Society teaches us to look for the negative in situations. Just about everything that is popular today has some sort of conflict. From TV shows, news, and movies – we’re always looking at what is wrong with the world around us. (Heck, I’m pretty sure that’s how Trump got the nomination and won the election – he used the negative for his benefit.)
It’s very uncommon for people to natively want to look for the good in situations. Mainly because we’re not programmed to be like that.
However, as our guest in this session, Barbara Ireland talks about in this session, having that perspective isn’t very useful if you’re trying to do more than just get by or simply survive.
Just like Clay mentioned in session 78, you’re truly wanting to have a great life, then you’re going to have to stop looking for what’s wrong in every situation.
You need to stop thinking negative thoughts.
In this conversation, Laila and I discover what Barbara learned about negative thoughts and breaking out of them… all thanks to the near death experience she had.
As always, thanks for listening, and enjoy the show!
SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:
Where did the journey of being an entrepreneur begin for Barbara? 8:27
What were her creative influences growing up? 13:11
Did she have any mentors growing up? 15:34
How she went from being a singer to a writer through having her near death experience? 19:39
What made her write her book in the first place? 30:03
What are mindloops and her thoughts on positive and negative mentality? 35:07
How does she start the process of helping people who are in a funk and become better versions of themselves? 40:54
What is delooping? 43:50
What are steps of delooping that people tend to struggle with the most? 49:45
What are some of Barbara’s techniques in her delooping method? 51:04
As an NDE herself, what are Barbara’s impressions of the Netflix show The OA? 1:01:01
What are Barbara’s top 3 favorite books? 1:08:50
One thing under $100 that changed her life? 1:12:30
What was something she believed as a 30 year old and doesn’t today? 1:14:10
What is one piece of advice that has changed her mindset the most? 1:15:59
Megan Phelps-Roger on why she left the Westboro Baptist Church:
4 Techniques to Deloop from Negative Thoughts:
Song “At Last” Performed by Barbara Ireland:
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Bonus video: Pablo Coelho on CBS Sunday Morning:
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Many of us have heard many times the actual steps to being successful. In fact, I’ve wrote about many of these topics in blog posts here at New Inceptions. They include:
Reading and/or learning from others who have what you want regularly.
You should plan regularly to get what you want.
Reflect as much as possible – Daily, weekly, Monthly, Yearly.
Appreciate what you have because doing the opposite is what we’re used to and it’s a big reason why so many of us have negative attitudes.
The list goes on.
In today’s episode, co-host of AoL and founder of EnthusiatiCLAY, Clay Green, shares with us his three top habits. These habits include much of what we need to do to achieve long term success.
And we’ve heard people talk about them before.
In this podcast, however, he takes it to the next level. He actually shares proof in why we should be doing these three things.
I also ask him some in depth questions that lead to a great conversation as well.
This is his silver edition, so if you want his background, you can find out more about him in session 46.
As always, thanks for listening, and enjoy the show!
SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:
How we got started in this talk. 6:25
How’s his trek going throughout the country going? 8:15
What’s the first step to building your own belief? 12:16
How do you build your belief circle? 18:02
How do you start listening to your own internal voice of what you actually want? 26:50
The three habits which can change your life. 21:30
Why meditation is important to so many successful people. 31:40
Why gratitude is essential to long lasting success. 43:14
The hardest thing he’s ever had to say no to. 46:46
One thing that cost under $100 that has changed his life. 48:41
What’s the smallest decision he’s made that has had the largest impact on his life? 49:30
What is one thing all high school students must know? 53:31
How can someone be a difference maker in their community? 56:58
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In part of last week’s post, I mentioned that if we’re going to be involved in digital marketing, we need to be aware of who our Raving or True Fans are.
The question was asked, how do you find who those people are?
This is a great question. So good, in fact, that I’m going to make this post all about answering that question.
What Makes a True Fan?
So real quick, if you’re not familiar with the phrase “True Fan”, let’s fix that real quick.
A True Fan is basically someone that will go out of their way to be involved in your work.
