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April 09, 2015 AOA 053 | Colleen Schell | The Core Of Leadership
Do you want to be a leader in your field? Do you want people to talk about how awesome you are when you are not around? Do you want to get amazing results in your business and for other people? Today's guest on The Art of Adventure Podcast will tell you how to do just that!

Colleen Schell was one of the first people I met when I moved to Bali. She was actually the neighbor of another friend who said "You have to meet Colleen, she is amazing!" I have gotten to know Colleen over the last six months here, and I can tell you that she makes everyone feel energized and inspired.

Colleen has spent the last decade training leaders in Emotional Intelligence at some of the world's best companies like Intel and Google. Now she is working on a big new project around leadership, The Leadership Revolution.

I actually just took her live training course here in Ubud last week - "How to be a Freelancing Ninja" and it was incredible to watch her step in like Don Draper with just the right way to phrase an elevator pitch so that people would lean in and say "Tell me more!"

This episode will break down the core principles of what it takes to be a good leader. Make sure you listen to the end of the episode for Colleen's challenge for AOA listeners!

Quotes

"Adventure is being on the edge, creating something new" - Colleen Schell

"My wish for the world is that we would all have self love" - Colleen Schell

"Listen for the gold, listen to the emotion in the background" - Colleen Schell

"Success is correlated to the uncomfortable conversations you are willing to have" - Colleen Schell

"Listening elicits empathy" - Colleen Schell

"Leaders shift how others get results" - Colleen Schell

What you will learn in this episode:

-How to listen for the gold

-How to ask other people what they see that you could work on

-How to build respect

-How to shape the conversations people have about you

-How to make people become more interesting

-How to discover the belief systems running in your mind

-How to influence your world rather than have it influence you

Mentioned in this episode:

The Leadership Revolution

ColleenSchell.com

How to be a Freelancing Ninja
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58 min
April 06, 2015 AOA 052 | Ben Keene | Creating Tribes Around The World
I first met today's guest on the Art of AdventureÂ after a talk he gave at a PechaKucha night in Ubud, Bali. We ran into each other at the coworking space here, Hubud, and I decided I really had to get him on the podcast!
Ben Keene is the founder of TribeWanted, initially a project where he and 2000 of his closest friends rented an island in Fiji for five years, which became a book and the subject of a BBC series, and now is a global project with tribes of entrepreneurs in many different countries, including here in Bali.
We will hear about Ben's rush to "crowdfund" the project to get it off the ground, back in 2006 before there were crowdfunding sites, and how TribeWanted has progressed into what it is today, and his vision of the future of "lean startup ecotourism".
I really dig how cheerful and engaged Ben is, which is impressive, because he has a lot going on - besides Tribewanted, he has projects to find the best swimming holes and tree houses around the world, is an advisor for Virgin Startup, part of THNK - a creative leadership school in Amsterdam, he profiles "schools for life", and works with Right to Dream. Ben is a big thinker and really good at bringing ideas down to your and my level.

"Adventure is not knowing whats going to happen, but if your mindset is positive, it will work out" - Ben Keene

"What do you want to do with your time?" - Ben Keene

"An island represents perfection" - Ben Keene

"People are craving community and nature" - Ben Keene

"I would teach empathy in every school on earth" - Ben Keene

"Work out as early as possible what you are really good at" - Ben Keene

"Don't hesitate when it comes time to go for it" - Ben Keene

What you will learn in this episode:
-How to rent a private island

-The future of sustainable tourism and social enterprise

-How to create jobs and income through cultural experiments

-How to hack publicity for your project

-The difference in crowdfunding n America Vs. Europe

-How to figure out what you are really good at

-Why you should have an accountability group

Mentioned in this episode:
Tribe Wanted

BenKeene.com

Ben's Book: Tribe Wanted: My Adventure on Paradise or Bust

Roost

Pool Hunter

Thanks Ben Keene!
If you enjoyed this session of The Art of Adventure Podcast, let Ben know by clicking on the link below and sending him a quick shout out on Twitter:

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56 min
April 02, 2015 AOA 051 | Rick Hanson | Permanently Increase Your Happiness
Let me tell you how excited I am about this episode! Today is all about inner adventures, meditation, and increasing your overall happiness through neuroplastiticy. "I'd like to change your mind"...for the better!

I started meditating less than a year ago, and the benefits have been awesome. I feel more resilient, positive, energetic, grateful, confident, calm, and connected with the world. And apparently you don't have to do long seated meditation each day to achieve this!

