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040: Increasing Fulfillment Using The 6 Human Needs | Fri-Date Jun 29, 2018

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A few years ago, Tony Robbins wrote about the six basic needs that make each of us tick. This was a revelation that completely changed Kim and I’s lives, and we think it can do the same for you.

In this episode, you will learn:

What the six core human needs actually are
How meeting those needs affects every area of your life & an exercise to help you identify how you currently prioritize meeting those needs
Why the order of importance of these needs directly relates to success and fulfillment

Resources:

Connect with us on Instagram: @kimmurgatroyd | @robmurgatroyd
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039: Chris Lee | Next Level Transformation Jun 25, 2018

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Chris Lee is the kind of guy who doesn’t give any BS, cutting right to the root of the struggles that people are going through so he can help them break through to the next level of their life. That’s why the people who have worked with him as a coach separate their lives into two categories: before working with Chris and after.

Chris has spent the last 27 years leading powerful leadership seminars all around the world, he is a pioneer in the field of emotional intelligence (what he shared at Lewis Howes’ Summit of Greatness event blew my mind), he’s trained everyone from Olympic athletes to Fortune 500 business leaders, and he is the best selling author of Transform Your Life: 10 Principles of Abundance and Prosperity.

In This Conversation We Cover:

[4:30] When Chris was settling & how he got out of it
[6:20] Being transplanted from New York to Puerto Rico as a kid & growing up as a Jewish kid in a Catholic world
[10:15] What Chris thought he would be when he grew up
[10:40] Why Chris became a trainer and life coach
[15:55] The difference between Next Level, Landmark, and Tony Robbins training
[18:00] What resistance is, how it’s created
[21:20] How to surrender out of resistance & into success
[23:40] The definition of Emotional Intelligence
[26:10] Why “identifying your racket” is the gateway to emotional freedom
[29:50] Meaning & interpretation
[32:20] Seeing people throw apples at RuPaul & what it taught Chris
[37:30] Chris Lee is a walking billboard for the Work Hard / Play Hard balance (with the dance moves to prove it)

Resources:

Take your life to the next level: nextleveltrainings.com
Connect with Chris: Twitter | Instagram
Transform Your Life: 10 Principles of Abundance and Prosperity by Chris Lee

038: What Our Power Hour Looks Like | Fri-Date Jun 22, 2018

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Today’s Topic: Power Hour

Kim and I use a technique called the Power Hour to consistently take action towards our goals, and implementing this technique completely transformed our businesses.

Today you will learn:

What a Power Hour is and why we should use it
What will make up your Power Hour
How you can implement this in your life with effective time blocking

Resources:

Follow us on Instagram: @kimmurgatroyd | @robmurgatroyd
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel H. Pink
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037: Angie Lee | How to Sell Online (Without Pissing People Off) Jun 18, 2018

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Angie Lee is a serial entrepreneur, marketing guru, and the host of The Angie Lee Show (former Rich Bitch).

I wanted to bring Angie on the show because she has an insane ability to effectively and constantly sell products on Instagram Stories… and without pissing people off. In fact, I actually like these pitches!

In This Conversation We Cover:

[4:30] Growing up in a small midwestern town
[9:00] Angie’s transformation over the past year
[10:20] What Angie’s business is & how she manages to sell so well online
[16:15] Building your audience before a product
[18:15] Leveraging video
[19:15] Tactical strategies for Instastories & the secret to capturing an audience then closing them
[25:20] Why you need to outsource to scale
[27:15] The tech & apps behind Angie’s Instastroies
[29:25] How living with a camera has affected Angie’s life
[36:25] Why being vulnerable about her struggles actually increased Angie’s engagement
[38:40] The failure that Angie had to experience so that she could succeed
[40:20] The bad behavior that Angie is currently trying to improve
[42:10] All of the things Angie does to put play in her life & what her ideal Play Hard life looks like
[1:02:15] The rapid fire round

Angie’s Favorite Video Apps

At this point, you can pretty much create any content you need on an iPhone. But you do still need to edit those beautiful videos after you capture them, so I asked Angie how she does it.