They’re the ones that, if you’re speaking for example, will travel 150-200 miles to hear you talk.
They will open up and read your emails.
True Fans are those that tell others about you all the time.
And, they’re the ones who self identify themselves as fans of your work.
So, really, these folks are people that believe in what you’re doing and want to be a part of it in anyway they can.
How Does Someone Become a True Fan?
A person becomes a true fan of yours when they feel that they’re engaged in what you’re doing.
That word “engaged” is the key.
How do you build engagement? One person at a time.
If someone takes the time to comment on a blog post, or emails you, or does anything else to reach out to you, answer them. And I don’t mean answer them with a “Oh, thanks!” sort of response. I mean give them a paragraph or two that brings them in further.
A better response to a compliment instead of “Oh, thanks!” would be “Oh, hey <sender>! Thanks for reaching out. Yeah, that <whatever they’re complimenting on> is so important to me. I’m glad you found some value in it! What’s your thoughts on <insert related topic>?”
If they respond, great! Keep going down that path with them.
One thing that I’ve found which has helped me is by finding out how I can add more value to them.
I mean, they might not become a True Fan in the end (we can’t control that) but if they respond, then we might have better insights of helping your real True Fans.
Always seek to improve others lives by letting them have a part in your work. Whether it’s through your art, products, or other services, find out what they want – don’t guess if you can help it.
Identifying True Fans
Active True Fans
So, we’ve gone over what true fans are and how people can become one. But how do you identify them?
Well, for one, I think you should know that there are two types of true fans. The first group is a bit more active in following your work. For example, they always share, comment on, or like posts on social media. They always open your emails. If you attend conferences, they’ll definitely come and talk to you.
Usually these folks make it abundantly clear that they’re listening to you.
They’re the ones who you can count on and they’re relatively easy to identify.
Do you know a few folks like this? Make note of their names, their likes and dislikes, and their contact info. Heck if you’re just starting out, perhaps a Google spreadsheet might be useful!
Keep engaging with them and finding more and more ways to add value to these folks.
Passive True Fans
Not all true fans are outspoken as those that I would call active. There’s a more passive variety that you might only hear from time to time or not at all.
But, they’re still engaging with your stuff on another level. They might buy all your products, or they’re telling their friends about what you do.
Many times these same people don’t have the time to follow all of your posts on social media or read all of your emails. Perhaps they’re busy in their own world.
The thing is you have no idea that they’re out there because they don’t usually self identify.
So how do you find this group of fans?
The number one easiest way is to give them the opportunity to raise their hand and say they are a true fan.
Perhaps this might be a special landing page for a separate email list that will allow them to get special news as MVP’s. Sure, you might be getting your active true fans in the list as well, but it’s easier to communicate with them then as well!
Also, consider a special Facebook Group (like I have for the AoL Podcast here). Just make sure that whatever you create, that you don’t leave it on automation too long. I’ve seen some groups start well and then the leader disappears after setting it on auto-pilot with another group member.
I’m sure there’s other ideas, but these are the ones that I use.
Action Steps
The key takeaway that I want you to get this week is for you to start building engagement. Only then can you build products and give services that you know people want.
Here’s the strategy in short:
Reach out and add value.
Find out who engages back with you readily and regularly.
And offer them extra value to become True Fans (MVPs?).
Let me know below how you you’ve reached out to your true fans below!
P.S. I didn’t speak too much about Twitter. But you can use tools like friendorfollow.com to see who’s following you. Or, if you want more functionality, check out Commun.it.
(Note: If you decide to use Commun.it – do so while knowing that some of the functions in it might be somewhat annoying to certain individuals. While I was playing with it, I got on certain people’s radars in a way that wasn’t necessarily the best way!)
Then, send some messages to those who are fans of you (they’re only following you) or you’re following each other. Let them know about your MVP list or group.
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For those of us who are actively trying to figure out how to get our work out into the world, we know that the way to do that is through digital marketing.
Digital marketing simply means building awareness of what you’re doing through internet.
