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440 - Asynchronous Safe Space Aug 09, 2021

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Ari talks about the benefits and importance of asynchronous communication and how it creates a safe space for us in our lives.

Highlights

Communicate at the best - 0:21
Examples of asynchronous communication - 0:45
The Voxer App - 1:39
The ability to communicate asynchronously - 3:09
Why asynchronous communication is so powerful - 4:01

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439 - Intellectual Property Aug 09, 2021

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Ari talks about an experience that he had this week about a misappropriation of his intellectual property. He tells us the importance of protecting your intellectual property.

Highlights

Creating a course in two platforms - 0:30
Optimize, automate and outsource - 1:05
Reaching out to the founder - 1:48
A good tool to use - 2:39
Giving credit - 4:35
It’s never too early to protect your intellectual property - 4:45
Making an effort to see what you are putting out there - 6:04
The intellectual property is the most valuable thing in life - 7:24

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438 - Self-Imposed Overwhelm Aug 09, 2021

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Why is the word “overwhelm” sometimes self-imposed? Ari talks about being overwhelmed and why that’s an excuse to not do something better.

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The word “overwhelm”- 0:14
Learning to become more efficient - 1:17
What causes the overwhelm - 1:30
Many times overwhelm is self- imposed - 2:16
Changing lives with what we teach - 3:50
Think on one thing at the time - 4:51

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437 - The Only Interview Questions You’ll Ever Need Aug 09, 2021

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Having done numerous hirings over the years, Ari shares the 4 questions that he always asks in every interview that he does.

Highlights

4 questions to ask in an interview - 0:40
The four questions - 1:00
Why you, why us? - 1:26
Handling a mistake in work - 1:42
Always wanting to listen about the mistakes - 3:49
The last question: “if we don’t hire you, why do you think that would be?” - 5:03

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436 - Getting “Back” to Work Aug 09, 2021

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There’s been such a culture about being at the office, and now with the pandemic, people are working more at home. Ari dives into bringing people back to the office during this uncertain time.

Highlights

Returning to the office - 0:49
There is some work that you can’t do from home, for example: “tele-medicine” - 1:16
Doing more work while you are at home - 2:00
Coming back to the office? - 2:27
The four mindsets - 3:22
It is all about mindsets - 3:39

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435 - Being Coachable Aug 09, 2021

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Are you open to feedback? Or do you think it’s better to do things the way that you like them done? Some people are coachable, and some are not.

Highlights

Coaching individuals and companies - 0:12
Who’s coach-able? - 0:47
Being incredibly coachable - 1:34
Doing things the way you like to do them - 1:53
Focus on successes - 2:29
Hiring a business coach - 3:20
Being honest with yourself - 3:32
Are you open to feedback? - 3:56

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434 - The Curse of Knowledge Aug 09, 2021

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How much do you really want to know about your business? Ari explains how we all want to know what’s going on with our businesses, and the importance of having a good communication system.

Highlights

One of the concepts that Ari teaches - 0:10
Making decisions in our companies - 1:17
What’s NOT productive? - 1:33
A general rule in Ari’s company - 2:06
Information that you need to know to make better decisions - 3:10
Knowing what’s going on in your business - 3:42

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433 - What Interesting Problem Can I Solve Today? Aug 09, 2021

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Recording this audio at the beach playing in the sand, Ari talks about the difference between the inventor and the engineer, and how there are different mindsets for business owners. Ari asks this question: “What interesting problem can I solve today?”

Highlights

Recording when he thinks he has good content - 0:30
Different mindsets for business owners - 1:09
It is all about mindset - 1:20
The inventor - 1:32
Working IN the business or ON the business - 1:52
The difference between the inventor and the engineer - 2:22
What is the most interesting problem you can solve today? - 2:45
One of the things Ari loves doing the most - 3:45
The most interesting problem you can solve - 4:51

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432 - The Right Tool for the Right Job Aug 09, 2021

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Ari talks about an opportunity to build a workshop and the right tools for business productivity, and why it is important to make sure that you always have the right tool for a job.

Highlights

Building a workshop - 0:28
Having the right tool for the right job - 0:50
Softwares and solutions for business - 2:33
The importance of having the right tools - 3:08
Creating exactly what you need - 3:37
Make sure that you always have the right tool for a job - 4:15

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431 - Automation to Connect to Secure Systems Aug 09, 2021

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Ari Meisel talks about automation as a proxy for delegation. He also explains why automation is a wonderful thing and how you can use it in your business.

Highlights

Love to talk about automation - 0:10
Automation and reduction of errors - 0:35
Using Trello - 1:15
Reducing the number of mistakes - 2:43
How do we automate? - 2:56
An element of automation that Ari uses - 3:36
Connecting any account that you want - 5:13
Updating information - 7:12

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