Anne shares how her upbringing influenced her love of books and writing. Anne shares some of the top reasons people put off the process of writing a book, advice about creating a solid book topic, and how to approach drafting and editing. Anne also shares how practices of hope and writing go hand in hand. If you have ever thought about writing a book but always put it off, this episode may be a push in the right direction. 

Highlighted Quote

“Writing in Hope”

“Writing is an inherently hopeful act, you write with the intent of connecting with someone else.”

Resources/Mentions: 

Book

• The Writer’s Process
• Get the Word Out

Article

• Hope and Process

Guest Links

• Website
• Twitter 
• LinkedIn

Podcast Links:

• Instagram: @Hopestrategy 
• Facebook: @hopestrategy 
• Twitter: @thehopestrategy
• Youtube The Hope Strategy 

Wade Eyerly talks about his upbringing and how moving around actually helped him learn how to “start” in any environment. Wade also shares his thoughts on what makes a good parent, and why intention is necessary in relationships. Wade talks about his ethos behind hiring and what makes a good candidate - especially in the start up phase. Wade also shares details behind some of his ventures like Surf Air and Degree Insurance, and talks about how he started out.

Highlighted Quote

“Figure it Out”

When I hire, I don't need the world's greatest accountant, I need an average accountant… anyone who can do the job… that's all I'm looking for from a competency standpoint. So if you come in and you've been an accountant for 10 years, you can do the job. The question is, can you get it done and figure it out? That makes you the person that can fit our team versus not. In startups that's incredibly important and it's not as important in big companies. there's nothing wrong going to Bank of America it is a fine career choice… but in your as you sit in your desk, there is someone over your shoulder, who was in that just 18 months ago, so you can turn around and say “what do I do now?” and they'll have an answer... at a startup, there is no one there. If you have to come to me and say “what do I do now?” I have to stop what I'm doing, pull my eyes off the horizon as the CEO, and figure out what you need to do… and I consider that your job.

Resources/Mentions: 

Company

• Degree Insurance
• Surf Air

Book

• Range

Guest Links

• Website
• Twitter 
• LinkedIn

Podcast Links:

• Instagram: @Hopestrategy 
• Facebook: @hopestrategy 
• Twitter: @thehopestrategy
• Youtube The Hope Strategy 

James Carbary shares how a winning a chance telesales trip changed the course of his life, along with his own ability to foster and nurture relationships. James shares his strategy for connecting with others and creating genuine and meaningful relationships that add value regardless of a business outcome. James also talks about podcasting and content creation as a touch point for business and personal relationships. 

 Highlighted Quote

“Friends”

If we get somebody on our podcast, they join one of our mastermind groups, and they haven't bought from us, you know, in a year after knowing them, I genuinely do not care… because I have the belief that life and work are better, if you're doing it with friends and people that you genuinely enjoy being around.

Resources/Mentions: 

Company

• Sweetfish Media 

App

• Fabriq

Book

• Content-Based Networking 

Guest Links

• Website
• Linkedin
• Twitter

Podcast Links:

• Instagram: @Hopestrategy 
• Facebook: @hopestrategy 
• Twitter: @thehopestrategy
• Youtube The Hope Strategy 

Greg Trimble talks about the moment he decided to quit baseball as a career path and follow his heart towards other goals, his somewhat accidental fame among the early blog space, and his early steps towards creating Lemonade Stand marketing. Greg shares his thoughts on the compatibility of  pursuing a career and parenting, gratitude, and how to get better at writing. 

Highlighted Quote

“Gratitude”

I feel that if gratitude was more prevalent in our society we would shave off 80% of the problems that we have, just by exercising gratitude.