Today's guest on the Art of Adventure, Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist and and New York Times best-selling author. He has spoken at Oxford, Stanford, and Harvard. He teaches essential inner skills such as personal well-being, psychological growth, and contemplative practice.

Not only is Rick and inner adventurer, he comes from a long line of explorers, and is an accomplished rock climber and says he can remember almost every climb!

Today we are going to learn all about how to get good at looking inside your own mind and feelings, and how to use the science of positive neuroplasticity to increase your happiness permanently. Then we will look at how your internal state translate to money, success, and good relationships!

"Adventure is stretching yourself into the unknown" - Rick Hanson

"Adventure is contributing to the world, not exploring is just bottling up love" Rick Hanson

"If I could change the world, I would eliminate the idea of Us vs. Them tribalism" - Rick Hanson

"Negativity bias is like velcro for the bad" - Rick Hanson

"Have it, Enjoy it" - Rick Hanson on capturing good experiences

"The mind is a dangerous neighborhood, don't go there alone" Rick Hanson

"Just being in a new situation creates automatic learning" Rick Hanson

"An eye for and eye will make the whole world blind" - Ghandi

"Being angry at others is like throwing hot coals with bare hands - both people get hurt" - Buddha

What you will learn in this episode:

-The best 6 minutes you can do for you happiness each day

-How to sustain and internalize good experiences

-How to permanently change your mind to increase your happiness set point

-How to get into a flow state

-What is negativity bias and how to deal with it

-How neurons that "fire together, wire together"

-How to explore what makes feelings uncomfortable

-How to be present

-How to encourage your inner voice

-Why great leaders cultivate inner calm

-Depression is the 3rd leading cause of disease states in the developing world

-How to be loving and competitive at the same time

Mentioned in this episode:

Do you want to be more resilient, mindful, positive, energetic, grateful, confident, calm, motivated, connected, courageous, inspired, and generous? Rick has put all his knowledge and experience together in one amazing year long course called the Foundations of Well-Being

Rick Hanson.net

Books by Rick:

Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm,
1 hr 13 min
March 30, 2015 AOA 050 | 50 Shades Of Adventure: The Best Ideas From The First 50 Episodes
It is time for a celebration! We made it to 50 episodes of The Art of Adventure Podcast! Thank you for listening! I really appreciate all your emails, iTunes reviews, and comments. This project is such a blast, and I am energized to knock it out of the park for our next 50 shows!
Today is a special episode, only my second solo round. I went through the first 50 episodes and collected the common themes and ideas that popped up repeatedly. Then I filtered the list for the most useful and impactful ideas. Episode 50 is a collection of a dozen themes that stood out in the AOA universe, complete with stories and episode references where you can go back and listen to the original thoughts from the guests.

Here are the dozen most impactful themes, in no particular order of importance, from the first 50 episodes of the Art of Adventure!
Feedback: The best way to accelerate your skills and career. You can gather feedback by asking people to evaluate you or simply listening carefully. For personal skills like body language and vocal tics, you can record yourself and watch and listen to yourself.
Best illustration of this idea: AOA 046 | Linda Rottenberg | Crazy Is A Compliment: High Impact Entrepreneurship
Mindset: Having a growth mindset allows you to make mistakes and have that experience help you learn rather than throw in the towel. The right mindset leads you to take the actions you want and need to take in your life.
Best illustration of this idea: AOA 016 | Fostering Grit And Joyful Learning With Tom Hoerr, Ph.D.
AOA 017 | The Mindset Of Building A Six Figure Acupuncture Practice With Alyssa Dazet
Authenticity: Don't cover your true personality and bring less than your full self (doing so will cost you money)! People want to hear the real you. Talk about your struggles and have strong opinions about what you really love!
Best illustration of this idea: AOA004: How To Commit To Creative Authenticity with Zio Ziegler
AOA 040 | Erica Dhawan | Get Big Things Done With Connectional Intelligence
Commitment: Commit to your path and know that you will have to do the hard work up front. Most people seem to take three years to get to 6 figure incomes, and five years to get to Millionaire status. "To finish first, first you must finish".
Best illustration of this idea:
AOA 029 | Adam Stanecki | Helping Fitness Professionals Help More People
Focus on your strengths! Should you shore up your weaknesses or play to your strengths? Most guests have said go with your strengths, because you can hire, collaborate, or delegate the other stuff that you aren't as good at!
Best illustration of this idea:AOA 039 | Jesse Krieger | Focus On Your Area Of Genius
Connecting ideas: If you want to be valuable and solve any problem, have the best ideas! You can do this by connecting ideas from different areas, or shifting your perspective when you brainstorm (Ask yourself "How would Einstein, Yoda, or a 10 year old solve this problem?").
Best illustration of this idea: AOA 031 | Shane Snow | Smartcuts and Storytelling
Connecting with people: Forming strong relationship with the right people is the best thing you can do for your career and sense of belonging. This is one of the most explored topics on AOA,
31 min
March 26, 2015 AOA 049 | David Wood | Make Money While You Sleep: Creating Products (Part II)
Have you ever thought that you want to start and internet business, but didn't know where to start? There is a ton of advice out there today about this, which can be confusing or contradictory. This episode will break the whole process down into just five steps
In part II of our Art of Adventure interview with Coach David Wood, we go over the most basic process for starting an internet business that you can automate to make money while you sleep.
David WoodÂ is the author of Get Paid For Who You AreÂ and at one point was ranked #1 on google for life coaching, and has recently created the Coach MBA course to teach what he knows to life coaches.
If you want the simplest step by step process for getting your first product created and sold online, this is the episode for you!

