Strength In Business: Recent Episodes
Krisz Rokk
Your energy is the most precious commodity in the universe. Your life force defines how you navigate this third-dimensional plane. Therefore, deciding to play life’s energy roulette wisely is of utmost importance.
We’ve been misled into believing that time, money, power, and control are the key ingredients to shaping our physical reality. Once you step aside the treadmill, you know, you’ve bought into the crunchy illusion of a world limited by your perception.
Whether Earth is a ‘Waiting Room’, a battlefield, or a mere chaotic place where humans try to figure out who they are and what their purpose is, your level of energy will have a direct effect on how you move on life’s chessboard.
Feeling drained and lacking the energy to get out of bed, play with your children, build a business, pursue your hobbies, or go after your dreams is anything but healthy. And when we ‘normalize’ this state and call it ‘OK,’ we’re doing ourselves, the people we love, and our communities a huge disservice.
Humans are not zombies.
We are powerful, energetic beings, equipped with a plethora of talents and gifts.
We are here to create and use our unique blueprints to protect this beautiful planet.
When the Jedi Doesn’t Succumb to An Insane SocietyLost.
Glued to a screen.
Wondering shoeless-clueless.
Lacking self-worth.
Expecting answers from a silicon machine.
This is definitely not who we are, nor why we’re here.
You see, when your energy is high, you are unstoppable. You chase your dreams relentlessly. You love and serve your brothers and sisters unselfishly.
Furthermore, you enjoy life by living fully in the present moment and experiencing bliss.
This translates into:
- Taking care of your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual body.
- Nourishing your sacred temple, aka your body, with clean food and water.
- Exercising regularly to strengthen your energetic field.
- Getting good-quality sleep to recharge your batteries fully.
- Finding inner peace by bathing in stillness.
- Turning inwards to allow intuition, aka that deep knowing, to reveal the blind spots and what your eyes can’t see.
- Remembering to breathe deeply and release energy blockages.
Is this place a maze? A highly sophisticated labyrinth?
Is energy being harvested?
It’s a possibility.
However, that doesn’t make you a less powerful player or a Jedi to reckon with.
Master Your Energy. Build. Create. Live Passionately.Nobody is coming to save you.
You are the one you’ve been waiting for. The sooner this gets into your head, the better.
Reclaim your freedom and sovereignty in a world gone crazy.
Step up your game. Sit down and define specifically what it is you want to achieve, accomplish, and build. You’re here to create.
Stop giving your power away.
Stop asking for permission to deploy your talents, skills, and knowledge.
Stop looking for outside factors and validators to fill your perceived vacuum of self-worth, self-confidence, and self-respect.
You’re not broken despite the many times you’ve been tricked into believing you are.
Go inwards.
Drop into your heart.
Know that you are a miracle.
Now, get off your ass, Jedi, and show yourself what you’ve got.
Krisz Rokk Original content without using AI.
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DISCERNMENT is of utmost importance in the age of Artificial Intelligence. AI is not consciousness. AI is non-emotional. AI was not created from the zero-point field.
AI is a fantastic tool when used properly. AI is a master of pattern recognition. The prompts humans feed AI with create a huge database and infrastructure. Artificial Intelligence responds to beliefs and expectations, capitalizing on distortion and a weak host.
Today, people consider AI to be their guru. They listen to the advice AI provides and even form relationships with AI. That’s all nice and dandy, as long as you deploy discernment. But let’s face it: This is rarely the case.
While the vast majority of people focus on the plethora of AI tools that seem to pop up like mushrooms after a heavy rainy season, investors bet on AI infrastructure, including sectors such as energy, computing, and robotics.
In this article, I want to look at AI from a different perspective – one that is left in the shadows because it’s uncomfortable to consider.
Before I ask the obvious punchline question, I’ll take a quick step back.
Roughly, a couple of decades ago, something called social media captured our attention. The apps were (and still are) free to join and promised a miraculous network that would allow us to communicate with family, friends, relatives, and strangers (!) without paying a dime. In return, we would spend time and energy (the most precious commodity in the universe!) on these platforms, and of course, provide all kinds of personal data while interacting globally.
How valuable these granular data sets were became clear later in the game, when we realized that tech behemoths from Silicon Valley, Seattle, and major Chinese cities were selling them to advertisers, organizations, agencies, and even governments.
It didn’t take long to witness the weaponization of these data. The cataclysm was a major event that took place a few years back, which showed us how fragile “free speech” actually is. Accounts were blocked, banned, and deleted left, right, and center. When the information shared on the social channel didn’t fit the mainstream narrative, the consequences were the above-mentioned.
Now back to my point:
If this happened with social media, what makes you think that the AI game is going to be any different?
Hint:
The language models AI feeds upon are incomprehensibly more explosive in size and texture than what we’ve ever experienced.
HUMANITY Is the Currency of the FutureAI is not God.
AI is not Source Intelligence.
AI is a tool, albeit a powerful one when used correctly.
My team uses AI to create images. I used AI to restart Linux on my laptops when the update crashed everything and I got stuck in BIOS. Furthermore, I use AI to spot fake ads and test things I’m interested in.
I never use AI to write.
I love writing. I love creating for the human soul and heart, allowing feelings and emotions to orchestrate what I’m about to convey with my readers.
AI is soulless.
AI is non-emotional.
AI is a tool.
AI will NEVER be able to do the following:
Tap into the zero-point field.
Being human is a wonderful gift. We are super powerful, and we’re here to remember how gifted and incredible we truly are.
Put down your phone.
Cut off the external noise.
Turn inwards.
Pause.
Harness those 0.25 seconds between thoughts.
You are a miracle; AI is not.
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Silence. Depth. Patience. Sitting with one thought has become incredibly challenging in a world dominated by mindless notifications.
We’ve put multitasking on a pedestal only to discover that there is no such thing as doing two things simultaneously. Switching between tasks quickly, juggling the realm of binary code without much thought, has led us down a path where the vast majority of people struggle with all kinds of mental issues.
FOCUS, a fundamental pillar in life, business, health, relationships, and many other areas, has lost its appeal. Scrolling until your thumbs are numb and your brain is fried is the new thing. The consequences of this shift are devastating. What we see today is the tip of the iceberg.
Will the narrative crumble?
Will we remember how to turn inward and pull wisdom from inside?
This is entirely up to each and every one of us. It’s one decision away. However, we have to be brave enough to choose wisely, commit, and walk the path.
Learn to Reverse-Engineer Life-CyclesBefore you continue to scatter your energy and pour your precious life force onto meaningless projects, objects, and conversations, sit down in a quiet place and reverse-engineer your life.
Life has taught us to wear many hats. The number, color, and weight of our hats depend on which cycle we are in.
In spring, we learn to walk, talk, play, and discover the very basics of what we call life. Most of the time, we are taken care of, we’re fed, dressed, and protected by family and friends. It’s the cycle where we learn how to craft our unique hats and wear them with pride.
Summer is the time when we ‘go out to hunt’. We work hard, start businesses, climb the corporate ladder, travel the world, and create a family. The hats we wear increase in size, and with that, responsibility takes new shapes and forms.
Autumn is the season where we reap the rewards IF we planted the seeds in spring and took care of our beautiful garden in the summer. It’s the time when we delve deeper into relationships and give things in life a fresh perspective. The hats we wear in this life cycle are rich, albeit very colorful, through the skills, knowledge, and experiences we have gathered over the years.
