranked #1 in iTunes New and Noteworthy. It is because of Jeremy's success in podcasting that he was able to accomplish 10,000 downloads of his podcast in the first month. After his success in podcasting, Jeremy and his wife, Brielle, founded Slate Media Productions; a done-for-you podcast service and PR firm servicing busy entrepreneurs and helping to get their message out.

Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/jeremy-slate-entrepreneurship/

• Why some people are following the dreams of others instead of their own dream.
• Why Jeremy's second podcast had success from the beginning, unlike his first show.
• What the average "guru" entrepreneur's success story is going to teach you and why you need to find inspiration from other's struggles.
• Why you need to find the right course or mentor before you start your business.
• How much promotion is required to be successful.
• Why you need to write all your methods down and put on your executive hat.