"Start badly because at least you will have started" - David Wood

"Adventure is doing something out of the ordinary that feels exciting" - David Wood

"There is always a group of people a step behind you who can learn from what you know" - David Wood

What you will learn in this episode:

-The five step process to make money while you sleep with an online business

-How to build long term relationship (how will people get to know you?)

-How to get coaching clients by making products

-How to figure out who you will help

-The basics of what you need on your website

-What is the first things you should sell?

-What you should do when people visit your website (what do you want them to do?)

-How long it will take you to get to a 6 figure income

Mentioned in this episode

Davidâ€s Coach MBA Program

Special Offers for AOA listeners: Go deep with Get Paid For Who You Are,Â with the bonus chapters from the book and Get Paid University. Code: FREEDOM

Coaching training:Â www.coachmba.com/adventure

Get Paid For Who You Are

Elance

Thanks David Wood!

If you enjoyed this session of The Art of Adventure Podcast, let David know by clicking on the link below and sending him a quick shout out on Twitter:

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Support the Art of Adventure!

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1 hr 3 min
March 23, 2015 AOA 048 | David Wood | Get Paid For Who You Are: Part 1 – Coaching
Do people ever ask you for advice? Have you been through any unique experiences? Do you like helping people? Have you ever considered becoming a coach?
Today's guest on the Art of Adventure podcast has been a location independent life coach since 1998, before it was cool to be a digital nomad. I sat down with him at his villa here in Bali to record an epic two part episode to go through all the steps to first become a coach (Part I) and then start making money while you sleep (part II).
David WoodÂ is the author of Get Paid For Who You AreÂ and at one point was ranked #1 on google for Life coaching, and has recently created the Coach MBA course to teach what he knows to new life coaches.
I this episode we will go through all the steps to getting your first clients as a coach! All you need is some structure - the intake forms, the coaching format, some preparation, and a few clients, and you have yourself a coaching career!

"Ask yourself, what have I done in my life that can help other people" - David Wood

"Everyone has a gift" - David Wood

"Coaching is not telling someone how to live their life, it's asking the right questions" - David Wood

"If your life was 50% better, what would that look like?" - David Wood

What you will learn in this episode

-The steps to start coaching from any starting point

-How David became the number one ranked google result for "Life Coach"

-How to use free "life clarity sessions" to get new clients

-How to coach from anywhere in the world

-How to choose who you work with

-Why it is best to offer 6 - 12 month coaching packages

-Why you don't need a coaching certification

-How to overcome doubt and imposter syndrome

-Why it is easier for people to invest in business coaching

-How to ask potential clients what they think they would get out of coaching, to let them sell themselves on coaching

Mentioned in this episode

David's Coach MBA Program

Special Offer for AOA listeners www.coachmba.com/adventure enter your secret code ADVENTURE

Get Paid For Who You Are

Support the Art of Adventure!

This podcast is supported by listeners like you!Â Become a patron of the Art of Adventure on Patreon

This episode is also brought to you by Red Revive! We have an amazing new partner and are offering a special sale for Art of Adventure listeners â€“ click here for 30% off!

