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E56: Live Out A Remarkable Life With Dwayne Klassen

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Dwayne Klassen is known as THE Coach for Men. He’s an engaging and entertaining transformational speaker, author coach, and relationship expert. As the creator of The Remarkable Man Coaching Program, Dwayne teaches that no matter how hard life can get, you can rise up, make a difference, and win.

 

Quotes To Remember:

“We all know who we want to be inside, you’ve already met that individual in life.”

“Too many of us are driving through this life with a rear view mirror that’s bigger than the windshield; we’re looking back all the time.”

“Be mindful of what that remarkable man looks like.”

“When I took full responsibility, that’s when things shifted.”

 

What You’ll Learn:

  • How to understand and overcome frustration in your life
  • Learn to harness both masculine and feminine energy usefully.
  • How to make time for your loved ones and those important in your life.
  • How your actions and outward appearance have effect on your spouse and children, and how to put out a positive vibe.

Key Links From The Show:

Dwayne’s Site

The Remarkable Man Show – Dwayne’s Podcast

 

Recommended Books:

The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma

E54: Using NaNoWriMo To Write Your Own Novel With Anne Rainbow

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Introduction:

Anne Rainbow is the content editor and creator behind Scrivener Virgin where she takes us through her journey of mastering the popular writing tool while providing insights into the realms of self-publishing and marketing. Anne also created the Red Pen course where she teaches writers how to self-edit and enjoy the process.

 

Quotes To Remember:

“That’s what makes it so compelling, you can’t give up, because you’re in a team.”

“It’s all in the planning.”

“It doesn’t matter where you start, as long as you have a mind map.”

“Whatever your challenge is, it’s much much easier if you have people around you supporting you.”

“I want to breathe the same air as people with whom I share values.”

 

What You’ll Learn:

  • How to prepare to write a novel in a month
  • How to juggle creating useful content in blog posts and other places while still working on your own novel.
  • How to decide what your book will be about.
  • How to write over 50,000 words and turn it into useful content
  • How to plan in advance to create time. Even up to a month!

 

Key Links From The Show:

Anne’s Site

Anne’s Facebook Page for Scrivener

 

Recommended Books:

I See You by Claire Mackintosh

Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life by Dr Wayne Dyer

The Artists Way by Julia Cameron

E53: Overcoming Obstacles By Dancing To Their Beat With Jamie Stenhouse

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Jamie Stenhouse is an entrepreneur and marketer who specializes in assisting business owners and clients to generate customers online—in any industry. Jamie founded his first business, JCP Creations, as a 19 year old. That business specializes in website design and online marketing. Since then he has helped customers online across over 70 industries and has personally worked 1-on-1 with over 150 businesses spanning from startups to multi-million dollar brands

 

Quotes To Remember:

“Let me begin to utilize it, embrace it.” (when Jamie discusses his stutter)

“An obstacle is really just a good opportunity to learn and to grow, and to develop a new skill set.”

“Whatever problem you have, look how you can flip this around…can that become a very helpful asset or skill set for me in the future?”

“What would this look like if it was easy?”

“It’s a progression not a switch.”

 

Learn how to…

—Own your obstacle

—Confront adversity head-on

—Find happiness in who you are and what you are becoming

—Combat negativity

 

Key Links from the Show:

Jamie’s Site

 

Recommended Books:

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield

The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday

Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday

E52: Turning Blog Posts Into A BOOK With Amy Morse

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Amy Morse is a restless authorpreneur and the protagonist in the story of her business. She helps authors turn their business book dreams into realities. Amy equips these authors with the tools and confidence to tell the stories of their businesses. Her range of services includes eBooks and advice guides, 1 to 1 support, workshops, and copy editing. With her help, businesses can be better at writing and writers can be better at business.

 

Quotes To Remember:

“Do what you do best and outsource the rest.”

“Always make sure you have a call to action.”

“The key to successful marketing is little and often.”

“If you create something you can sell over and over again, you can make money while you sleep.”

 

Learn How To…

—Repurpose your content in different ways

—Turn your repurposed content into an eBook

—Add more value to your product

—Keep developing content even when you’re in a “dead spot” during the day

—Cultivate a large bank of ideas

—Market your book

 

Key Links From The Show:

www.amymorse.co.uk – Amy’s Site

Twitter: @Amymorse_writer

 

Recommended Books

The Storyteller’s Secret by Carmine Gallo

The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber

Watertight Marketing by Bryony Thomas

E51: How To Schedule Your Dreams No Matter What Your Schedule Looks Like With Liane R. Grant

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Liane R. Grant has a knack for finding the most efficient way to accomplish a task with excellence. Her experience in fulfilling the responsibilities of multiple roles has helped her hone her planning and productivity skills into a highly efficient personal time management system. She just recently published her new book Schedule Your Dream: 8 Steps To Maximizing Your Time And Mobilizing Your Vision

 

Quote To Remember:

“This ability…it’s like a muscle, it gets stronger the more you use it.”