“Golden Years”

They always talk about your golden years as after your kids are at the house… I think that golden years are the years that you're with your kids that your kids are growing up. So I'd actually rather work harder on my career after they're out of the house than spend my entire life in the pursuit of worldly greatness or money 

Resources/Mentions: 

• Lemonade stand
• Gregtrimble.com 
• Yalla.team
• Lemonade Stand Stories

Guest Links

• Website
• Twitter 
• Facebook
• Instagram

Podcast Links:

• Instagram: @Hopestrategy 
• Facebook: @hopestrategy 
• Twitter: @thehopestrategy
• Youtube The Hope Strategy 

Perry Marshall shares how his background in engineering helped provide him the entrepreneurial experiences that started his career, from making and selling speakers to becoming one of the top names in SEO, time management and business strategy. Perry talks about the 80/20 principle, unplugging from social media, and creating space and time to “explore”. Perry also shares his thoughts on what makes a productive day… and life.  

Highlighted Quote

“Explore”

I think one of the most important things that you ever have, not just early in your career, but during your career is space and time to explore… and the margin to not have some crushing pressure, where you always have to deliver, deliver, deliver and pay the piper. That is really important.

Resources/Mentions: 

Books 

• Detox, Declutter, Dominate
• Ultimate Guide to Google Ads
• Ultimate Guide to Facebook Advertising
• 80/20 Sales & Marketing

Audio (CD) 

• Guerilla Marketing for Hi-Tech Sales People

Website

• Perrymarshall.com
• Evo 2.0 - Evo2.org

Guest Links

• Website
• Linkedin 
• Twitter 
• Facebook

Podcast Links:

• Instagram: @Hopestrategy 
• Facebook: @hopestrategy 
• Twitter: @thehopestrategy
• Youtube The Hope Strategy 

Jonathan Beninson shares his background and beginnings in entrepreneurship along with thoughts about imposter syndrome, “enoughness”, and what it truly takes to “win”. Jonathan also talks about his belief that “human problems have human solutions” and shares how his desire to help solve some of those problems brought him to his latest project: Arkhaven - a company dedicated to creating self sustaining housing that provides energy, food and water to residents. 

Highlighted Quote

“Imposter Syndrome”

We all have something about ourselves that is always with us but that we don't like to look at. Maybe something that drives us, something that we feel embarrassed by... for a lot of people it's a sense of imposter syndrome. I can tell you the number of people in my life who are people you've heard of probably, who are CEOs who are otherwise thought leaders, influencers, etc. I can tell you that, by and large, many of them, most of them even have the sense of imposter syndrome. My advice to anyone who cares, is make friends with that, whatever it is, because it's going to be with you and it's in there's nothing you're going to do to get rid of it. It's your passenger and it's probably the fuel in your tank and and when everything is said and done, chances are, wherever you succeed in your life It's probably because of that thing...it's probably your strongest investment.

Resources/Mentions: 

• 8Mile - Film
• Humans Need Not Apply
• Happiness Lab
• Arkhaven

Guest Links

• Linkedin
• Beninson.com

Podcast Links:

• Instagram: @Hopestrategy 
• Facebook: @hopestrategy 
• Twitter: @thehopestrategy
• Youtube The Hope Strategy 

Dallas Jenkins shares how his desire to be a filmmaker was sparked early on in life, along with a mission to help inspire and instill passion in others. Dallas shares how he ventured into “Hollywood” with his first feature film Hometown Legend. Since then Dallas has used every opportunity to learn, study his craft and dedicate his work to creating true impact both on and off screen. Now a Writer and Director of “The Chosen” Dallas’s goal is to “provide loaves and fishes” and allow God to multiply them. This episode is a great look at faith, trust and goals.      

Highlighted Quote

“Impact”

There's a scene in “One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest”, where Jack Nicholson is denied the ability to watch the World Series in the mental hospital that he is in. So he stands in front of the TV and starts doing a fake play by play of the World Series to just pretend like he's watching and it gets all the other guys excited and, and all these patients are standing around the television and cheering and going crazy. That scene changed my life! I was like “whatever that is... I want to do that.” I want to arouse in audiences the kind of emotion that that scene did for me. It was just such a big moment cinematically but also just for me personally… that impact! I wanted to do that for others. That's when I started to want to become a filmmaker.