Subscribe to The Art of Adventure Podcast for free in
1 hr 1 min
March 19, 2015 AOA 047 | Geoff Woods | Finding The Ideal Mentors
Have you ever wondered why some people rocket to success almost overnight? Have you ever wished you could partner with rich investors and the smartest minds to help get your project off the ground?

Todayâ€s guest on the Art of Adventure will teach you just that. He is on a mission to meet those heavy hitting individuals and have them mentor him to a convert his income to completely passive income.

Geoff Woods has spent the last year finding just the right people to help him in his passive income journey - and is documenting the process through his podcast, the Mentee.

This is the episode for you if you have ever wanted to shortcut the learning curve, and have access to the insider deals and best minds in your field!

"Play where the players play" - Geoff Woods

"Adventure is every day because I look at it as such" - Geoff Woods

"I'm on an adventure to form deep connections with people" - Geoff Woods

What you will learn in this episode:

-How to schedule your time to fit in mentorship

-How to get in the "right room"

-What motivates good mentors

-How to meet mentors

-How to phrase your questions so that people help you

-The power investing in yourself with a personal development fund

-Why powerful people ask "what can I do to serve you?"

-Why you need to go to live networking events in your city

-How mentorship translates into money and success

Mentioned in this episode:

The Mentee Podcast

Geoffwoods.com

Geoff's gift to listeners of the Art of Adventure

Thanks Geoff Woods!

If you enjoyed this session of The Art of Adventure Podcast, let Geoff know by clicking on the link below and sending him a quick shout out on Twitter:

Click here to thank Geoff on Twitter!

Support the Art of Adventure!

This podcast is supported by listeners like you! Donate to the Art of Adventure Patreon Campaign

This episode is also brought to you by Red Revive! We have an amazing new partner and are offering a special sale for Art of Adventure listeners â€“ click here for 30% off!

Subscribe to The Art of Adventure Podcast for free in iTunes or Stitcher.Â If you enjoyed the show, please help us by leaving a 5-star rating and review!

You may also enjoy these episodes:
AOA 046 | Linda Rottenberg | Crazy Is A Compliment: High Impact Entrepreneurship
AOA 036| Judy Robinett | How To Be A Power Connector
AOA 034 | Jordan Harbinger | The Art of the Interview and Networking Like a Pro

Did you enjoy the episode?
Geoff has gone through an amazing life transformation and is really accelerating his success.
54 min
March 17, 2015 AOA 046 | Linda Rottenberg | Crazy Is A Compliment: High Impact Entrepreneurship
Do you have a brilliant idea but people call you crazy or tell you how it won't work? Do you want to start a new project but aren't sure where to start or how much of yourself to put in?

Today's guest on the Art of Adventure argues that we all need to be nimble, adaptive, daring, and maybe even a little crazy, or risk being left behind.

Named on of America's best leaders by US News, Linda Rottenberg is co-founder and CEO of Endeavor Global, The first global organization dedicated to the scale up phase of entrepreneurship, helping dreamers and doers scale up their high impact projects. She is also the author of Crazy Is a Compliment

In this episode, we talk about what it means to Zig when everyone else Zags. Linda shares inspiring stories and an insider's look from her experience as a "mentor capitalist", and what specific skills and mindsets are needed to scale up your high impact venture. Also make sure you listen to the end, when Linda reveals why she agreed to be a guest on this podcast!

â€œIf people arenâ€t calling you crazy, you arenâ€t thinking big enough.â€ â€“ Linda Rottenberg

"We should each tell more stories" - Linda Rottenberg

"Crazy ideas seem obvious in hindsight" Linda Rottenberg

"You don't need to be a boy in a hoodie to be an entrepreneur" -Linda Rottenberg

"Chaos is the friend of the entrepreneur" -Linda Rottenberg

"May your first word be adventure and your last word be love" - part of Linda Rottenberg's family mission statement

"Adventure is about being travelers and not tourists" -Linda Rottenberg

What you will learn in this episode:

-How to find out what kind of disruptor you are: Skunk, Butterfly

-Why baby boomer entrepreneurs over 65 have a higher rate of business success

-What skills and mindset you need for big projects

-How to take baby steps "minovations" for your big project

-How to define success

-How to structure a mentorship relationship

-What is "polite stalking" and how to meet the people that can help you

-The difference between work life balance and integration

-The story of the birth of modern champaign

Mentioned in this episode:

LindaRottenberg.com

Crazy Is a Compliment: The Power of Zigging When Everyone Else Zags

Endeavor Global

The original Banana Republic Catalogues

AOA004 | Zio Ziegler | How To Commit To Creative Authenticity

Linda's husband, author Bruce Feiler

Thanks Linda Rottenberg!