Nothing more.
You’re not asking for a sale – you’re just simply building awareness.
Marketing is not sales.
Let me repeat that.
Marketing is not sales.
As you probably know, digital marketing is all about creating content. For example, this post is a form of digital marketing because you, the reader, get to see what I know as the writer.
But, as you know, there’s good and bad ways to approach digital marketing.
In this post, I’ll be sharing with you what I’ve learned about digital marketing and how you should approach it. That way you can become the next awesome digital marketing strategist.
“Buy Here” Digital Marketing Doesn’t Work
The way that digital marketing is today, there’s a lot of noise out there. There’s a lot of companies that simply are using their blog, their website, or their social media accounts to shout “buy here!!!”.
It’s understandable. I mean, take Twitter for example. You really can’t fit complex thoughts, messages, and meaningful conversations into 140 characters at a time.
Perhaps you can chain a few messages together on there, but doesn’t that kind of defeat the purpose?
Then, you look at Facebook. A whole nother beast in itself.
The Facebook algorithm basically decides what you’re going to see based on what you’ve liked in the past.
Because of that, you are segregated into a different silo and echo chamber on there than say, your best friend. (Maria’s feed is hugely different than mine.)
It’s kind of like that anywhere you look online these days. Every person is split into a silo of content which is tailored to them.
If you have no idea what you’re doing in marketing via social media, it totally makes sense why it would seem that sending out a message of “BUY HERE!” is the best way to get people’s attention. It’s to the point and it seems like what most marketers are doing to cut through the walls and clutter.
But it isn’t.
Why is that?
1. Digital Marketing Should Be Considered an Art (Because It Is)
Personally I like using platforms that aren’t all up in your face. While there’s a lot of video online these days, I can’t say that I personally pay attention to everything that comes across my newsfeed. In fact, I’ve always had this feeling that if I’m forced content too rapidly, I might choose to ignore it all together.
Personally, I’ve always been more of a fan of evergreen content. This includes movies that stand up to time. I’ve been a fan of TV shows that people actually put time and production into. I guess that’s one of the reason why I’ve been a fan of Star Trek vs say any given reality show.
Heck, even when it comes to video games – I’m so much more about quality than quantity.
I could care less about today’s Candy Crush. Give me a good RTS like Halo Wars and I’ll play that for 8 years straight (which I have).
This being the case, I know that not everyone likes what I like. Just like we’re drawn to different types of content, there’s a good chance that we’re all drawn to different kinds of marketing.
So, let me ask you, does your digital marketing express your preferred content? If not, why doesn’t it? It’s your art after all!
Also, are you putting it out there in a way that jives with the social media that you’re using to share it?
Because of my tastes, I have a certain expectation of what good is.
As a creator, there’s a point in your own development where your ability doesn’t necessarily meet your tastes.
Ira Glass calls this The Gap:
If that video doesn’t inspire you as a creator, then I don’t know what will.
And truth be told, it makes a great piece of marketing. My first question that I asked when seeing this video was “Who is Ira Glass?”.
This speech and this video, are pieces of marketing for Ira Glass as well as the artist that made the video – Daniel Sax. You realize that Ira is the man behind the words, but Daniel is actually pretty good at what he does as well!
So, question 2: does your digital marketing inspire others? Remember, it doesn’t have to be as in depth as this video – it can be as simple as quote images in Instagram.
3. Your Digital Marketing (Your Art) Needs to Create Raving Fans
There’s a lot of people that want to impact as many people as they can with their work.
You might hear people say they want to inspire millions of people. Get millions of views on YouTube. That’s great for a metric, or if you’re an entertainer, I suppose.
But if you’re wanting to really make an impact on people, then I’m not sure how you’re really going to be able to do that yourself – unless you have a an army that will help you.
But even 1000 fans seems like a huge number. How do you tackle that?
By impacting 10, 20, 100 on your own. Those people will then go out and help you build that army for you.
And at a personal level, I’m not interested in getting myself out to millions of people on a superficial shallow basis.