InShot - A surprisingly robust video editor for mobile
Hype Type - Add animated text to videos
Continual - This will break your video up into 15-second clips for Instagram

Resources:

Learn more at angielee.com
Connect with Angie: Instagram | Facebook
Listen to The Angie Lee Show
“11 Weighted Blankets That Won’t Weigh Down Your Wallet”

036: Friends Don't Let Friends Play Small | Fri-Date Jun 15, 2018

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Kim and I want to share how you can take your life to the next level by not playing small – because, as the title of this episode suggests, friends don’t let friends play small.

You will learn...

How the magic wand game can get you out of a rut.
What your circle of influence means in your life and the 3 ways we’ve leveled up our circle.
The key to playing bigger.

Resources:

Follow us on Instagram: @kimmurgatroyd | @robmurgatroyd
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035: Justin Anthony | Decoding Success With Restaurateur Jun 11, 2018

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I wanted to have Justin Anthony on the show today not just because he’s a hugely successful restaurateur and entertainer – he is Founder of the South African hospitality group True Story Brands and the owner of some of the top restaurants in Atlanta – but because he has been able to stay at the top of his game in an industry that isn’t very forgiving.

In This Conversation We Cover:

[3:00] Growing up in South African apartheid
[6:00] Going pro in soccer at 17
[9:30] Pivoting from professional soccer player to restaurateur
[11:10] Opening the first South African restaurant in the U.S.
[16:00] Why Justin decided to wait tables before opening his first restaurant
[22:00] The teachers that impacted Justin’s growth
[26:00] When David met his wife &
[28:10] Opening 3 restaurants in 6 months (and why Justin does NOT recommend it!)
[30:45] Learning how to hire good people
[34:35] Consistency, Standards, & Top Chef
[36:40] Why Justin considers himself a player in the entertainment industry & not so much a restaurateur
[44:50] Why Justin changes his restaurant’s vibe every year (and the fun of shot skis!)
[45:45] Strategies for working with your spouse without killing each other
[47:50] The most challenging period of Justin’s career & what he did to get back on his feet
[50:40] Playing hard & winding down

Resources:

Check out truestorybrands.com
Connect with Justin on IG: @justinanthony10

034: Why Summit of Greatness Is Our Favorite Event | Fri-Date Jun 08, 2018

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Today Kim and I want to share three things about our favorite event of the year, The Summit of Greatness:

What The Summit of Greatness different from any other event that we’ve attended
Who should attend & why
Our biggest takeaways from the first two Summits

Plus, if you listen to the end of the podcast, Kim and I have a surprise for you… and maybe a few extra tickets to the 2018 Summit.

Resources:

Get your tickets at summitofgreatness.com

033: Bob Burg | How To Be a Go-Giver Influencer Jun 04, 2018

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I was introduced to Bob Burg and his best-selling book The Go-Giver a few years ago, and by introduced I mean Kim would not let up until I read the book – and for good reason! At this point, it’s definitely the book Kim and I have gifted to the most people.

After reading The Go-Giver, I realized that, in business, I was more focused on me and my goals than what the other people’s needs were. I figure I’m not the only person out there who needs a dose of go-giving in their business life, so I start this conversation off by talking about how Bob does sales.

Then we dive deep into Bob’s new book, The Go-Giver Influencer: A Little Story About a Most Persuasive Idea. In one way or another, we’re all influencers in today’s digital world – and the insights in this book can be leveraged by anyone to grow their personal or business brand.