If you enjoyed this session of The Art of Adventure Podcast, let Linda know by clicking on the link below and sending her a quick sh...
1 hr 2 min
March 12, 2015 AOA 045 | Pam Ross | Building Trust Through Digital Fluency
Imagine you just left your job and were starting a new stage of your career and didn't know anyone. Where would you go to meet people? How would you find a community or tribe? How would people get to know you?
Our guest today on the Art of Adventure podcast turned to social media three years ago when she started her own consulting firm to meet people and find clients and collaborators.
Pam Ross is the founder of Pam Ross Consulting and she is an expert networker who didn't use to be!
We are going to hear all about how Pam uses the idea of "digital fluency" to teach people how work can be awesome, how to build trust, establish credibility, find collaborators, and get feedback from clients. If you want to grow your brand, this episode will give you the strategy and tools to do it!

"If I could change the world I would make work not suck for anybody" - Pam Ross

"Adventure is all about trying new and different things" - Pam Ross

"Knitting is an adventure" - Pam Ross

What you will learn in this episode:

-How to build trust by being authentic and transparent

-Why Twitter is Pam's social media of choice

-Pam's favorite social media tools

-How to build expert status

-How to use hashtags effectively

-How to make real life connections starting online

-How to integrate Twitter into your event

-How to use Twitter for research

-The best way to get feedback on you work

Mentioned in this episode:

Pamross.ca

Tweet Deck

Hootsuite

UnMarketing: Stop Marketing. Start Engaging

Thanks Pam Ross!
If you enjoyed this session of The Art of Adventure Podcast, let Pam know by clicking on the link below and sending her a quick shout out on Twitter:

Click here to thank Pam on Twitter!

Support the Art of Adventure!
This podcast is supported by listeners like you! Donate to the Art of Adventure Patreon Campaign

This episode is also brought to you by Red Revive! We have an amazing new partner and are offering a special sale for Art of Adventure listeners â€“ click here for 30% off!

Subscribe to The Art of Adventure Podcast for free in iTunes or Stitcher.Â If you enjoyed the show, please help us by leaving a 5-star rating and review!

You may also enjoy these episodes:
AOA008: Personal Branding and Expanding Your Reach With Navid Moazzez
AOA 028 | Bjork Ostrom | Building a Tribe With Food Blogger Pro and Pinch of Yum
52 min
March 09, 2015 AOA 044 | Aaron Hurst | The Purpose Economy
Have you ever got the feeling that work is not working for you? Do you want to make a big impact for good in the world? This episode will help you navigate these questions.

Our guest today on the Art of Adventure started Imperative, to help you figure out your best way to add purpose and meaning to your work.

Aaron Hurst is no stranger to working with purpose. He created a $15 billion per year pro bon0 marketplace where there was none before with the Taproot Foundation, before moving on to found Imperative.

He is the author of The Purpose Economy, and our conversation centers around creating businesses and finding individual work that has purpose. So if you are looking to create change for the world, this is the episode for you!

"If I could add one thing to the world, I would add more empathy" - Aaron Hurst

"Adventure is doing something that scares you" - Aaron Hurst

"Look for problems that are worth solving" - Aaron Hurst

What you will learn in this episode:

-How to find other people with your same purpose

-What is a "fat" vs. a "lean" startup

-How to make all work feel like pro bono

-When to create a new marketplace

-How to use purpose as a differentiator for your business

-Where purpose fits in our human evolution

Mentioned in this episode:

The Purpose Economy: How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community Is Changing the World

Imperative

Taproot Foundation

Thanks Aaron Hurst!
If you enjoyed this session of The Art of Adventure Podcast, let Aaron know by clicking on the link below and sending him a quick shout out on Twitter:

Click here to thank Aaron on Twitter!

Support the Art of Adventure!
This podcast is supported by listeners like you! Donate to the Art of Adventure Patreon Campaign

This episode is also brought to you by Red Revive! We have an amazing new partner and are offering a special sale for Art of Adventure listeners - click here for 30% off!

Subscribe to The Art of Adventure Podcast in iTunes or Stitcher.Â If you enjoyed the show, please help us by leaving a 5-star rating and review!

You may also like these episodes:
AOA 040 | Erica Dhawan | Get Big Things Done With Connectional Intelligence
44 min

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