S5 | E4: How Do You Overcome Adversity? +Erin Bahadur

Like the U2 song says, sometimes you’re stuck in a moment and you can’t get out of it. This week, we discuss pulling yourself out of that moment with fitness trainer and blogger Erin Bahadur, who served 9 months in prison as a result of a painkiller addiction.

We explore:

+How peer pressure affects decision-making

+The addiction mindset

+Taking responsibility for your behavior

+Finding balance during difficult times

+Living up to others’ expectations

+How different reward systems influence behavior

+Claiming your identity through external validation

+How the educational system promotes peaking at a young age

+Seeing yourself for possibility and instead of limitations

+Controlling your perspective in adverse situations

+The need for a major life event to shake you out of complacency

+Living your life based on what other people say vs. what you say

+Being honest with yourself about what you’re actually doing

+Efficiency vs. effectiveness

Find Erin at:

www.erinsinsidejob.com

Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @Erinsinsidejob

References/Resources:
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight: https://amzn.com/1501135910

Team of Teams by General McCrystal: https://amzn.com/1591847486

Season 5 Theme Song:

cLOUD9 - After Party-- available at www.chicagoloud9.com

S5 | E3: How Do You Balance Business With Pleasure? +Colin Robertson

After doing something you enjoy for awhile, inevitably you think about turning it into a business, or another type of formalized venture. That's when the fun can be cannibalized by the workload and the "must-do's". In this episode, we sit down with Willpowered Inc.’s Colin Robertson about the balance between business and pleasure:

We explore:    

+Understanding “feast and famine” in the content publishing space.

+Differentiating your passions from your paycheck.

+Creating steady streams of revenue in the content world.

+Building a passive income despite any new content.

+Separating “good money” from “bad money.”

+Seeking publicity is business, getting publicity is pleasure.

+How to make or break a sales funnel.

+Reconciling different mindsets between being sales focused and content focused.

+Redefining metrics of success.

+Finding pleasure in your business.

+Learning from experts and independent contractors.

+Understanding how content changes with mindset.

+Getting lost in strategies versus proactively implementing new ideas.

+Doing what makes you useful.

+Finding a meaningful audience.

Find Colin Online at:

http://www.willpowered.co/

reverberation.co

References/Resources:

The Best Moments of Milhouse Van Houten- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GunaXxJifPA

Season 5 Theme:

cLOUD9 - After Party-- available at www.chicagoloud9.com

S5 | E2: How Do You Improve Bad Habits? +Alex Schmidt

We’re all creatures of habit. But what kind of creatures do those habits make us? In this episode, we sit down with Cracked.com’s Alex Schmidt and discuss what goes into improving on bad habits.

We explore:

+Tracking success metrics

+Fighting procrastination

+The benefits of limited resources

+Treating creative work as always on vacation, and never on vacation at the same time

+Working in industries and environments that force you to keep up

+Making yourself aware of your habits

+Creating triggers that enforce positive habits

+The downside of to-do lists

+Doing your most creative work when before you’ve hit decision fatigue

+Having a strong enough reason to make or break a habit

+Discerning between your “shoulds” and “wants”

+Not everything has to be made into a habit just because it exists

+Fighting past your ‘bleeding gums’ moment when starting or breaking habits

+Creating less rules to avoid restricting yourself

+The Chuck Jones Rules of Engagement

+Defining your Fight Club

+Determining the person you want to become

+Embracing where you are in your process

+Asking for help

+Admitting to yourself that you have room to improve

Find Alex at:

www.alexschmidty.com

Twitter @alexschmidty

www.cracked.com

References/Resources:

Cracked.com podcast on The Simpsons: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/insane-simpsons-easter-eggs/id689900475?i=1000370592944&mt=2

New York Times Article - “Is Everything Wrestling?”: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/magazine/is-everything-wrestling.html?_r=0

Season 5 Theme:

cLOUD9 - After Party-- available at www.chicagoloud9.com