Resources/Mentions: 

• The Chosen

Book

• Left Behind (Books) 

Video Clips

• One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest - Baseball Scene 

Podcast Episode

• Blind Side - Leigh Anne - Episode  

Films

• Hometown Legend 
• God’s Not Dead
• Midnight Clear 
• Though None Go With Me - Hallmark
• Passion of Christ
• Resurrection of Gavin stone 

Guest Links

• Linkedin
• Instagram
• The Chosen 

Podcast Links:

• Instagram: @Hopestrategy 
• Facebook: @hopestrategy 
• Twitter: @thehopestrategy
• Youtube The Hope Strategy 

Tim Ash talks about his family’s departure from the U.S.S.R when he was a child and the serendipitous role a 5 minute phone call played in securing them a place in the USA. Tim shares how his success in business eventually became secondary to his desire to fulfill his life's purpose. Tim also shares how his personal practices of health and wellbeing have supported his pursuit of meaning and fulfillment. From evolutionary psychology to digital marketing and personal branding this episode is fully loaded with fascinating information and actionable insight. Don’t forget to check out Tim’s new book “Unleash Your Primal Brain”.   

Highlighted Quote

“Sleep” 

Sleep is daily life support. There's no form of life on the planet that lives more than a few days that doesn't have some form of sleep, it's just not optional. So you think you can take your phone and you know binge watch another show or something like that and then blue light flickering in your face you're killing yourself, literally. 

Resources/Mentions: 

Company 

• Timash.com

Books 

• Unleash Your Primal Brain 
• Landing Page Optimization

Film

• The Earthing Movie 

Guest Links

• Linkedin - Tim Ash
• Twitter 
• Facebook 

Podcast Links:

• Instagram: @Hopestrategy 
• Facebook: @hopestrategy 
• Twitter: @thehopestrategy
• Youtube The Hope Strategy 

Shannon Flynn shares his experiences with Mark Hofmann as recently depicted in the Netflix Documentary - “Murder Among The Mormons”. Shannon shares experiences from his youth, his initial contact with Mark, and their shared hobby; collecting old American literature and artifacts. Shannon talks about the many forgeries Mark committed and shares insight about Mark’s background. Shannon also talks about the role truth plays in weathering life’s storms.

Highlighted Quote

“Truth”

If you believe that there is a truth, and it can be had. And you can find it. You can get it. You can search for it, you can dig, whatever it is that you can find it. I think truth will carry you through. Think of the way the hurricane of life comes, if you can get a hold of the steel of truth and hold on to it. It will keep you up and through. And truth will win.

Resources/Mentions: 

Murder Among The Mormons - Netflix

Podcast Links:

• Instagram: @Hopestrategy 
• Facebook: @hopestrategy 
• Twitter: @thehopestrategy
• Youtube The Hope Strategy 

Natalie Nixon talks about her upbringing, the lessons learned from her parents, how challenging situations create strength and competency, and the importance of keeping a mental record of “wins”. Natalie also shares how she became an entrepreneur, educator, and businesswoman along with lessons from each of those endeavors. This episode is a refreshing look at identity, self worth and perseverance.    

Highlighted Quote

“Inventory”

Every challenging experience that we have, we need to use it. We need to add it to our repository to be able to document “Okay. I did this!” I got through that and now I can do the next thing and then the next thing… it's so important to be conscientious of how we can convert our pain points and our game points into our assets, it's essential.

Resources/Mentions: 

• Figure 8 
• Wonder Rigor Tip Sheet 
• The Creativity Leap (Book) 

Guest Links

• Natalie’s Twitter 
• Natalie’s Youtube 
• Natalie’s Linkedin
• Natalie’s Instagram

Podcast Links:

• Instagram: @Hopestrategy 
• Facebook: @hopestrategy 
• Twitter: @thehopestrategy
• Youtube The Hope Strategy