I promise this was going to be a show about affiliate marketing.

Amber Spears from East 5th Ave., one of the worlds premier affiliate management firms, was in studio to talk about affiliate marketing. But then we went down a rabbit hole of facing your demons, how to be honest with your friends and relationshiops, and moving on with your life despite past traumas. This is one of the most honest, vulnerable shows I’ve ever done, and we both shared things we’ve never shared in public before.

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My boy Brad Costanzo of Bacon Wrapped Business (https://bradcostanzo.com | https://baconwrappedbusiness.com) was in studio. We chatted about dialing in your hormones, how to microdose and focus your brain for better results, and touched on a concept he calls “compression coaching”, which offers a compact learning experience if you are on the move or like to move quickly. Then we wrapped it up with a conversation about how to quantify your skillsets with a concept called cognitive keys, which feels like a continuation of the 9 Triangles from the last episode.

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Today we have Blitz Metrics (https://blitzmetrics.com) founder and CEO, Dennis Yu on the show. We were also joined by Jordan Paris, who wrote Growth Mindset University, and hosts the Growth Mindset University Podcast.  Dennis shared with us something he’s never shared on a show before, which is his “9 triangles” concept. (I added “of destiny”…because it’s awesome)  I have to say, in 783 episodes, I’ve never heard business success summarized this well. This is an episode that will instantly go in the “best of” category. Below are the nine triangles. Tune into the show for descriptions on each.

The 9 Triangles

Learn Do Teach

Do Delegate Delete

Content Checklist Software

Communicate Iterate Delegate

Marketing Operation Finance

Goals Content Targeting

Awareness Consideration Conversion

Metrics Analysis Action

Specialist Business Partner

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https://teamblitznation.com

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This is a random list of how I go through life. Some are lessons from my mom, some are just common sense and common courtesy, both of which seem to be lost in 2019. I think if we irritated each other a bit less, and were a bit more thoughtful, we could create a society we’d all be proud of, once again. Feel free to add, or share, or disagree! Would love your feedback on https://instagram.com/solohour.

• If you stay at someone’s house, make the bed

• If you stay multiple nights, strip the sheets

• If someone makes you dinner, eat it and be grateful

• If someone opens the door for you, thank them

• Hold the elevator if you see people walking towards it

• Stay to the right side of the escalator so people can get by you

• Better yet, WALK on the escalator. Try a little harder at life.

• Keep your head up, not in your phone, while you’re crossing the street

• When 3 lanes become 2, merge with every other car…don’t speed up so you go “first”

• When you’re making a left turn, get out into the intersection, don’t hold up traffic

• If you get in a minor fender bender, move your car off the road onto the shoulder. Don’t park in the middle of the street if your car moves.

• If you invite someone to lunch or dinner, pick up the tab

• If you invite a friend or a date to a party, introduce them to everyone

• If you host a party, welcome all of your guests, and make sure they have a drink in their hand right away

• If you’re hiking or walking in nature, don’t blast music with your phone. That’s why they invented headphones.

• Buy a random stranger a cup of coffee at Starbucks

• Give your leftovers to homeless people

• If you’re walking on the sidewalk with your date (and you’re a man) put yourself between your date and potential harms way: You walk closer to the street, and put yourself between her and any shady looking characters.

• If you’ve gone on a couple dates with someone, but aren’t interested, tell them like a real man/woman. Don’t just disappear.

• If you dirty dishes at a friends house, clean them

• If you empty the ice tray, fill it

• If you finish the milk, or something in the fridge, replace it

• If a friend “lets you crash” at their house for an extended period of time, keep the house spic & span for them

• Listen to The Solopreneur Hour Podcast

• If you borrow a friends car, fill it with gas

• If you snore, and are sharing a hotel room, bring earplugs for your roommates

• Get off your phone when you’re checking out at the grocery store, or anywhere else. And take the headphones out of your ears. It’s incredibly rude.

• Stop bringing your dog into restaurants and coffee shops. Somehow, we managed to go hundreds of years without this trend. Wrap fido’s leash around a tree or a post out front. They’ll be fine.

• Gentleman, open the door for your date, or your girlfriend, or your wife. Car AND Building.

• Buy random flowers for your love

• Don’t check your phone while on a date

• Don’t bury your head in your phone while you’re out with people

• When parallel parking on a busy street, check your side view mirror for bicyclists and pedestrians before you open the door.

• Use the “yield” and on-ramps as acceleration zones…don’t merge onto a highway at 40 mph

• Get out of the left lane unless you’re passing

• If you’re driving in the mountains and there are a line of cars behind you, pull over and let them pass.

• if you’re at a party and don’t know the host, make a point to seek them out, introduce yourself, and thank them.

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Neuro-linguistic programming or NLP as it’s commonly called: what is it and why the heck does it matter for your business and your life? You may have heard of it or perhaps you’ve even tried it, but do you know how impactful it can be on your solopreneurial journey?

Our guest for episode 780, Andy Murphy, a master NLP practitioner and mental performance coach, gives us the goods on NLP and how it can make a difference in every aspect of our lives.

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Andy first was introduced to NLP when he began working in sales in Australia about 12 years ago. As Andy describes it, NLP works by updating your internal software. Much like a computer’s software system, our brains are run by programming. And if that programming isn’t giving us the life we want, we can use NLP to upgrade our software.

Neuro-linguistic programming can be used to strengthen our neurology, just like we strengthen our body’s muscles. We all have about 50,000 thoughts a day and for a significant percentage of the population, most of those 50,000 thoughts are negative.

By using NLP, we can retrain those thought patterns and begin producing new outcomes and new results in any (or every) area of our lives.

You’ll also discover things like:

* Why you have to learn the basics, no matter what you’re doing.

* How he lost everything and why it was one of the best things that ever happened to him.

* If you’re stuck, Andy gives you an exercise to do.

* What is anchoring and why is it relevant to your business?

* Andy’s morning routine for success!

* And much, much more.

In this episode, Andy shares with us background as a solopreneur and offers some practical NLP techniques we can use right now to alter our thoughts and change our behaviors – so we can produce the life we want.

Though the bulk of our discussion is about NLP, Andy also introduced us to who he is and where he’s been. He shares his own story in a frank and personal way, about his professional and personal life. He talks about anxiety and being in the midst of a nervous breakdown, overcoming all of that to landing where he is today: designing his life and living it the fullest as a true solopreneur.

Have a listen and then let us know in the comments or on Twitter, what  are you going to use NLP to change in your life?

Episode Resources

Andy’s web site

Andy on Twitter

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On today’s episode I catch you up with an epic car show, meeting a couple of legends, and being at the right placOn today’s episode I catch you up with an epic car show, meeting a couple of legends, and being at the right place at the right time, as well as the implications of hormonal balance on your life! e at the right time, as well as the implications of hormonal balance on your life!

Today I got to chat with my good friend Dr. Mark Wade, who has just launched a brand new podcast, the Virtual Summit Podcast. We talked about, amongst other things, how to grow a huge mailing list and influence using virtual summits. This strategy is tried and true, and is something you can employ right away.

The Virtual Summit Podcast – Is to help enlighten those interested in hosting a summit on how to successfully create a virtual summit from those who have already done.

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Ken Kragen may not be a household name to you, but if you mention his name in Hollywood, people will respond with “legend”. Ken is responsible for “We Are The World”, “Hands Across America”, and innumerable other huge projects in Hollywood and worldwide.

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