In winter, the hats become lighter, albeit warmer, as you wear them with pride, irrespective of other people’s good opinion. It’s the time when you give away your hats and share the wisdom gathered under the hood with those willing to listen and who appreciate your tidbits.
The amazing benefit of doing this “tough” exercise, which involves facing one’s deepest fears, shadows, and regrets, lies in the insight we can gain, which translates into changing our course if we notice our ship is off track.
The earlier in life you do this exercise and the more often you sit down to course-correct, the bigger the impact it will have. Minimizing regrets while living a fulfilled, joyful, and blissful life and adhering to one’s passion fills our batteries with energy.
Strip Away the Noise. Sit with Yourself Consistently.The noise in the “outside realm” is set to get louder if we don’t find inner peace.
Whether we like it or not, we create our reality, and if we don’t like what we see in the mirror, it’s up to us to change the input.
Pick your thoughts and battles wisely. Learn to sit in silence and get to know yourself. The higher your addiction to gadgets, notifications, and distractions, the more difficult it will be to sit with one thought. Do it anyway. Teach yourself what you forgot, namely, to focus on what’s most important to you.
You’re the captain of your life, so think and act accordingly.
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The outer world is a mirror image of your inner world.
Your thoughts create material things.
Work on yourself, change your identity and beliefs, and observe the changes that occur in your external environment.
We’ve heard these nuggets of wisdom many times before. They’re easy to grasp; however, if we’re honest with ourselves, it takes a lifetime to master them.
One of the biggest challenges we face during our short time on planet Earth is remembering who we are and getting crystal clear on what it is that we truly want. There’s nothing magical or mystical about clarity, specificity, and focus, and yet, once we nail these essential pieces of life’s jigsaw puzzle, the results we attain are extraordinary.
We waste countless hours, weeks, months, and years listening to the outside noise while desperately trying to make sense of our inner chaos. Although nothing adds up, we continue our discovery journey, hoping to find answers to our burning questions in the external world, only to end up disappointed, disillusioned, and failing to pursue the dreams we had as children.
Eventually, we wake up to realize that all we’ve been looking for was buried inside of us.
You’re Here to CreateHere we are on this majestic blue-green ball, wondering, shoeless and clueless, following trends and hypes until we get fed up with the nonsense we project into our lives. Out of convenience and comfort, some individuals play other people’s tunes until the end of their lives. Then we have brave souls who decide to mold consciousness and give their existence a spin that resonates with their unique blueprint.
Regurgitating the ‘consume or create’ mantra won’t induce a change in our behavior and way of living unless we understand the deeper meaning behind it.
Lately, the word ‘creation’ has been infused with flavors of manifestation, meditation, and other new-age terms, convincing a vast number of people that spectacular outcomes can only be achieved in a state of flow. While the advice might sound nice and dandy, a subtle rebrand of the following quintessential ingredients to squeezing the best out of you and achieving greatness has taken place:
action,
discipline,
willpower,
persistence,
determination
The above-mentioned have become the no-go push list, according to certain spiritual gurus, which blocks things from coming into your life.
We live in a world of duality, where everything is characterized by frequency, vibration, and energy. Both Nikola Tesla and Albert Einstein have taught us about the importance of manipulating energy to achieve what we want and desire in life.
Without action, no reaction.
While operating from the zero point is what we should aim for to get maximum results with little to no effort, achieving this state requires constant listening, learning, adjusting, and remembering.
The pendulum swings, and it’s up to us to gather information from the opposite sides of the spectrum, decode it correctly, and apply it to design, aka create our lives.
Become Who and What You WantTo excel in mathematics at the Olympics, I had to master sophisticated algebra and geometry sequences and formulas.
To become a rescue diver, I had to study for the exams and learn to juggle with uncertainty and dive under difficult conditions.
To run the marathon, I had to strengthen my knees, which have suffered injuries in the past.
This is just a small snapshot of what I’ve ticked off from my dreams list. What I realized in the process is that it has never been about the dream or goal.
To achieve something new, I had to shed layers and grow into someone else. I had to acquire new skills, knowledge, and experiences. I had to expand my comfort zone, build new relationships, change my beliefs, perceptions, and perspective over and over and over again.
It’s an ongoing process of shedding layers and transmuting energy, and I’m perfectly aware that continuing to tick off my dream list while adding new dreams requires deep transformation.
We have one life. One precious life. So why hold back? Why not give it ALL we’ve got?!
Create. Create more and allow the universe to reflect it back to you in the perceived outside world.
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The art of stacking skills is underpraised, underestimated, and unappreciated. In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is about to disrupt industries across the globe, we are well advised to keep our hands on the steering wheel while continuously growing our toolkit.
An haute couture designer today, and an event manager tomorrow?
An IT specialist working in a corporate job today, transitioning into a position as a telecommunications engineer?
A medical doctor performing surgeries today, however, teaching clean eating and gardening techniques tomorrow?
If you think the above is far-fetched, I challenge you to think harder and stop being complacent.
Technology is again about to disrupt our way of living, eating, doing business, and so forth. Unfortunately, few control their behavior when it comes to tech consumption. In most cases, devices, gadgets, apps, and Co. are controlling the minds of the masses. Addiction is a beast, and being a tech slave isn’t a pretty landscape.
REINVENT YOURSELF. AGAIN. AND AGAIN. AND AGAIN.We, us, the world around us, consciousness if you will, have picked up in speed significantly. Whether we have developed better sensors to pick up the Mandela effect, aka spot glitches in the matrix and swap between timelines, is irrelevant; the fact is, our human bodies and minds are struggling to adjust to a perceived faster spin.
Pointing fingers and blaming outside factors is easy; turning inwards, remembering who we truly are and why we came, is a whole different ballgame. If we don’t want to succumb to the AI tech show that’s knocking at the door and turn into some weird human puppets without a purpose, we’d better double, triple, and quadruple down on honing new and/ or adjacent skills.
This also requires us to sit down, quiet the mind, and start asking ourselves some serious questions:
- What will be the future demands?
- What infrastructure will AI need?
- What is the human soul going to long for?
- How can I recognize new opportunities and thrive in chaos and mayhem?
- What skills, knowledge, and experience do I need to stack to future-proof myself for what’s coming down the pipeline?
- How can I prepare mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually to tackle uncertainty and expand?
Shallow thinking was yesterday. Peeling back the layers of the programming, disengaging with identity patterns we have adopted, and strengthening our mental stamina while tapping into our powerful, vast human potential are prerequisites for a healthy life and a profitable business.
Circling back to the questions above, here are a few answers to chew on and contemplate:
Running the AI infrastructure will require more electricity, wider cooling systems with greater capacity, clean energy, and cybersecurity, to name a few.
On the other hand, I expect individuals to pay other individuals to go for a walk and have a chat. Yes, we will pay to remind ourselves that we are human and need social connection and bonding. Meeting up with like-minded people, going to events with a group of like-kindred spirits, or traveling with like-hearted souls looking to expand consciousness are “niches” that will attract money, aka generate a lot of business.