In This Conversation We Cover:

[4:20] Growing up in the Burg household
[6:10] Learning about sales from Zig Ziglar & Tom Hopkins
[8:50] The principles of being a good writer
[11:00] Bob’s advice for mastering the sale
[18:45] Questions you can ask yourself to focus your efforts more on giving people high value
[21:20] Everything you need to know about becoming a Go-Giver Influencer
[25:20] The 8 words you can say to move people to your side of an issue (when you have no common ground)
[29:30] What it means to listen with the back of your neck & how you can use that strategy in your life
[30:50] Good & bad goals for aspiring influencers
[33:00] A huge mistake Bob made with one of his books & how he was able to turn it around
[38:15] Playing hard
[41:45] Your questions for Bob

We’re All Salespeople

Everyone has to sell themselves, regardless of what they do… but not everyone is doing a great job!

Bob says that people don’t pay enough attention to what is going on in the mind of the prospective customer or client and pay way too much attention to their product or service.

“If you think about it, selling is nothing more than discovering what the other person needs, wants, or desires – and then helping them to get it.”

Resources:

Check out burg.com
Connect with Bob: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
The Go-Giver Influencer: A Little Story About a Most Persuasive Idea by Bob Burg
The Go-Giver by Bob Burg
Listen to Bob’s podcast: The Go-Giver Podcast
See You at the Top by Zig Ziglar

Secrets of Closing the Sale

How to Master the Art of Selling by Tom Hopkins

032: Creating a Vision For Your Life | Fri-Date Jun 01, 2018

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Today Kim and I are going to teach you...

How to play the magic wand game (if you liked stupid idea time from episode 9, you’re going to love this)
The #1 thing that will stop your vision in its tracks
How to reverse engineer your vision

Resources:

Follow us on Instagram: @kimmurgatroyd | @robmurgatroyd
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031: Jill Coleman | Gaining Unstoppable Clarity May 28, 2018

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Everyone I know has been telling me that I have to interview Jill Coleman, who is like a fitness model and captain of industry all rolled into one. Jill is the owner of the hugely successful brand JillFit, where she helps people in the areas of mindset, physique, and business.

In This Conversation We Cover:

[2:40] Growing up in a big Irish family
[6:10] Launching JillFit
[7:25] Deeply personal stories about marriage
[10:40] The mindset Jill developed to create her hugely successful international brand
[13:10] Working smarter instead of harder
[16:50] A crazy story about running into your ex-husband, staying friends, & the power of mindset
[29:20] Forgiveness & trust
[31:10] How stoicism philosophy entered Jill’s life & how she applies it to the play hard part of her life
[38:25] Getting out of “blame & complain” and into relentless positivity
[40:40] Using practical pessimism as a productivity tool
[42:10] Why Jill created JillFit & what she’s doing next
[45:20] What Play Hard looks like for Jill
[54:10] Jill’s evening wind down routine
[58:00] Your questions for Jill

Stoic Philosophy & Playing Hard

Memento Mori translates to remember death, and it’s a phrase at the heart of Stoic philosophy.

For Jill, it really means creating or living life to the fullest. “Remember Death reminds me that this is finite. I have a limited amount of days or hours or minutes that I get to live and be in this space, and for me, it reminds me to take action, to do the scary stuff, to invest, to make a choice when I’m scared.”

Practical Pessimism & Productivity

Practical pessimism is really just a systematic way of looking at all of the scenarios that could happen if you take a big leap.

Say you’re going to start a business. Ask yourself, what is the worst thing that could possibly happen? Most people might go to I’m broke, homeless, or have to move back in with their parents.

Then ask yourself two more questions: If that happened, could you handle it? And if that did transpire, what is one single step you could take to get back to baseline?

There’s actually a lot of freedom in the worst-case scenario because it’s almost never as bad as you think it’s going to be.

Resources:

Check out JillFit.com
Connect with Jill: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube
Learn more about modern Stoicism & Byron Katie at thework.com
A Thousand Names for Joy by Byron Katie and Stephen Mitchell
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
Watch: “Tim Ferriss on The Practicality of Pessimism: Stoicism as a Productivity System”
Inbound Marketing by Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah
The Power of Full Engagement by James E. Loehr and Tony Schwartz
To Sell Is Human by Daniel H. Pink

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