The Derek Loudermilk Show

"You can give away 95% of your ideas" - Scott H. Young on being a full time writer/blogger

Iâ€m so stoked about todayâ€s episode with Scott H. Young! Scott is a full time writer, with over 1000 article on his blog, he completed the entire MIT computer science degree on his own in just one year, he spent the last year traveling the world not speaking english and living in four different countries, and he is an expert at accelerated learning and putting theories into practice. In this episode, Scott shares some big ideas and specific techniques you can use today - so get ready to take your learning to the next level on todayâ€s Art of Adventure!

What you will learn in this episode

-Accelerated learning skills such as:

-The Spacing Effect

-The Interleaving Effect

-How to cram a 4 year degree into one year for free

-How to not speak english for a year and learn four new languages

-How to make a living as a full time writer

-How interest spikes at the completion of a project

-Whether or not you should talk about a big project before you start

Mentioned in this episode:

Learn more, quickly: scotthyoung.com

Massively Open Online Courses: moocs.com

Jonathan Haber of Degree of Freedom

Thanks Scott Young!

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

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Potential New Art of Adventure Project!

Also, Iâ€d love to get some feedback from you guys – Iâ€m working on the initial stages of a project for adventurous entrepreneurs (alluded to at the end of the show with Simon) to teach some of the skills that you need to succeed, but might not get from other technical based courses. Iâ€m talking about skills such as body language, charisma, networking, productivity, and bio hacking. Iâ€m also thinking this course might culminate in an adventurous retreat that would balance business workshops with activities like surfing, meditation, whitewater rafting, and yoga. Is this something that interests you? Leave a comment with your thoughts!

"I can do anything" - Simon Granner on the self talk around goal setting and how to influence yourself,

Simon Granner is the host of the eponymous Simon Granner Show, a top new business and entrepreneurship podcast. Simon has been successful in multiple careers, including building a six figure business in the financial services industry, where he was able to put systems in place to decrease his time input and rapidly grow the business. He has parlayed that into his new podcasting career with rapid growth for his show. In this episode we talk about launching a podcast, networking, setting goals, building muscle, and setting up systems. If you are the kind of person that likes to improve all areas of your life, this is the show for you!

What you will learn in this episode

-How to create systems that make your business easier to run

-The benefits of a "do anything list"

-Why you should start a podcast

-How to identify what type of thinker you are

-How to leverage your physique for a confidence boost

Mentioned in this show:

Check out Simon's site http://www.simongranner.com/

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

The E-Myth Revisited

Thanks Simon Granner!

If you enjoyed this session of The Art of Adventure Podcast, let Simon 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!

This episode is brought to you by REI!

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

Potential New Art of Adventure Project!

Also, I'd love to get some feedback from you guys - Iâ€m working on the initial stages of a project for adventurous entrepreneurs (alluded to at the end of the show with Simon) to teach some of the skills that you need to succeed, but might not get from other technical based courses. Iâ€m talking about skills such as body language, charisma, networking, productivity, and bio hacking. Iâ€m also thinking this course might culminate in an adventurous retreat that would balance business workshops with activities like surfing, meditation, whitewater rafting, and yoga. Is this something that interests you? Leave a comment with your thoughts!

"Actionable Books is movement as much as it is a business" -Chris Taylor

Chris Taylor, Founder of Actionablebooks.com is my guest on episode 21 of the Art of Adventure Podcast. Interestingly, I used Actionable Books before I ever met Chris - it is where I go when I start each new business book. I like to get a sense of what I should be looking to learn from each book before I start (to save time and get through more books) so I usually read one or two summaries before I start.

Chris started interviewing authors back in 2009 for his actionable workshops, and a deeper calling to teach the 21st century skills sets led the company to slowly morph into the business it is today. Actionable Books now has over 38 consultants in 7 countries, and 100 people writing book summaries around the world. Chris currently runs Actionable Books from an island off the coast of Panama and Costa Rica, previously he was living in a cave in Spain. He and I share a unique attribute in that we are not your typical 22 year old single male digital nomad, but are both married and our wives are a big part of our nomadic lifestyle.

In this episode, Chris shares his thoughts on living abroad, deliberate decision making, the 21st century work environment, taking action, fear of missing out (FOMO), and (re)setting your daily routine by moving abroad. If you have ever wanted to start a movement or run your business from an exotic location, this is the interview for you!