STACK BABY, STACK.As entrepreneurs and small business owners will continue to be the backbone of economies worldwide, we need to stay vigilant, innovative, and flexible. Creativity enables us to come up with new ideas and navigate this third-dimensional realm with conviction, self-confidence, and power.
Keep experimenting. Believe in yourself: stack skills, knowledge, and experience.
Don’t be afraid to question AI’s thinking patterns, its ability to manipulate data and results. Be in control of the game. Never outsource your brain and precious life to a soulless machine.
You are powerful beyond imagination. Use discernment. Stay the course. Stack skills.
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I started my journey as a creative writer three years ago, although I’ve written my first fiction story when I was seven years old. Over the past few decades, I’ve written a plethora of business papers, guides, articles, and blog posts; however, writing poems, stories, and wiz drips has re-ignited a flame in me I thought had vanished with my childhood dreams.
Firing, balancing, and harmonizing the left and right hemispheres of my brain to work together in tandem has been a blast. While writing about business, mindset, sports, and health topics, which I’m extremely passionate about, all derive from my logical mind, when it comes to sharing my poems, stories, and wiz drips with the world, it’s as if the universe is speaking through me.
Tapping into the quantum field and downloading codes that translate into miraculous, creative pieces amazes me every single time. When I write about the latter, I’m gone, wandering through galaxies, stargates, multidimensional wormholes, you name it.
Experience, knowledge, stacked skills, passion, strengths, and talent are the forces I tap into when writing about business, mindset, and Co.
A sacred gift, ancient wisdom, and a deep knowing drive and pull me to write my creative pieces.
CLARITY. POWER. LOVE. WRITING.Writing helps clarify my thoughts and harmonize the energy flow between the mind, heart, and soul. Oftentimes, words, phrases, and ideas hit me when I’m in the gym lifting weights or running on the treadmill. Funny enough, they are always associated with business or gaining a new perspective on my entrepreneurial journey. Never does anything related to poems or stories access my conscious mind when training.
Unlike writing about business, where I often have a well-thought-out concept, strategy, or principle I intend to share with my community, when sitting down to craft a poem, story, or wiz drip, I never know what I will write about.
Disengaging the analytical mind and allowing myself the freedom to swap between a poem or story easily opens a well of creativity I’ve come to surrender to. I’m humbled to immerse myself and bathe in a colorful bouquet of emotions I never experienced in the third-dimensional realm of business, mindset, sports, and health.
No judgment.
Allowance.
Acceptance.
Letting my soul soak and explore the depths and widths of the all-encompassing present moment.
Alongside clarity, something else emerges.
My heart beats stronger.
My consciousness expands.
Bravery. Sovereignty. Power.
I’m bathing in these wonderful experiences.
And then, there’s laughter, joy, bliss, and every now and then, a teardrop tingling my cheeks.
I call it love.
Or is it unity?
It simply is.
Being.
Living.
No labels whatsoever.
LAWYERS. DOCTORS. ELECTRICIANS.When a U.S. attorney reaches out to me because my poems remind him of the fairytales his grandparents shared with him …
When doctors are reminded of their precious early childhood memories because a line in one of my fiction stories stirred something deep within them …
When an electrician attending my workshop is mesmerized by the vast emotions he experiences when reading my creative pieces …
… I know how powerful the messages are that I’m sharing with beautiful souls who recognize themselves in these works.
By writing 400+ poems, stories, and wiz drips over the course of three years, I’ve come to understand that I’m here to help humans, as well as myself, remember how powerful we are.
SPIRITUAL HARVEST.The space I call “home” for my creative writing is Hive, a decentralized blockchain network that puts you in control of the game.
You own your assets.
You control your account.
You connect with a community of like-minded and like-hearted individuals.
And yes, you also get to monetize your precious work.
This is where I publish all my poems, stories, and wiz drips FIRST.
Then, I proceed with sharing my creative pieces on other channels and platforms. The original stays on Hive, though.
To increase visibility for my creative art, I’ve published my first book in this genre, entitled “Spiritual Harvest,” which is available on Amazon. Out of the one hundred poems and stories, fifty are exclusive – meaning they’ve never been published elsewhere, except this book, thus offering a unique and special experience to the reader.
THE JOURNEY CONTINUES.I’m continuing down the rabbit hole while looking forward to new adventures, challenges, and opportunities that lie ahead.
To say that it has been an exciting and inspiring journey would be an understatement.
Writing poems, stories, and wiz drips has helped me embrace my inner child, which was screaming for attention since that day I forgot to allow my mind to bathe in the mysteries of the quantum.
Unsurprisingly, I have no idea what the title and content of my next creative piece will be. Nor do I know whether I’ll write a poem or a story.
I’m looking forward to this marvelous journey, irrespective of the outcome.
THANK YOU for joining me on this path.
THANK YOU for embracing the unknown together with me!
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Consistency. Discipline. Perseverance. Pursuing mastery in business through tedious tasks is an unusual path. Repeating the fundamentals over and over again, tweaking, and adjusting, only to come back to the same “boring” tasks, is not everyone’s cup of tea.
Fancy. Cool. Trendy. The icing on the cake, the quick win, lures the masses in. Starting a business and becoming an entrepreneur is overhyped. Nobody sells the work, skills, and the boring tasks that are required to build something sustainable. Many young entrepreneurs I encounter still believe that posting random videos on YouTube, Tik Tok, and Instagram will lead to luxury cars, yachts, and lavish parties to impress XYZ.
Some make a few bucks here and there, only to spend them as quickly as they earn them. Very few are equipped for the long game. Meanwhile, as years pass by, their flame dims or perishes entirely, and they end up with a list of wishes and another one of excuses, should-haves, and could-haves.
For those of you looking to build a long-lasting business that feeds your family and, more importantly, nourishes your soul, stop buying into the overnight success formula promoted across social channels. You already know this; I’m just here to remind you.
Allow “What” Questions to Broaden Your PerspectiveI’ve been navigating the business realm for nearly three decades, and I’ve yet to encounter the super entrepreneur par excellence who built his/her business and became a millionaire (or billionaire) overnight.
Building a sustainable business requires a ton of stamina. It’s often a lonely road with lots of seen and unseen obstacles. The navigator (you, the entrepreneur, the business owner) is challenged every single day, hour, and even minute. Belief systems, patterns, and habits are dismantled and shattered as growth lurks around every corner, balance sheet, client conversation, product, or service.
Is the game rigged? Are the odds in your favor? How much risk is required to “win”?
Nice questions, but none of them will help you find clarity and move the needle closer to where you want to go.
Let’s be practical and ask questions that will provide us with actionable insights:
- What skills, experiences, talents, strengths, and gifts do I bring to the table?
- What am I passionate about?
- What is it that I excel at?
- What am I willing to trade (time, money, life force, aka energy) to achieve XYZ?
- What do I need to do consistently to zero in on my ego, feelings, emotions, and mental capabilities?
- What values and principles are a must for those who want to join my team?
Please add further questions as you sit down to answer the above.
You might have noticed that I didn’t include How, Why, and Who questions in the little questionnaire. I did this on purpose. “What” questions force the mind to cooperate with your heart and intuition (soul, gut feeling, whatever you want to call it), and stop looking for escape and excuses.
The PunchlineWhile you embrace the unknown and learn to dance with uncertainty, focus on what you can control. Use the answers from the above-outlined questions to operate from a place of power rather than greed, need, frustration, or fear.
