Our guest on the show today, Jackie Reses, is going to share advice and lessons from small business owners from her book titled SELF MADE BOSS. Jackie and her co-author Lauren Weinberg provide first-hand accounts of small business owners who have built their companies from the ground up: From hiring to obtaining capital, the inspiring stories and powerful lessons in this book make it one of my all-time favorite books for Small Business owners. 

Jackie Reses is the CEO of Luna Financial Group. She has been named one of Forbes “Self Made Women”, Fast Company’s “Most Creative People in Business,”  and American Banker “Most Powerful Woman in Finance”.  Prior, she had leadership positions at Yahoo!

Lauren Weinberg is the Chief Marketing Officer of Square, where she leads global Marketing and Communications for the $100B company that provides business solutions for millions of small business owners all over the world. She has been named on Forbes “CMO Next”, Brand Innovators “Top Women in Marketing,” Fintech Hub’s “30 Most Influential Fintech Marketers.” Prior, she held leadership roles at Yahoo, MTV, and AOL. She is an AdWeek Executive Mentor and advises early stage startups. 

Website:  https://www.selfmadeboss.com/

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacqueline-reses-938b7850/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenweinberg13/

On this episode we're going to explore 7 ways to build a positive mindset.

7 Effective Ways to Build a Positive Mindset:

Practice gratitude: Make a habit of expressing gratitude for the things in your life that you are thankful for.

Surround yourself with positive people: Spend time with people who are positive and supportive.

Practice mindfulness: Focus on the present moment and be mindful of your thoughts and emotions.

Stay active: Exercise regularly to boost your mood and energy levels.

Learn from mistakes: Instead of dwelling on your mistakes, learn from them and use them as opportunities for growth.

Keep a positive attitude: Practice a positive attitude in your daily interactions and when facing challenges.

Find the silver lining: Look for the positive in every situation, and try to find something to learn or gain from it.

By adopting a positive mindset, you can improve your mental and physical health, build stronger relationships, and be more successful in your personal and professional life. Building a positive mindset takes time and effort, but it is a process that can be developed with practice and consistency. Try incorporating some of the above-mentioned tips into your daily routine and watch your mindset shift towards positivity.

List of positive mindset resources such as books, podcasts, and thought leaders

Here are some resources that can help you build a positive mindset:

Books:

“The Power of Positive Thinking” by Norman Vincent Peale

“The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey

“The Happiness Advantage” by Shawn Achor

“The Mind Gym: An Athlete’s Guide to Inner Excellence” by Gary Mack and Dr. Joaquín Selva

“The Miracle Morning” by Hal Elrod

Podcasts:

“The Tim Ferriss Show”

“The School of Greatness” by Lewis Howes

“Positive Mindset” by Johnny Berba

“The Positivity Podcast” by Shane Krider

Thought leaders:

Oprah Winfrey

Brené Brown

Louise Hay

Dr. Wayne Dyer

Deepak Chopra

Eckhart Tolle

Dr. Carol Dweck

Angela Duckworth

Today on the podcast we talk to Sarah Hawley. Remote work was the key that unlocked the door to incredible growth. Growth personally as she embarked on a journey of consciousness as a leader, and growth for her teams as they built a culture of trust and empowerment.

Growmotely brings conscious companies hiring remotely and professionals looking for remote roles together. They are the "matchmakers of the remote world."

Super power: Recreating the way companies work online in the modern world

Website: https://www.growmotely.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahriegelhuth/

On this episode we'll discuss the basic steps in starting a business.

If you're a first time entrepreneur it can be overwhelming.

Before you start going too far into developing a product, buying a domain, building a website, etc. You want

1. Personal finances, what's your runway

2. Create a business plan using a Business Model Canvas - get clear on your product, target audience, etc.

3. Conduct competitive research, understand the marketplace and industry

4. Determine who you'll need on your team (mostly freelancers in the beginning)

5. Create a marketing & branding strategy

6. Understand the Sales process

7. Measure, and decide which KPI's you'll use

Tips

Books to read:

'Good To Great'  by Jim Collins 

‘The Lean Startup’ by Eric Ries

'Think and Grow Rich' by Napoleon Hill

'Traction' by Gino Wickman

'Outliers - The Story of Success' by Malcolm Gladwell

'The Little Red Book of Selling' by Jeffrey Gitomer

'The E-Myth : Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It' by Michael Gerber

Watch Ted Talks

Spend some time on the SBA website

Get a mentor with SCORE

Stay away from spending money conferences, workshops, joining mastermind groups, business coaches, etc. Once you turn a profit and your have all your processes working then you can bring in outside council.

Other resources:

Finance: Nav.com

Bookkeeping: Bench.co

People: Hire using Growmotely

Legal: Find an attorney on UpCounsel

Marketing: Take a free course on Dadpreneur.co

Stay organized and practice good mindset with the Mindset App!