 

What You’ll Learn

—How to remind yourself of your passions and dreams so you can break free of the monotony taking all of our free time.

—How to keep yourself motivated

—How to unlock up to an hour of more working time

—How to filter out unhelpful processes that don’t get us any closer to our dreams and goals

—How to avoid distractions and delegate work

 

Key Links From the Show:

Lianergrant.com – Liane’s Site

Facebook.com – Search: Liane R Grant

 

Recommended Books:

Take The Stairs by Rory Vaden

Procrastinate On Purpose by Rory Vaden

The ONE Thing by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan

The 5 A.M. Miracle by Jeff Sanders

The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

The 12 Week Year by Brian P. Moran & Michael Lennington

5 Hacks For Connecting With Influencers

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influencersRelationships with influencers are critical to your content brand’s success: they help you expand your knowledge as well as open doors to new opportunities.

Some of my biggest successes are directly tied to the relationships I’ve built and fostered along my journey. However, reaching out to influencers and building relationships with new contacts can feel overwhelming.

You may feel uncertain about how to go about it, and even question whether you’ll get a response to your initial efforts.

I’ve been there, believe me.

That’s why I want to share five powerful hacks that helped me build relationships with some of the most influential content marketers and productivity experts on the planet.

#1: Interview Influencers On  Your Podcast

Both my Breakthrough Success Podcast and virtual summits have allowed me to interact with some of my niche’s top influencers. Interviews are a brilliant excuse for asking for an influencer’s time 🙂

Not only do you get to ask questions and interact with top influencers, you also get to provide your audience with valuable content.

Combine that with the fact that podcasting is a growing and less-tapped-into industry than blogging, and you’ll begin to wonder why more people aren’t doing it.

I currently publish an interview every week, but I am formulating a plan for daily episodes. And my knowledge stores will only grow as I interview more and more influencers –  it’s amazing what you can learn from a single interview with a top influencer.

#2: Collaborate With Influencers

As I plan my blog content, I consider which influencers can provide relevant advice, resources or opinions, and contact them well before the publication dates.

I often work on the copy first, and then copy and paste submissions into the post to craft a more engaging article. Once the post is published, many of the influencers I mentioned will end up sharing the blog post to their own audiences, expanding my reach.

If you’re pressed for time, you can simply mention the influencers by name while you’re writing the post, and then let them know you’ve included them in the post once you publish it (and be sure to provide a link).

Some will share it and others won’t, but having at least some influencers share your content is a thousand times better than having no influencers share your content.

#3: Do The Influencer A Favor

The more you give someone, the more willing he or she will be to return the favor. But keep in mind these small favors will change according the influencer.

Some influencers (like me) would love a positive review for their podcasts (here’s mine). Other influencers would prefer you leave a 5-star review for their latest book. Writing a guest posts for the influencer’s site is also a viable option.

Determine which favor holds the most value for a particular influencer, then offer it without expecting anything in return.

If you approach relationships in this manner, it won’t be long before an influencer voluntarily provides you with something in return (if you have to ask, start with something small).

#4: Ask Meaningful Questions

Top influencers love shepherding other people through the path they once traveled.

Gary Vaynerchuk has an entire podcast dedicated to helping others. Want to get on Gary’s radar? Ask him a really good question.

Nearly all influencers recall a time in which they spent countless hours trying to figure things out. When they see other people in a similar situation, they naturally want to lend a helping hand.

Influencers enjoy steering people in the right direction and providing that little nudge to keep them moving forward. And they like it even more when people act their advice.

This is the starting point for repeat interviews and a much greater relationship.

#5: Be Everywhere To Them

You can’t be everywhere for everyone, but you can be everywhere for someone. What’s everywhere for someone mean?

Simply focus on the places where your special someone spends the majority of his/her time. This is why television ads used to work (and why now they are less effective).

Today, people spend more time on Facebook than they do watching tv, which is why social media ad spend has greatly increased over the years.

But that doesn’t mean you should try reaching an influencer with an ad. Rather, you should seek out the places they’re engaging with their readers.

Do they reply to tweets? Do they respond to blog comments? Are they posting a lot on LinkedIn?

These are the places where you need to be. Like, share, and comment on everything they post. Mention their social media handle when you share their content and eventually they’ll notice you.

For example, I notice the people who repeatedly share my content on Twitter more than anyone else in my audience. While I write with my entire audience in mind, I can match names and faces with the people who consistently share my content on Twitter.

Find the platforms most frequented by top influencers who share your mindset.

In Conclusion

Connecting with influencers is as easy or as difficult as you make it. The beginning stage may feel difficult, but as you continue, you’ll have a much easier time connecting with influencers and building relationships.

The ultimate hack not mentioned above is that once you build all of these relationships, you can ask for referrals.

Once I have over 30 speakers for my virtual summits, I ask them if they know anyone else who would also be a great speaker for the summit. They usually make intros and that alone makes relationship building much easier.

What are your thoughts about these hacks for building relationships? Have any tips for us? Do you have a question for me? Sound off in the comments section below.