Let discipline, consistency, and resilience help you build a solid foundation and master the fundamentals. Measure as much as you can; remember, what gets measured, gets accomplished. Furthermore, stay flexible and ready to pivot when necessary.
Never stop stacking skills, especially now that we have invited AI, aka AGI, into our living rooms. Double down on what works and provides solid results. Get rid of the sandbags that are holding you back. Rinse and repeat. And don’t forget to preserve your health, connect with like-minded individuals, and have fun as you navigate the entrepreneurial adventure.
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Feeling lost, unappreciated, and worthless – these low-frequency, parasitic states spread like a disease. Associated with the doom and gloom around the mighty capabilities of artificial intelligence, which, according to XYZ, will replace human jobs and so forth, you have the perfect trap for the mind to go haywire.
Deploying critical thinking, using discernment, staying calm, and protecting one’s nervous system have become a luxury. What once constituted the foundational pillars of entrepreneurship and life, in general, are now considered unattainable by most people.
Mental illnesses are at an all-time high while psychiatrists and psychologists enjoy their thriving “membership business.” Instant gratification, entitlement, and comfort are all nice and dandy, however, when you stop creating and give all your power and energy to consuming the latest and greatest, you forget who you are and why you came.
No wonder many run around shoeless, clueless, without a purpose, mission, or goal.
Unleash Your GenieWe are miraculous beings, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
We are powerful creators who can project thoughts into the field and pick from the infinite number of possibilities that we see fit.
We all carry a magic wand, filled with spinal fluid, that enables us to collapse timelines and bring forth, aka materialize, things necessary for our species to live blissfully.
Technology is a mighty weapon, and so are light, sound, vibration, and frequency. Instead of putting all your attention on someone else’s games, spells, and dreams, turn inward and unlock your unique blueprint.
There is no such thing as junk DNA, so stop believing mainstream idiocy. Merge the trifecta: your mind, heart, and intuition to know and understand how to navigate the maze you find yourself in.
When it comes to entrepreneurship, there’s no escape from mastering the fundamentals of building a sustainable business that will feed you and your family. If you’re seeking shortcuts or trying to game the system, go ahead, play roulette, and enjoy the ride.
For those looking to create for the long run while enjoying the process and honoring authenticity, pick your toppings and flavorings, and remember: you can always choose a different dessert when your main meal is served exquisitely.
The PunchlineOne day you’ll meet the dulled-down version of you, which won’t be a pretty encounter. Regret is a beast. Put yourself in the winning seat and play to your maximum potential.
Rediscover the very essence and core of who you are. Stop chasing other people’s butterflies no matter their perceived influence or worshiping stars.
Double down on your talents, skills, strengths, and experiences. Use technology wisely, question everything, and never take anything for granted.
You’ve got all it takes to thrive in a harsh reality. You’ve trained for this environment for billions of years despite your memory disk being wiped out and inserted without notice. You’ve got infinite wisdom in every cell of your human body. You are a walking, talking miracle, a powerful electromagnetic grid, and a wondrous being. Stop waiting; unlock the genius in you.
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Do you perceive change as painful? How do you tackle the process of transformation? Avoidance is a strategy, although, more likely than not, it will backfire. Facing the unknown head-on is another one. Embracing and dancing with uncertainty is a phenomenal skill worth acquiring.
Frightening. Weird. Annoying. We use a plethora of words to describe the emotional turmoil we go through when we’re navigating life’s troublesome waters. Regaining the zero point, that sweet spot where we can draw power from dark and light without judging ourselves requires a lot of resources.
The all-encompassing guide on how to navigate this third-dimensional realm and enjoy the adventure is not provided upon birth. So we paddle and stumble left, right, and center to discover more of who we are and why we’re here in the first place. The balancing act remains a strange concept, an exquisite art few manage to master.
The physical plane enables us to use our senses and sharpen our intuitive capabilities, provided we have the guts to look behind the veil and uncover the very essence of who we truly are.
Be the Joker. Be the Fool. Be You.Easier said aka written than done. Playing the game as a joker, becoming the fool who experiments and juggles with judgment, requires a strong fortress.
When you realize that you can use your unique blueprint, the skills, gifts, talents, and experiences you have acquired to build your own puzzle and thrive in this world, no system, no government, and no influencer will mess with your imprint.
Crushing duality while numbing your feelings can take you so far. But if you want to increase your output and have a long-lasting impact, you need to tap into your core source. Vitality is non-negotiable. Your level of energy determines how far you can go.
How does the above tie into business?
I’ve said it numerous times, and I’ll repeat it again.
You have to master the fundamentals.
There’s no alternative.
No magic pill.
And, no shortcut.
If you’re not willing to build a rock-solid foundation and sharpen your saw while repeating the basics over and over and over again, you will struggle in business. Heck, you’ll struggle in sports, relationships, and life.
Yes, I get it: basics are boring.
But guess what?
You can’t build sophisticated machinery or a house on a plateau full of holes. Actually, you can’t accomplish squat without a strong foundation; at least not in this dimension.
The PunchlinePerception and perspective are part of the same coin. Perception helps you see the world through your specific lens, while perspective delivers data from multiple sources. Use the intel you gather to amplify your results.
Change is imminent. Observe your thoughts, emotions, and how you interact with the world. Let the environment flood your perception and perspective with synchronicities. Add intuition as a pillar to your building blocks, but don’t let it run the show.
Most importantly, have fun. Smile, giggle, and enjoy the ride. Remember, life is a cosmic joke, after all.
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Running was never part of my game plan, although I’ve been an athlete all my life. After suffering major knee injuries in my teens and a dozen doctors (except one) suggesting surgery, I defied the odds: I didn’t go for surgery. I picked up scuba diving. I continued to strengthen my knees, muscles, and tendons. Last weekend I ran my first marathon.
When I look back and go through my sports memorabilia, I can’t stop smiling. Ballet, figure skating, soccer, and martial arts were only a few of the sports I practiced before my knees got busted. By the age of 16-17, I was diagnosed with arthrosis degree 2-3, meniscus rupture, and the list goes on and on.
I had massive inflammation in my knees and could barely walk. I went to orthopedic surgeons and sports orthopedists in different countries and all but one suggested surgery. I tried acupuncture and other alternative methods but nothing worked.
Time passed. I started uni and continued to hit the gym twice a week to work on strengthening my muscles. Things got slightly better but knee pain accompanied me everywhere. Walking longer distances was a disaster, and climbing stairs was an absolute no-go.
From Under-Water to Above-WaterAs soon as I finished uni and had my first corporate check, I picked up scuba diving. I loved the underwater world since I was a kid and always wanted to dive. My parents used to take us to the seaside every single year. I got my first underwater goggles from my father by the age of four. I would spend hours upon hours watching fish hide in the sand bank and admire the different light patterns reflected from the sun.
In 2009 I became a rescue diver. I’ve been diving for well over twenty years now and the underwater world has become my second home. I’m super grateful that I had the opportunity to dive in some of the most amazing spots on our beautiful planet while hanging out and befriending fantastic people from all walks of life.
While scuba diving made things easier on my knees and joints, I still wasn’t satisfied with my abilities above water. Walking longer distances continued to be an issue although the inflammation and swallowing vanished. Incorporating yoga into my practice further strengthened certain muscle groups and improved my mobility which was always good thanks to ballet and figure skating.