If I can personally impact a couple hundred if not a couple thousand folks, I’m totally up for that.
How about you? Does your media marketing have a deep impact with just a few people? Are you creating it just for them or are you creating it for everyone?
If you’re creating it for everyone, maybe you might have better results if you focused on just a handful of folks?
4. Your Digital Marketing Should be About Monetization
Again, there’s a lot of ways that we can all screw up our content. We can screw up on all the above. But if we’re going to make a living on our work, our marketing needs to be about monetization too.
I mean, you can go hungry while delivering your message if you want – but why if people are willing to help you foot the bill to keep creating?
What exactly does that mean if we can’t say “BUY HERE!!” in our messaging?
Well, it simply means that you have to know how to get people into your sales funnels.
You have to learn how to move them away from Facebook or Twitter to your site – to get their email, to give them value (for free) and eventually give them the opportunity to buy from you.
If they’re not ready yet, no big deal, if they like your stuff enough, they’ll eventually find a way to give you value in some way – even if it’s simply telling other people about you!
Action Steps
So now that you have these 4 ways of building better content and hopefully better fans, I’d be interested to hear if any of it sounds like it’s something you’ve been missing out on.
Were you not making something you liked as content? Maybe you were using Facebook like Twitter – #hashtags everywhere!!
I’d love to hear if this changed your perspective on something or how it will help you out in the future below.
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Pains and sores are something that many of us have to put up with. In our day to day work, we find ourselves doing repetitive tasks that lead to these chronic pains.
Athletes are notorious for getting these sores. Artists as well.
Many times, they, like us, learn to put up with those pains that we get over time.
But that’s not the way it has to be, according to today’s guest.
After developing her own pains from playing instruments, Rinna Mai decided that she had to find out was going on.
She soon developed a method to deal with her pains. Soon, others wanted her to work on them.
The more people wanted her help, the more she sought after new knowledge.
Today, Rinna finds herself going into medical school so that she can help people heal on all levels.
Daniel and I talk with her to find out more about her journey, what advice she has for folks with migraines, and why in the world she would put herself through a college career in her late 20’s.
As always, thanks for listening, and enjoy the show!
SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:
What kind of formal education did Rinna have growing up? 7:19
Why’s it important for the teacher and student to have the same vision? 14:53
What kind of support did Rinna have in pursuing her music and healing work? 18:54
How did her career get kicked off in her healing work? 29:08
After her success in her healing work, why did she go back for a doctorate in her mid 20’s? 40:00
What are some ways of dealing with migraines that anyone who has them can try? 47:57
What’s her experience been like going back to school in her late 20’s? 59:47
How did she get back into music and teaching it? 1:01:40
Who are here top 3 favorite influencers or teachers? 1:09:14
What are her 3 Favorite top books she tells others about? 1:13:07
One gift she likes giving others? 1:14:43
One thing all high school students must know? 1:16:12
How can someone be a difference maker in their own community? 1:18:04
Gabor Maté: The Power of Addiction and The Addiction of Power:
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One thing that the many non-millennials of the world make fun of millennials for is the fact we believe that we’re all pretty “little snowflakes”.
Well, truth is, we are.
But not in the way that we think we deserve a special life. Because in that respect, we don’t deserve anything. Sorry, but there are no participation trophies in real life.
We and everyone else in the world is a ”precious little snowflake” because we all have a uniqueness to us.
We have passions and interests not everyone else has.
(If you believe otherwise, then maybe you’re looking forward to the day that 1984 is a reality.)
To be a true creative, you’ll need to figure out what those are in order to be the most valuable to others. You need to find out what makes you, you.
You’ll need to become more self aware.
In this post, I’ll give you some pointers in how you can find out how you’re different from your peers so you share what you’re about to others a bit easier!
My Journey to Finding Out What I’m Interested In
I’ve always been someone who makes friends on the web rather easily. In fact, oddly enough, for many millennials, it’s almost easier to make friends online, than it is in person.
