For season 3, we are reading The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy.The Compound Effect is one of the best books for turning every day into a victory. Darren Hardy, author and Editor-in-Chief of Success Magazine, has helped entrepreneurs like John

Rise and Write

Aug 5th, 2020 10m 5s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:We don't need more time; we need more focused time.One 90-minute block of focused time can be more productive than 8 hours unfocused.Set up a no-interruption time.Turn off notifications.Find silence.Action Items:

Increase Your Focus

Aug 3rd, 2020 17m 10s

Make More Time

Jul 24th, 2020 17m 25s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:We all have 24 hours in a day.We can't make time, we must rearrange it.Combine time such as cleaning or commuting with learning time.Say NO to more things, and people.Hire to fill in spots that take you more time

Stay Motivated

Jul 15th, 2020 11m 47s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:We can't wait for inspiration to strike. We must make motivation happen.The hardest part is to get started.Once you get started, motivation starts to flow.Remove any barriers stopping you from getting started.Act

Get People On Board

Jul 14th, 2020 15m 41s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:We need to tell everyone our goals.Everyone in our life must be on board with our goals.If the person closest to us is not on board, invest in them until they naturally come on board.Public accountability is key,

Defeat Scarcity Mindset

Jul 11th, 2020 11m 35s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:Scarcity mindset is what happens when you quit your day job, put all your eggs into one basket, your overlap, and then struggle to make money. Scarcity mindset kills your passion real fast.You need a day job that

Don't Quit Your day Job

Jul 10th, 2020 13m 47s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:Don't quit your day job until your Overlap can cover 100% of your financial needs.If you don't come home from your day job energized to Overlap, you might need a new day job.Try doing your Overlap first thing in

Don't Worry About What People Think

Jul 8th, 2020 13m 39s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:A million dollars is not a lot of moneyDon't let other people crap on your goals.The difference between us and them is that we write down our goals, our plans, and our tasks.Work on the goal that will make the bi

Set A Big Goal

Jul 4th, 2020 10m 52s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:We must write down our goals.Make your goals uncomfortably big.Don't listen to people who crap on your goals.Work backwards from big goals to make smaller goals.Seriously though, write them down!Action Items:Make

Audit Your Passion

Jul 3rd, 2020 12m 28s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:Many of us have a long list of passions.The truth is, we don't love those things, we love the idea of them.We can enter an exploratory phase to discover what's right to pursue right now.We don't need to worry abo

Find Your Passion

Jul 2nd, 2020 6m 57s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:People are going to tell us that we can't pursue our passion. They are wrong.Some people just want to protect us; others are jealous and want to stop us.We can't let them get in our way.We need to choose one thin

Get the Life You Want

Jul 1st, 2020 5m 54s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:Overlapping is when you work a day job to pay your bills and then spend your extra time working on another craft with the goal of making it your next full time job.Imposter syndrome is normal, but we can't let it

Practice In Public

Jul 1st, 2020 10m 5s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:This should have been episode 9, but instead it's episode 13.We can't just do our craft and not show it if we want success."In order to be found, you have to be findable." - Austin KleonAction Items:Go post somet

Make Money to Make Art and Join the New Renaissance

Jun 30th, 2020 14m 24s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:Stressing over money will kill our passion for making art.We must make money to make art.Action Items:Pick up and start reading Overlap by Sean McCabe.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:NoAlarmsClub.comReal Arti

Diversify Your Portfolio

Jun 29th, 2020 9m 49s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:Have a concise answer for the question"what do you do?"Some people do best jumping from thing to thing, and that's okay.Some people do best focusing on one thing until they master it, and that's okay, too."For be

Own Your Work

Jun 26th, 2020 10m 44s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:We make more money when we retain ownership of our work.When we own our work, we also maintain control.When we have success, use it as leverage for future success."I wish I'd had a mentor. I never picked up on th

Don't Work for Free

Jun 25th, 2020 9m 48s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:Art is not appreciated in the scope of capitalism. We must change that.Don't work for free.Not even "spec work."We need to start pricing our art right now. TODAY.We can also sell training to make our art.Action I

Collaborate With Others

Jun 15th, 2020 6m 40s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien influenced and helped each other.Even pop stars have lots of producer credits.No one out here successful is going it alone.Enter into contents...pay attention to the winners.Find accounta

Go Join A Scene

Jun 13th, 2020 7m 42s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:"Without a network, creative work does not succeed." - Jeff Goins, Real Artists Don't StarveWe must surround ourselves with like-minded people.They must not only be like-minded but also working in the same craft.

Cultivate Patrons

Jun 11th, 2020 9m 13s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:"Follow your curiosities and get a paycheck. Don't focus so much on the job, but on the ideals and the goals." - Kabir SehgalPatrons are necessary for our success.Build up a body of work, show you're serious abou

Harness Your Stubbornness

Jun 10th, 2020 8m 37s

Key Takeaways From This Episode:"Stubbornness gets in the way when it's all about you, your fame, your reputation, your success. But it becomes a tool when used to further your work.""An artist's job is not to be perfect, but to be creating."We

Apprentice Under A Master

Jun 7th, 2020 16m 11s

On the days where you really hate your day job and you're just really, really not into it, remind yourself that this is going to help in the future.This skill, whatever you're doing, you're building up skills, you're building up knowledge and i

Stop Trying to Be Original

Jun 5th, 2020 10m 11s

Key Takeaways:"Creativity is not about being original. It's about learning to rearrange what has already been in a way that brings fresh insight to old material." - Jeff Goins, Real Artists Don't StarveWe don't spend enough time studying those

You Aren't Born An Artist

Jun 3rd, 2020 12m 26s

Key Take-Aways from this episode:It's okay to reinvent who we are.It's okay for us to "change the script," that we are living and pursue something else.We aren't born an artist. We become one."We don't fake it til we make it. We believe it unti