If you're in the group of Americans that made a New Year's resolution, chances are most of you made a resolution around the area of mental or physical health. Forbes conducted a research and found the following are the top New Year's resolutions.

Improved mental health (45%)

Improved fitness (39%)

Lose weight (37%)

Improved diet (33%)

Improved finances (30%)

Source: Forbes

Earlier last year we came across a unique program that I think will help you feel better and improve your overall health without sacrificing your exercise routines.

On today's interview we'll talk to Sue Hitzmann, MS, CST, NMT. Sue is a nationally recognized educator, manual therapist, exercise physiologist, and founding member of the Fascial Research Society, She is the author of the New York Times bestselling book The MELT Method®: A Breakthrough Self-Treatment System to Eliminate Chronic Pain, Erase the Signs of Aging, and Feel Fantastic in Just 10 Minutes a Day!, and MELT Performance which have helped hundreds of thousands of people lead a healthy, pain-free life. 

Sue has personally trained more than 2,000 professionals worldwide and is a leading presenter for national organizations such as IDEA, ECA, and PMA, and a CEU provider for ACE, AFAA, NASM, PMA, and NCBTMB.

Sue has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, Nightline, Good Morning America, The Rachael Ray Show, and Live! with Regis and Kelly, and the internationally translated MELT Method book has been featured in magazines such as SELF, More, and Prevention.

Super power: Helping people transform their health from the inside out

MELT Method is a gentle self-care technique that enhances mobility, stability, and performance and is clinically proven to reduce chronic pain while restoring overall wellbeing. You can find our products, instructors, and training programs and our streaming live platform at our website.

Website: https://www.meltmethod.com/ 

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/meltmethod/

GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is a state-of-the-art language model developed by OpenAI. It is an AI-based model that uses machine learning to generate natural language text. GPT is trained on a large dataset of text, which allows it to understand the patterns and structure of human language. It can then use this understanding to generate new text that is similar to the text it was trained on. GPT can be used for a variety of natural language processing tasks such as text generation, language translation, and language summarization. It is widely used in the field of NLP (Natural Language Processing) and can be fine-tuned to specific tasks such as question-answering, language summarization, etc. GPT-3, the latest version of GPT, is one of the most powerful models of its kind and is widely used in research and industry for its ability to understand and generate human-like text.

Sign up - https://openai.com/

Today on the podcast we talk to Sarah Cordiner. If you're ever thought about creating an online course to grow your business or share your passion with the world, then this is the episode for you. Sarah holds the record for being the youngest University "Executive Director & Head of Campus" in Australian history; and stepped outside the tradition of her Gypsy roots to build a global 7-figure education business.

With over 14 years in business in the education industry, over 130,000 students currently enrolled in her courses from 168 countries and the recipient of multiple awards – Sarah encapsulates a mesmerizing marriage of education and entrepreneurship as the EDUpreneur’s internationally acclaimed leader in ‘profitable education’.  

She is also a Trainer and Consultant in education business development, education leadership, educational strategic planning, workforce planning & development, training design, online learning development,  Train the Trainer, commercialisation of education, marketing educational programs and ed-tech strategy to large organizations. 

Super power: Helping business owners through her variety of Online Courses

Learn more: https://sarahcordiner.com/course-creation-starter-kit/

Happy 2023! Setting goals is important to anyone who wants to own their happiness. Sure, if you just leave it to chance you may get lucky, but for the most parts good things don't come to you if you don't dream it, plan it and follow through. In our house, my wife and I share our vision boards, mind maps and goals for the year. We found a way to encourage our 4 kids to do the same. It's a simple tool, and very effective. 

Every year they create a 8x11 colorful vision board, and we laminate it so that they can use it as a place mat at the dinner table. This has become tradition for us. As it turns out having that place mat in front of them 3-4 times a day, all year long, really has a positive impact on their desire to accomplish their goals. We end up talking about these goals and dreams on a weekly basis. It really sparks up interesting conversations. They're 100% responsible for coming up with their goals and creating the art around it.

Check out some examples on our site https://dadpreneur.co/helping-your-kids-set-goals-in-2023/

Today on the podcast we talk with Boron Capital CEO and financial expert Blake Templeton about why it's important to invest in alternative assets (read: besides stocks, mutual funds, etc.) and how to successfully produce strong returns in cryptocurrency investments. 

Super power: Helping accredited investors confidently invest into alternative assets

Blake's Website: https://boroncap.com/ 

Connect on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/blaketempleton

Today on the podcast we talk with personal brand architect and host of the Evolution of Brand podcast Jason Cercone about how you can leverage guesting on and hosting podcasts to build your brand.