The next major shift in my sports career happened a few years ago when I stumbled upon the KneeOverToesGuy. His unconventional methods to strengthen the knees immediately caught my attention. Unlike mainstream sports, fitness, and gym trainers he teaches one to walk backward and practice exercises while allowing the knees to cover the toes. This guy who had several knee surgeries while playing professional basketball had come up with a training method that managed to not only get him back on the court but also enabled him to train world-leading athletes to get back into their professional arena.
I resonated with his story and I started incorporating several of his elements into my training. Watching my tendons, joints, muscles, and knees become supersonic was the reward.
Fast forward to last year in June upon watching runners go through the finish line of a marathon, I decided to run the marathon in one year.
A few days ago I ran at the Vienna City Marathon.
Discipline – My No. 1 WeaponDiscipline is my number one ingredient. While despised and ridiculed by most people on planet Earth, it’s my go-to place when it comes to accomplishing anything in life.
While having a mindset of steel is a requirement for extreme sports, you also need a strong avatar to follow the instructions of the mind. Those of you practicing running know that having strong knees is the number one recipe for running a marathon. Without strong knees, you’d be better off sitting on a bench and watching others cross the finish line.
I started training in July. And no, I didn’t start with running. On the contrary, I trained unconventionally. I would hit the gym twice a week and do strength and mobility training for 1.5 hours before getting on the treadmill and walking. My first treadmill session was twenty minutes of walking. As time passed, I increased the time on the treadmill, the kilometers, and my walking pace. By January I started running slowly.
My main goal for the marathon was to run it pain-free. And so I did.
In terms of nutrition, I do what is good for my body. I eat a lot of fiber. I have my first meal at around 10 AM where I load up with lots of fruit, avocado, nuts, seeds, and hummus. My second meal is between 4- 6 PM. As I’m a vegetarian, it will mostly be a mix of fiber, vegetable protein, and carbohydrates. I like to do intermittent fasting. I usually go between 14-18 hours with 18 hours being my favorite.
In terms of drinking: Water is my preferred beverage. I never drink fizzy drinks, alcohol, coffee and caffeinated drinks. I don’t smoke or vape.
Protein shakes or bars have never been part of my diet.
I love dark chocolate, 85+% is my go-to source.
I eat and drink as clean as possible. And this has benefited me tremendously in sports, business, and life in general.
The PunchlineRespect and honor your sacred temple — your physical body and mind. Get to know it. Understand how to navigate it. Nurture it and never outsource it to anyone, regardless of their title. Nobody knows you better than you do.
Crush the comfort zone, push yourself, and allow your physical vehicle to take you to places you never dreamed possible.
Do you. Tweak, adjust, and change to accomplish what you want. The human body is miraculous. Allow it to heal while helping you experience this marvelous adventure we call life.
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If you’re in the ‘minimize regrets’ business like I am, you understand the importance of deploying willpower and discipline to attain certain skills, experiences, and knowledge to reach your targets, goals, dreams, and more importantly, your life’s mission.
Let’s face it: Fundamentals are boring. Therefore, most people focus on the fancy, trendy, cool stuff hyped up by media, so-called influencers, and you name it.
We all know how perceptions can be hijacked, twisted, and manipulated to fit into a certain paradigm designed to shut down your thinking brain and entertain your Reptilian Cortex.
What a genius way to put your critical thinking gear into sleep mode.
We live in a super-fast-paced world, where strategies and tactics that worked an hour ago perform ridiculously poorly a couple of hours later. Navigating life and business under these circumstances requires discernment and focused attention on universally governing principles we can all tap into if we choose to.
Two Fundamental Pillars: Willpower and DisciplineDuality reigns the third-dimensional realm we call “home”. Our avatar is perfectly designed to thrive in this harsh environment given the proper nutrients, care, and love. However, our multidimensional spirit finds it super challenging to align the mind with the physical body, thus being able to harness all the goodies that reside in the all-encompassing zero point.
We end up pushing and pulling various strings to see what works and what doesn’t. We test, fail, get up, and try again. Just like a merry-go-round, we stumble through life, trying to enjoy the adventure to our best capacities and capabilities.
Those who succumb to fear give up on their dreams and watch others race through different finish lines set up by a human species focused on external projectors, labels, identities, and taglines such as “success,” for example.
Then, you find beautiful souls that don’t get discouraged despite facing unfathomable adversities. They turn inwards, realizing that they have all the puzzle pieces required to have a fulfilling professional career or business from the start. This is when the individual’s unique blueprint kicks in, and the soul, having the human experience, remembers its mission on this turquoise planet.
Willpower and discipline don’t necessarily fit in the “flow state” category, as they require an inner push. It’s why I like to refer to them as “push-pillars”. Unfortunately, they often carry a negative connotation and are abandoned by people because they require consistent effort over an extended period. More so, those who want to achieve significant results will need to incorporate willpower and discipline into their toolkit throughout their lives.
Obviously, the quick-fix, comfort-driven, and consumption-oriented individual will ditch these pillars right away, as they don’t align with the low-vibrational state from which humans navigate life.
No wonder that advocates of willpower and discipline who adhere to the principles derived from the two are a minority species in today’s age.
The PunchlineWillpower and discipline may be unpopular, but they are foundational building blocks for life, health, relationships, and ultimately business.
An article, podcast, or video about mastering the fundamentals rarely catches fire in the mainstream “slither”, but when it does, it’s due to a rise in awareness and consciousness towards aspects of life that can’t be put off and ignored by the masses any longer.
Just because you don’t like to do something, it doesn’t mean you can allow yourself to ignore it. Pick your tools and battlefields wisely. Harness the power of universal laws, and don’t buy into the illusionary madness.
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Who and what determines whether you’re successful or an utter failure? Is this an outside job or just one of those things we outsourced due to convenience? Welcome to a marvelous simulation and a carefully designed maze perfectly decorated to make it hard to remember who you are and why you came.
We are born into this world without a name, religion, belief system, or other labels, and yet, we’re all pure, innocent, and absolutely beautiful. We perceive everything around us as magic until someone steps in and tells us who we are, how to behave, what to believe, and where to go.
Like layers of an onion, we put on several coats to master the game of life, only to realize that we never needed them as we came equipped with everything required to thrive. The unlearning and reprogramming begin, which is a process that requires us to turn inward and discover who we truly are.
It’s an adventurous journey with no beginning or end that requires resilience, discipline, and a relentless focus on uncovering our sacred gifts, talents, and strengths.
Back to our initial question:
Who and What Determines Whether You’re Successful?Let’s make it short and quick:
YOU!
You determine your success.
You define the parameters of success and what meaning you give it.
Being a good father and spending precious time daily with your children might be one or your single most important element to success. Fostering a loving and harmonious relationship with your partner, husband, or wife might be another one of those key ingredients to success. Building a generational business, investing time and resources into community work, helping out charities, funding schools and education in poverty neighborhoods, etc. – all these parameters can be part of your unique success blueprint.
Does fame and fortune equal success?
If that’s essential to you and part of your success formula, then the answer is: Yes, absolutely! However, if you join this bandwagon despite having a different set of principles and values in life, you might end up disillusioned.