What you will learn in this episode:

-How to make deliberate lifestyle decisions

-How to use your network to learn new things and start new projects

-How to combine being a digital nomad and being happily married

-How to turn a business into a movement

-What skills are required to run an international business like Actionable Books

-How to focus on improving the parts of your life that you can control

Mentioned in this this episode:

Books that Chris started taking action with:

The One Minute Millionaire: The Enlightened Way to Wealth

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (25th Anniversary Edition)

Think and Grow Rich

In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies

How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

Robin Sharma

"Every day, I try to do five things to help grow my business" -Scott Morrison

Growing up, Scott Morrison really liked people and he liked talking - little did he know those joys would come back to serve him so well in his career. From a young age, his dream was to be a corporate executive for Nike. But it was only after working in the corporate world for years with many different companies of different sizes did he realize his true calling was to be an entrepreneur! Scott now works for himself as a business development and sponsorship expert.

Scott has been involved with business from a young age - in the episode he reveals his first business was buying and selling baseball cards, followed by trying to sell the most for the school candy fundraiser. Scott is a really helpful, genuine, thoughtful guy, and he really knows his stuff when it comes to the world of sponsorships. If you have ever wondered whether finding a sponsor might be right for you or your business, or if you have an audience of any kind, this is the episode for you to listen to!

What you will learn in this episode:

-Which book turned Scott's life in a totally new direction

-How relationship building skills are the key to getting sponsorships, along with lots of hustle and drive

-How to be open to feedback

-How Scott tracks his goals daily on a spreadsheet

-Who can get sponsors: (hint: sports teams, stadium owners, athletes, charitable organization, experts in your field: speaker, coaches, authors, and podcasters!)

-How to leverage your existing audience for sponsorship

-What you need to have when you approach a sponsor - demographic and psychographic information

-How to help your sponsors to feel like they are part of your team

-One easy way to get a sponsor: start by being an affiliate for your potential future sponsor. Take initiative ahead of time to prove you can get results for them

-An exclusive Art of Adventure insight for coaches/speakers/authors

-How he started working on sponsorships by asking for and getting everything he wanted

Mentioned on this episode:

The starting point to find out about Scott's work: http://scottdmorrison.com/

Still want to know more? Email Scott with any sponsorship questions!

Download Scott's book available for Art of Adventure listeners only!

The book the changed it all for Scott: The Success Principles(TM) by Jack Canfield

One book that help Scott gain the skills to be a successful sponsorship coordinator: The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea

Thanks Scott Morrison!:

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

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“For information to be really truly communicated it has to be put into a kind of pill...Stories are the Flintstone vitamins for knowledge" - Damien Wilpitz

Here are a couple facts about science in the US today: The annual NSF and NIH budget total around $37 billion. While that might seem like a large figure, public funding of science over the last two decades has decreased by more than 12% and scientists are leaving the field. 65-75% of a lead investigatorâ€s time is dedicated to the business side of running their laboratories, however, this is a minor or absent part of training that scientists get in graduate school. Damien Wilpitz started Experimental Designs Consulting because he loves science and discovery, and no one was teaching business to scientists, so he decided to do it himself. This episode hits near and dear to my heart and I think you are going to be amazed at Damien's process for helping scientists, and learn a ton about entrepreneurship as well!

What you will learn in this Episode:

-How entrepreneurship is like the science of discovery

-How we have to invest in all scientific research even though we donâ€t know in advance which discoveries will turn out to be beneficial

-How translational, or “bench to bedside”, research is easier for the NIH to fund, even while the fundamentals for translational work are created by the basic researchers

-How NASA does a great job of making their story cool

-How Damien treats labs like a business and comes up with repeatable systems and processes for researchers

-How Damien starts backwards from specific scientific aims and total lab budgets to figure out how to achieve those aims

-How pilot experiments in science are like minimum viable product (from lean startup terminology)

-How important emotional intelligence is to consider when recruiting scientific team members (not just technical skill)

-The power of the testimonial and how important proof of results is (in the form of early instant wins) for scientists who want to hire Damien - he starts with budgets because they are low cost to implement

-How working as a scientist gives him street cred as a science consultant

-How listening carefully to researcher's stress and anxiety and applying action steps are Damien's best traits as a consultant (to drill down to the causative effects of a problem)

-How he came up with his tag line: "Managing to make science easier"

-How every morning Damien "defragments his brain" by asking "What did I learn the day before, and how can I apply it to the future".