The first friends that I made online were through a chat forum with my original ISP. Every day after school, we’d hop onto the NetUSA1.net chat, and people would just go about discussing their days.
I quickly came to find out that I had a lot of interests in common with people who didn’t go to my school. Today I’d even go as far as saying I simply didn’t fit at my high school.
I didn’t realize it at the time, but was a proto-millennial.
My classmates were more Gen X influenced. Even today when I talk to many of them, I realize that they’re not readily accustomed to the web and technology as I and younger millennials are. For many of them, they’re technology immigrants. They only utilize it when they have to.
That said, I realized what sets me apart from my peers in this regard.
I excel at understanding entrepreneurial tech and love to show others how to use it in a way that will help multiply their business results.
Have Conviction in What You’re Doing
As a creator, you don’t really want to pursue anything unless you strongly believe that it needs to exist, or what you’re discussing is an important topic.
Just because you’re good at something, doesn’t mean that doing that something professionally is a good match for you.
Take, for example, when I was teaching algebra for a couple of years.
Could I do it? Sure! I love to teach.
Could I teach it? Yeah.
Did I have a believe that those who I was teaching it to needed to know it? Possibly.
Did I really envision myself teaching algebra for a prolonged period of time? Nope!!
Also, when other folks start finding out what you’re about, you don’t want to be changing your focus.
You want to be known as the guy or gal who helps ________ do ______ so that others can ________.
If you’re bouncing around from thing to thing and those topics aren’t connected, then people aren’t really going to understand what you’re all about. This might mean that you lose in opportunity, and potential fans and/or clients down the road.
Show That Belief through Passion and Energy
This goes off the last one a bit, but you’ll need to be pumped each time you have the opportunity to share or do something involved with whatever it is that you like discussing. An easy way to find out what pumps you up is finding out what you naturally talk and learn about in your free time.
When I was making those friends on the web, we’d discuss all kinds of geeky things. From games to computers, and even science. We’d also chat about all the crap that we had to deal with in school. Even back then, I can see the seeds of what I’m discussing with you here via New Inceptions.
When you’re thrilled to discuss a topic with other people, it shows. For one, you likely won’t know when to stop going on about the topic. (Been there, done that – still do it.) And two, they’ll probably get energetic from the conversation just because you are. Even if tomorrow they need another kick of your motivation. But hey, you’ll be glad to share it, right?
Give Your Perspective on Other’s Results, Content, and Role Modeling through your own Experiences
Whatever is important to you, chances are there’s going to be other people you learned it from. Whether you’re into cars, video games, sports, fitness, etc., there’s other people who are already doing what you’re going to be doing – just maybe not exactly how you want to do your version.
First, your small difference in how you do things is what’s going to separate you from them. And secondly, you can use those differences to discuss your perspective on what they’re talking about.
I’ve mentioned so many people in this blog that I’ve learned things from over the years. What sets me apart from Pat Flynn and SPI, for example, is that on my show, I have co-hosts. Or the fact that my guests are easy to relate to for beginners. Or, perhaps it’s the fact that I have a more academic background than he does.
Point being, you can talk the same topics as other people, but let who you are guide the actual conversation.
Surround Yourself with People You Want to Be Like
Ok, so this one is fairly simple. You’ve heard that you’re the average of the 5 (or 10) people you’re around the most? Yeah, other people are going to judge you based on who you surround yourself with.
If other people are considered gurus in their field of expertise and you hung around them, would you automatically be considered a guru as well? Maybe.
If you were hanging out with bikers in a bar somewhere and some saw you there – would they consider you a biker? It’s very likely.
You’re the company you keep, internally and externally.
Synthesize and Deliver Your Own Product or Services
Once you start expanding on the ideas of people in your field and you’re getting the chance to network with people you admire and want to make part of your network, wouldn’t it make sense to actually walk the walk?
For us in the online information world, that product comes in the form of content. Whether it’s free like this blog post, or it’s a premium course, content is a product.
As a creator, you need to have your own product or services to deliver and/or offer as well.