Don’t let the outside world dictate and overwrite your inner world!
You didn’t come here to be a sheepo and follow the herd.
The Intel Lies in Failures and MistakesI’m obsessed with failing fast and gathering vast amounts of data aka intel that allows me to tweak my approach and test new avenues.
I consider mistakes precious diamonds showcasing different paths, outcomes, and patterns. Learning from mentors, peers, teachers, colleagues, family, and friends adds further information to our adventure, helping us navigate the matrix better.
Life is a game of possibilities, and we get to pick and choose whether we go left, right, up, down, through, above, underneath, etc. You get the gist.
The very same applies to what we refer to as “success”.
We get to choose what meaning we give this word and whether we dance with it or leave it be. Don’t let duality cripple you; there’s no right or wrong.
Get crystal clear on what’s important to you, and remember to add fun, laughter, joy, and other exotic spices to the mix. Enjoy the ride. It’s a game after all.
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My journey on LinkedIn started well over a decade ago, and it’s been a smooth journey until a few months ago. The social network was an interesting medium for connecting with like-minded individuals from all walks of life while sharing business posts and my latest creative work. In September 2024, my account was suspended.
It happened out of the blue, without notice or warning whatsoever. I published a post stating that I’m growing my team and looking to hire a designer, a videographer, an event manager for my upcoming live events, and sales reps. Approximately three hours after I posted, I couldn’t access my account any longer.
Upon login, I was asked to provide a government ID.
“That’s strange”, I thought to myself while going through a quick mental checklist.
I have not used a VPN to access and post on LinkedIn that day.
I have not posted something that violates LinkedIn’s T&C.
I haven’t spammed other accounts with idiotic messages.
I knew that “hacking” my account was nearly impossible as I used an external hardware authentication device for multi-factor authentication.
So, what had happened?
Why was my account suspended?
And more importantly:
How can I regain access to my LinkedIn account without providing a government ID?
The Data GoldmineUnless you’ve spent the last two decades under a rock, you should be super familiar with the concept of social platforms harvesting and harnessing tremendous amounts of data.
Yep, my personal data. Your personal data. Your neighbors, colleagues, friends, and supposedly enemies’ personal data.
If you’ve never used a social platform, a messaging app, or a smartphone, or if you’ve never downloaded apps from the Google Play Store or the Apple store, you might be less exposed to the wonderful land of “data mining”.
The data tech behemoths from Silicon Valley, Seattle, Beijing, and Hong Kong (just to name a few) thrive on our data. If you still think Whatsapp, Instagram, Tik Tok, LinkedIn, and the likes are free, think harder.
For now, verifying an account is optional. I’m not convinced this will remain as such for far too long, but that’s an entirely different topic.
As I’m not a fan of providing biometrics and other additional info to these companies, I decided to find a way to regain access to my account without uploading a government ID.
Reaching out to LinkedIn via X/TwitterFirst, I consulted with my lawyer. She found the whole thing quite suspicious.
Next, I tried to contact LinkedIn’s help center via different pages. My business page remained online all this time, however, as it was linked to my personal account and a specific email address, there was no way I could send the form to LinkedIn.
After several of my attempts to reach out to LinkedIn directly failed, I found a thread on Reddit where users were complaining about their LinkedIn accounts being banned and not being able to reach the company. Someone suggested they try to use Twitter to connect with LinkedIn.
I fired up my X account aka former Twitter and looked for different LinkedIn handles. This is how I came across the handle @LinkedInHelp and sent them a DM.
One week after my initial DM got no response, I sent a second DM to the same account. Two weeks later I received a response on X and via email – the one I used to login into my LinkedIn account.
The message read as follows:
Response (12/15/2024 11:15 CST)
Hi Krisz ,
I’m so sorry! We placed a restriction on your account in error, but you should be able to access it now. Please allow up to 48 hours for your connections and followers to be fully restored.
If you still can’t sign in, please let me know and I’ll help you get access to your account right away.
Regards,
XXX
LinkedIn Trust and Consumer Support Consultant
Social Media UtopiaTo say that this entire fiasco was a fascinating “social dance” would be an understatement.
How ridiculous is it though, to use another social platform from an entirely different company to reach out to LinkedIn’s helpdesk?
Using X to regain access to my LinkedIn account was a smart move.
Maybe you could use Meta, Facebook, or Instagram to achieve a similar result, but that’s up to you to test.
Let’s stick to what has proven to work:
If you ever get banned or suspended from LinkedIn, try the X route.
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We are bombarded left, right, and center with data and information so much that we forget who we are and, more importantly, our mission. What are your dreams and ambitions? What is it that you want to accomplish?
Our thoughts get influenced and infiltrated, and we have forgotten how to tap into the quantum field to pull what we want from the metaphysical realm into this 3D reality quickly and effortlessly. We overanalyze the notion of “manifestation” and procrastinate from taking massive action. Thinking, wishing, hoping, and fantasizing about our goals isn’t going to move the needle unless we combine these ingredients with doing.
Desiring success, aspiring to achieve a certain status, and focusing all our energy on a specific target will deplete us of life if we don’t couple it with our inner guidance.
We’ve heard it time and time again:
It’s a process, a journey, and a magnificent adventure if we lean into it and become a master of walking the middle path by pulling in the goodies from the extremities.
The Battlefield of LifeAs I’m reflecting upon my weaponry, armory, and approach in life, being fully aware of the fact that all the above are easier said than done, I can’t dismiss the fact that we’re here to evolve, grow, and ultimately transform.
What’s all this got to do with ambitions?
Well, if we think of our life force as the most precious commodity in the universe, unlike the false mantra of “time” being put on a pedestal, we realize that ticking off a “to do” or “dream” list won’t cut it for us. There is more to “ambitions” than we accept and realize.
Yes, having a purpose is super important.
So are drive, passion, enthusiasm, hunger, desire, striving, pushing, and we can add more ingredients to the delicious recipe.
In the end, it all comes down to our ability to transmute and alchemize energy into high vibrational patterns that enable us to create and live harmoniously. This is when we gain a deeper understanding of the underlying correlations and synchronicities that shape and mold the world we live in. It’s when we realize that health, abundance, and freedom are our birthrights.
We Are Sovereign and Ambitious BeingsWhat mystics have revealed for hundreds, even thousands of years, is now hitting mainstream science. Why was the worshiping gene encoded into our DNA?
We’ll let genealogists and quantum physicists figure that one out. At the same time, we dive deeper into our hearts and reconnect with our intrinsic intelligence as this will make us innerstand (not a typo!) that we didn’t come to this planet to be measly followers.
Birds don’t need leaders to help them navigate, nor do we require some XYZ expert to tell us what to do. We are sovereign beings. We are the guardians of this beautiful turquoise planet we call home.
Let the inner wisdom guide you on your path. Pay attention and observe what is reflected back to you from the outside, as it’s a perfect mirror designed to trigger you and unleash your diamond spark. Speak life into your ambitions.
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Tips, tricks, and hacks … We are bombarded with them in business, sports, relationships, personal development, spirituality, and (insert) XYZ field. Some work, but most don’t. The question is: When are you consciously going to pull yourself out of this trap?
If we look beyond the semantics of the word “hack” we end up with shortcuts, among other peculiar ingredients. We want to be successful, appreciated, and celebrated by our peers, colleagues, friends, family, relatives, and even our so-called enemies.