Mentioned in this episode:

Damien's science consulting comany: Experimental Designs Consulting, Inc. Managing to make science easier

Simon Sinek's Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action

Csíkszentmihályi Mihály's Flow (P.S.)

Stanford psychologist BJ Fogg

Thanks Damien Wilpitz!

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

“It is better to not work out than to be injured" - Justin O'Connor on why having a workout program that keeps you injury free isn't as sexy, but hugely important.

Justin O'Connor is a professional actor and writer and was trying lots of different types of workouts, only to find they were not able to give him the lean physique he was looking for. Harking back to his days as an NCAA Division I Hockey and Baseball player, he observed that the gymnasts at the same school were working out for much less total time and had much leaner bodies, and Justin started experimenting with sprinting and high speed/high intensity workouts. After six weeks sprinting in the street in front of his house, some of his friends noticed a profound improvement in his musculature, and asked Justin to train them as well. Eventually he was teaching group workouts in the local park, and put videos of his workouts online for friends. Fast forward two and a half years to today, and the Under 20 workout is available in over 45 countries and has helped people with a variety of body types lean up and feel more healthy!

If you want to run faster, jump higher, look good, and feel healthy, this is the podcast episode for you!

What you will learn in this episode:

-The research behind how sprinting influences physique

-How visualization/self storytelling can help your workouts

-How to know when to start a company

-How to make up workout moves

-How improv comedy training can help your business

-How to beat up a shark

-The benefits of self experimentation

-How the $1 trial is the best pre-qualifier for customers

Mentioned in this episode:

-Intermittent Fasting

Justin put together an Under 20 Workout Special Deal for Art of Adventure listeners! Get a year full of workouts and access to everything in the program for less than $2/ week

THANKS JUSTIN O'CONNOR!

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

Click here to thank Justin on Twitter!

 

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“We are all playing so much smaller than we realize" - Alyssa Dazet

Alyssa and I recorded this episode live and in person when we were both in Honolulu, Hawaii! In this episdoe, Alyssa talks about how she underwent open heart surgery at the age of 23, due to an undiagnosed heart infection. That experience prompted her to explore acupuncture and eastern medicine. She goes over how a shift in mindset allowed her to quickly grow her practice to over six figures annually. After many of her peer acupuncturists began seeking her help in their businesses, and she ultimately created a course to help other acupuncturists also build six figure businesses. In her course, Alyssa teaches how to start a business, handle insurance, mindset, marketing, confidence, patient care, and scripts to explain acupuncture to patients. Her current goal is to mainstream eastern medicine!

What you will learn in this episode:

-The story of eastern medicine as a largely preventative system

-How acupuncture works on the body to heal

-What the top two reasons Alyssa treats acupuncture patients

-How the right mindset can translate into more customers and clients

-Why surrounding yourself with the right people is so important

-How podcasts helped her change her mindset (you have to be inspired and motivated, and it doesnâ€t have to be from books)

-How Alyssa built trust and relationships to be the main driver of her business

-Why setting high enough prices is so important

-How Alyssa uses free webinars (promoted solely through Facebook) where she teaches the basics of the acupuncture business to find new student/clients

-How important your personality and your mission are to getting people to hire you

Mentioned in this show:

Alyssa's course on Building a 6 figure acupuncture practice

http://www.alyssadazet.com/

Alyssa on Youtube

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“What is worse than not being able to solve a problem is solving the wrong problem" - Tom Hoerr on prepareing students for success as adults.

Thomas R. Hoerr, Ph.D., is a world renowned educator, and director of the New City School in St. Louis, MO. Which just so happens to be the elementary school I attended many years ago! Since 1988 the educational system at New City has been based around Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences (MI). New City has become a model for school worldwide seeking to implement the principles of MI.

In this episode, we talk about joyful, lifelong learning, how schools can set up their students for success as adults, fostering grit, the US education system, how to find teachers and mentors as an adult, and basically everything you ever wanted to know about education. Education and learning is a topic of personal importance to me, and it is such a great honor to have a global thought leader in education as a guest. Enjoy!