Experience
If you’re just starting out in your own business or project, people might question your credibility because your new. The way that most people deal with this is through leveraging their experience.
For example, maybe you’re just starting out as a woodworker like David Picciuto and you want to make a name for yourself. What he did was rely on his knowledge he obtained from his marketing years to help him develop his platform on YouTube. Maybe you don’t have a marketing background, but you might know someone that does and you can have them make videos of your work. They get noticed as the videographer, you get noticed as the woodworker.
Win-win.
Be Current
This one is pretty simple. No one wants old information unless it’s timeless information. But even then, you need to look like you’re keeping with the times. If your site looks wonky and unprofessional, then people are going to get that impression of you, the owner.
If your branding looks like it’s something straight from 2007 – then people are going to think that it’s from an old site OR they’re going to think you’re just not with the times.
Obviously this has more ramifications in some industries more than others.
Being current in fashion is going to be much more important than say here with fundamental business advice.
Make Yourself Readily Available
Here’s the other thing. Make sure you actually respond to comments, emails, and posts from your followers. If you don’t engage, they won’t either. And if they’re not engaging, how do you even know they’re there?
Also, be sure to post in as many places as you can. Pat used to have a piece of advice to “be everywhere”. He still might say that, but you can only be in so many places. Choose the a few that you can readily post to (blogging, Facebook, YouTube, etc.) and stick with those.
Followers Do Count – Sorta
There’s two schools of thought on whether the number of followers actually count when it comes to social media.
However, if you’re looking to bring in more followers, then perhaps it does count. You can’t have engagement without having followers in the first place, right? Would you rather follow and/or pay attention to someone who has 100 followers or 1000?
Action Steps
So there you go. A few ways that you can start working on today that will help you boost your appeal to potential new clients.
Differentiating yourself can make all the difference in the online space.
Are there any methods that I forgot? Let me know below if you can think of any!
Bonus
For you deep thinkers, I’ll leave you with this TEDx talk of Julian Baggini:
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For many of us creators, we do things because we have a passion for it.
The question often is, how do we monetize something we enjoy doing without taking the fun out of it? Or, if we’re doing it because we see it as a mission – how do we keep from tainting that mission?
Like today’s guest, I believe, if done right, you can take something you love to do and make a living doing it.
That’s why I believe in Fizzle so much. That’s exactly what they teach people to do.
In this session, Laila and I sit down with an entrepreneur who has taken his passion of geeking out as Jack Sparrow to another level.
He gets paid to actually impersonate Jack as Long Jon Sparrow.
In today’s chat with Jon Boersma, we find out what inspired him to impersonate Captain Jack Sparrow, how much of his work was learned from formal education vs being self taught, and we dive a bit into how knowing about the 4 basic personalities have helped him in his career and how others can apply the same info to their lives.
As always, thanks for listening, and enjoy the show!
SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:
What inspired Jon to do a Captain Jack Sparrow impersonation in the first place? 8:40
Where did he get the help to come up with his costume? 11:43
When was Jon first bitten by the entrepreneur bug? 14:45
Where did his company, Horizons, come from? 16:05
How much of his work is formal education vs self taught skills? 17:43
How did he get started with Super Gainz Fitness? 23:23
When did his business really take off? 26:22
What’s the deal with his project Business to Arts, Arts to Business? 31:08
Does Jon deal with any copyright issues with impersonation? 34:28
What’s some more info on the personalities and how can they help in someone’s career? 36:23
What are some of the things that Jon’s looking forward to in 2017? 43:11
Three books that he tells others about. 46:47
What social norm has taken a 180 degree turn in the past 10 years? 48:50
What’s the smallest decision Jon’s made that has had the largest impact on his life? 57:26
If he woke up tomorrow as his 10 year old self with all of his memories intact, what would he do? 59:42
What’s the secret to achieving personal freedom? 1:01:14
Prince EA: Everybody Dies, But Not Everybody Lives:
Shawn Achor: The Happy Secret to Better Work
Alyson Tabbitha’s Jack Sparrow Transformation/Tutorial:
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