While we’re desperately looking for outside validation, we distance ourselves from our inner core and lose sight of who we are and what our mission is on this beautiful turquoise planet we call home.
Inner Harmony Precedes Outside SuccessHack yourself first before you try to hack the world.
Feel free to replace the word “hack” with know, understand, and love.
This shift in perception has been a game-changer for me, and I’m convinced it’s been for you too, if you’ve adhered to it.
We operate in a world where our senses are hijacked and plugged into the sweet deals and goodies the simulation has developed. Only those willing to pull back the apparently sophisticated layers of the program will be rewarded with a deeper understanding of self, which ultimately ties into remembering who we truly are:
Namely, consciousness having a brief experience in a human avatar.
This insight might be a stretch for rigid-minded business personalities, characters, and identities addicted to labeling themselves and others around them. However, when you become an avid student of pulling strength from the good and bad, dark and light, to zero in and walk the middle path, you become invincible, unbreakable, and aligned with yourself. After all, we live in a world of duality, so we might as well train and learn to master the game.
A Kaleidoscope of HacksWhen was the last time you’ve been triggered by the word “hack”?
Reacting to certain “commands” has been carefully designed and encoded into our biological computer. When we turn inwards, open our hearts, and dive deeply into our diamond spark, all we have to do is listen closely to the subtle communication.
As sentient beings, we’re equipped with an amazing antenna that enables us to emit and receive information. Deciphering the data streams is critical in a world where energies are channeled into creating mayhem and chaos.
Trust your innate intelligence. Connect with it daily and let it guide you through the maze.
Build a personalized and individualized bouquet of hacks that resonate with you. Let the copycats waste their precious life force on worshiping and trying to be someone else.
Know you. Do you. Double, triple, heck, quadruple down on your unique hacks, which I call sacred gifts and talents.
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Building a business is a marathon. It requires devotion, commitment, and resilience. Mistakes, setbacks, and struggles are guaranteed. Success is not. Sacrificing everything, including your health and family, for a business idea is bad advice.
I was exposed to the entrepreneurial realm since early childhood. I used to help my grandmother sell vegetables and flowers when I was 3-4 years old. Then school and university aka “The Program” kicked in, and I was heading for a corporate career. After climbing the glorious ladder and moving between multinationals, I exited the system and let my entrepreneurial spirit continue the journey that I had interrupted after I turned six.
Over the years and decades, I’ve received a ton of amazing, as well as terrible business advice. I’ve had the opportunity to negotiate and close multi-million dollar deals, lead big teams, build my own company as well as help clients build, grow, and sell businesses. I’ve been in business for several decades and I am an avid student of sales, marketing, and, more importantly, human relationships.
As I’m training for my first marathon, I can’t disregard what I’ve learned in business and not be willing to see the similarities between building a successful business and prepping for a marathon. It starts with observing the mental diarrhea and the emotional rollercoaster and ends with adjusting the physical imprint on the body.
Burn the Ships. No Lifeboats. Really?“Go all in”, “Burn the ships”, and “No plan B” … are some of the standard tips that get promoted by wealthy entrepreneurs and business experts who should know better.
How well have these “nuggets of wisdom” worked for the folks promulgating these ideas?
Did they adhere to their own advice when building their companies?
I’m convinced many of you have read or at least heard of Sun Tzu’s book “The Art of War.” Or maybe you’re a weirdo like me, who studied Genghis Khan’s and Napoleon Bonaparte’s warfare strategies and tactics meticulously.
They may have used the phrases above, but the execution reveals what they truly meant. You see, Genghis Khan didn’t prioritize war over his family. He planned and strategized extensively, and when he decided to go “all-in” he had his entire family with him.
How often have you heard the experts explain that “all-in” doesn’t mean to the detriment of your health, family life, and relationships?
Never?
Sacrificing your health to build a business is straight-out dumb.
Sacrificing your family life and the relationships with your loved ones to pursue a business idea is ridiculous advice.
What about the following “novel” concept:
1. Get super efficient with your time. Work at night, early in the morning, or on weekends when the phone isn’t buzzing frequently, and you can get more done.
2. Choose a business you’re devoted to. Devotion and dedication trump passion. You better love what you’re doing, as this will help you overcome the obstacles.
3. Failure is part of the game. Get up, dust yourself off, and keep going. Strengthen your mental stamina, expand your consciousness, acquire new skills, and never stop learning and growing as an individual. Your business is a reflection of you.
4. Be smart. Entrepreneurship sounds sexy, but it isn’t meant for everyone. Keep your job or side hustle until your business can cover the bills, especially if you have dependents.
5. Focus on your strengths. Outsource. Get people on board who cover your weaknesses. Double, triple, quadruple down on what you’re good at.
6. Test what works best for you. Tweak and adjust as you move along. Make this an ongoing process and habit.
What’s the Secret?Most people want the shortcut. They are wasting precious time, money, and energy, desperately looking for the secret sauce or recipe.
What if there isn’t a secret?
What if the secret to building a sustainable business is boring beyond imagination?
Would you still embark on this adventure?
Consistency, determination, discipline, perseverance, flexibility, and continuous improvement are mission-critical ingredients to building a successful, long-lasting business.
Indeed, it all comes down to mastering the fundamentals.
Trends and fads come and go. A sound foundation stays. It might be boring to build a business adhering to this principle, but it always pays out in the long run.
Building a business is a marathon, not a sprint. Choose wisely, beautiful soul.
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Preparation is a key ingredient in life. Albeit underestimated, this “task” for lack of a better word, causes division among human beings. While some see a waste of time in it, others would bet their existence on it.
In a world where duality reigns, we like to split and separate ourselves from those with different perspectives. We judge and put things into boxes to enable us to navigate this 3D maze. Some apply push strategies to various areas in their lives, whereas others rely on the state of flow, trying to make sense of the pull strategy. Few manage to stick around at the extremes; most bathe in the middle, trying to juggle the two to their best capabilities.
I like to look at the preparation state as a train station. You can dress fancy, bring all your beautiful suitcases, purchase your ticket and still not feel prepared enough to jump on the next train. Then, some sit at the train station watching trains pass by but never dare to embark or haven’t got a clue where to go. Sitting at the train station in a familiar environment keeps them safe, so they think.
Of course, you also have those who come with a light bag and jump on the upcoming train confident that they will figure out how to buy a ticket on the go and face the adventures at their destination head-on.
Over- or Under-PreparedBalance in a world of duality is a challenge. Some say you can never be over-prepared, whereas others argue that being under-prepared allows the individual to tap more fluidly into their resourcefulness, thus leading them to come up with new ideas created from the depths of the unknown.
Here’s what I’ve observed on my journey so far:
1. Recognizing an opportunity when unprepared is challenging. If you’re not prepared, chances are, you won’t recognize an opportunity waiting for you on the other side.
2. Squeezing the max out of an opportunity requires preparation. If you’re not prepared, however, you recognize there’s an underlying opportunity, you won’t be able to reap the rewards and capitalize on it because you don’t have what it takes to get/ do it.
3. Preparation takes energy aka life force. You can shorten the period to acquire certain skills and hone in on your sacred gifts and talents, but you’ll still need to exchange time, money, or other resources.