What you will learn in this episode:

-How fostering grit can enable anyone to achieve more

-How to implement the theory of Multiple Intelligences in the learning process

-How to continue learning and growing throughout your life (and take time to reflect)

-How to form a personal advisory board (and how learning can be a two way street)

-What questions to ask in order to help you better engage with your mentor

-Parents: what to look for when selecting a school ("the schoolhouse at midnight")

-How writing can help clarify your thoughts ("How will I know what I think until I see what I say" - E.M. Forster)

-How good teachers are the key to individualized education, and how to get parents more involved

Mentioned in this show:

New City School

Tom's favorite quotes to illustrate grit:

"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." Michael Jordan

"Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it."

Mia Hamm

Tom's books:

The Art of School Leadership

Fostering Grit: How do I prepare my students for the real world? (ASCD Arias)

Becoming A Multiple Intelligences School

Articles Tom has shared for listener of this podcast:

“Authority In An Age of Distrust” (Educational Leadership, October 2014, 72, 2)

"Good Failures"

Recommended reading:

"Every moment is the present and that's why they call it a gift" - Bethany Londyn

In this episode, Bethany Londyn joins us from L.A. Bethany is a best selling Author (#1 in Amazon under Women & Business), founder and CEO of multiple startups, including FitAddikt and ShopAddikt, and is a painter. If you want to be inspired for you own startup, or are a woman and want to know what you can do to improve your presence in a business setting, check out this episode!

Some of Bethany's words of wisdom:

For startups "It is important to create the clients before getting the funding"

"If you don't put all your eggs in one basket then you are doomed to the safe (uninspired) course"

With that in mind, here are the three key things (baskets) that Bethany is all about: Empowering Women (giving basket), Art (healing/bliss basket), Businesses (AddiKted startups basket)

"When you share the story, you own the story" - the inspiration for her new book helping women work through abuse

What you will learn in this Episode:

-How to build a kick ass startup team

-How women can change their body language and actions to improve their presence in business, and the tip that has made the biggest impact for Bethany

-How you attract people that mirror you

-How to start selling premium paintings

-How saying "I'm not a champion of the world...yet" leaves room to get there

Mentioned in this episode:

Start Here: http://www.londynheights.com/

About Bethany: http://about.me/bethanylondyn

"The Priceline for fashion": http://www.shopaddikt.com/

Londyn's Fine Art

MAN-ERISMS: Disrupting Female Roles to Shift the Paradigm of Working Women (Shift the Paradym Book 1)

Owning Our Stories: Living Life After Abuse (Shift the Paradym Book 2)

http://www.houzz.com/user/bethany-londyn Art sales

Jeremy Belotti - FitLife Entrepreneur

Growth mindset vs. fixed mindset from Carol Dweck's book:Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

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If you feel yourself backsliding from where you want to be, you can start by asking yourself "How do I want to feel?" - Brandi Roberts

Brandi was a top fitness competitor in her 20's, where she competed on physique, poise, and gymnastic skill. After exchanging the role of competitor with the role of doting mother, she realized one day that she had completely lost her sense of self and of motivation to do the things she loved.

Since that time, she has turned her life around, written four books in the last year, including The Backsliders Guide to Weight Loss, and has re-discovered just how powerful she is.

In this episode, you will learn:

-How to turn your life around if you aren't where you want to be

-What was the one word Brandi wrote on a Post-it note abover her bed that changed her life while she slept

-How to harness the power of a decision (Hint: it becomes easier to have a totally clean diet once you decide to stand in a bikini in front of 1000 people!)

-How to be brutally honest with yourself about your impact on others

-How to use a ten-day challenge to add or take away one thing from your life

-How to get your own hopes and dreams under control before helping others

 

Mentioned in this episode:

http://www.brandijroberts.com/

Brandi on Facebook

The Backsliders Guide to Goal Setting: Strategies for How to Get What You Want

The Backsliders Guide to Weight Loss

The Backsliders Guide to (self) Organization: Give yourself Permission to Live an Intentional Life

Quotes and Questions: A 60-Day Guided Experience

Brandi's Favorite Quotes:

Carl Sagan — "We make our world significant by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers"

T. Harv Eker/Derek Sivers "How you do anything is how you do everything."

Lewis Howes “Be ready when your number is called”

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