4. Obsessing with preparation kills momentum. There comes a time when you’d better jump on the opportunity train. If you keep your focus and single point of attention on over-preparing and obsessing with all the details, you’ll miss several opportunity trains that might get you closer to your destination with a little less preparation.
5. Preparation will help you when the unexpected occurs. There’s one thing in life that comes uninvited: it’s the unexpected. You can’t plan for it, but you can definitely prepare to be able to wither a massive storm.
“Opportunity does not waste time with those who are unprepared.” –Idowu Koyenikan
Zeroing In on PreparationThe word “balance” gets thrown around a lot these days. I like to use the words “zeroing in” and “alchemizing” to express how I deploy preparation to meet opportunities.
First off, preparation doesn’t exclude inspiration, nor does it exclude creativity and intuition. You can still achieve a state of flow while preparing.
Second, preparation has helped me uncover some of my sacred gifts, thus enabling me to knock on the door of opportunity more courageously and confidently.
“Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.” —Lucius Annaeus Seneca
I’m a lucky overnight success of several decades of preparation. What about you?
Several trains filled with opportunity wagons come and depart from the station. Some opportunities are massive, others appear smaller but can be foundational elements towards bigger opportunities. The question is whether you’ll put in the necessary work to max out on those opportunities.
Preparation is key. Be exceptional; don’t settle for less.
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High-performance mentors will push your buttons and trigger you to ensure you raise your standards, crush your limitations, and bring forth the very best version of yourself. As you grow and evolve, upgrading your mentors will help you unlock even more hidden resources and navigate to shores others deem impossible to reach.
When equipped with the proper tools, information, and mindset, playing the game of life becomes an amazing adventure. You can opt for the hard route by letting the ego be in the driver’s seat or invite several masters to help you navigate the journey smoothly. The nuggets of wisdom these beautiful souls can share with you will catapult your experience so that you can enjoy the crazy ride on this magical planet we call Earth even more.
If you want to thrive, unlock your maximum potential, and play your A-game, you might want to consider upgrading your mentors.
Here are my high-performance mentors from the following three “categories” for lack of a better word: business, mindset, and spirituality. I’ll provide an in-depth example using the third category as it gives a special flavor to the insights I’m about to share with you.
High-Performance Business MentorsWhen it comes to acquiring, merging, and selling businesses my high-performance mentor is none other than the Trillion Dollar Man, Dan Pena.
To squeeze the juice out of my marketing campaigns, I turn to my marketing mentor Dan Kennedy. Dan’s copywriting teachings have helped me craft incredibly successful and highly profitable Facebook advertising campaigns that I used to set up for my clients, train corporate teams, and also teach inside my Advertising Academy for a decade.
High-Performance Mindset MentorsThose of you familiar with my story, know that I’m a passionate scuba diver and a huge advocate of constantly increasing and strengthening my mental stamina. Being a rescue diver and experiencing the “not-so-fun” part of this amazing sport that I love, requires among other things, a mind of steel. Therefore, learning from the best is a must for me.
So, who are my teachers?
Of course, I turn to three Navy Seals legends to train and sharpen my mind to the maximum. These gentlemen are ruthless in their approach to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for a human being. Their no-BS mental strategies and techniques have enabled me to surpass tumultuous situations efficiently, gracefully, and elegantly.
The three Navy Seals gentlemen are Michael Jaco, David Goggins, and Jocko Willink.
You might find the following two posts that I’ve written of value as they are about Jaco’s and Goggins’ latest book releases.
Life is a Mind Game – This one is about David Goggins’ book “Can’t Hurt Me”.
Awaken Your Spirit with The Intuitive Warrior by Michael Jaco
High-Performance Spiritual MentorsI added this “category” of mentors to my vita only a few years back. To say that I’m a newbie to the spiritual space is an understatement. However, I’ve always been an avid student of quantum physics and everything related to harnessing the field to upgrade my life on this beautiful turquoise planet we call home.
After diving into the spiritual community, I found a mentor who was highly proficient in explaining and demystifying the notion of the quantum and putting it into scientific terms. On this journey, I learned how to pull my mind out of the body and explore the depths of the quantum even more. In 2022 I attended a life-altering event that catapulted me out of my current trajectory and opened my mind to a multidimensional realm that I could tap into with ease.
While trying to understand what happened at the event and decipher the codes that I downloaded during the different meditations and healing experiences, I noticed a lot of similarities between the spiritual and business communities.
Going deeper down the rabbit hole and pulling back the layers of that particular “awakening” that I went through to find the answers to my questions, I quickly realized that I needed a mentor who was equipped to navigate me through the “spiritual” maze quicker, more efficiently and effectively.
The two main things that bothered and pushed me towards seeking out a high-performance spiritual mentor to navigate the quantum track were as follows:
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At the event, the field was wide open and there was no protection whatsoever put in place. This is super dangerous and an absolute no go!
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The staff at the event lacked the required skills and didn’t have the necessary qualifications to offer professional help to those downloading vast amounts of information from the quantum field.
For example, when you’re being told that you need to hold onto a chair, breathe, take your shoes off, or stop wearing sneakers to ground yourself, you should run in the opposite direction.
In January of 2024, I upgraded my spiritual mentor and I haven’t looked back since.
Today, setting up shields to protect my space while interacting with the quantum field and traveling multi-dimensionally takes less than five seconds. Grounding myself takes less than ten seconds and I don’t need to adhere to a certain posture, use a fancy breathing technique, or hold onto something. I don’t have to envision the roots of a tree growing out of my feet, nor do I have to go outside and hug some random tree. Obviously, I can wear whatever the heck I want to wear.
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” – attributed to various wise masters, including Buddha and Lao Tzu.
Transcending Your LimitationsI used the example above to showcase the vastness of false and disempowering information that is being perpetrated by numerous teachers, mentors, influencers, gurus, you name it.
You will encounter similar experiences all across the different realms. Whether it’s spirituality, health, sports, or business, you better stay present, observe the space, and use discernment.
Pick your mentors carefully and upgrade them as soon as your frequency rises and the information stops resonating with you.
Listen to your innate intelligence and learn to spot ridiculous advice and tips quickly. Stay flexible and be ready to drop the old ways of thinking and approaching things in life. Pivot instantly.
Remember, conventional wisdom is almost always wrong, as I mentioned in my previous blog post “Celebrated for Your Uniqueness Or Punished for Not Conforming.”
You are powerful beyond measure. Approach life boldly. Be fearless. Upgrade your mentors and teachers. Connect to your higher self and let it help you upgrade your life.
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Conventional wisdom is almost always wrong. If you take a different route from where the masses are heading, chances are you’ll be on the right path. Your uniqueness makes you stand out if you accept the challenge and embrace the perks that come with it. Remember, you can’t borrow enthusiasm.
If you live in a big city or travel to one and happen to take public transport, you’ll be mesmerized by the sheer number of drained characters dragging their bodies through the day while pouring all their life force into a device.
This one-way energy exchange fills the pockets of shareholders hanging out at country clubs and other Elite gatherings while focusing on what matters most: RELATIONSHIPS. This my friends is a two-way exchange that often catapults one’s wealth and induces exponential growth on a personal level.
Looking into someone’s eyes and greeting them, having a brief conversation with a “stranger”, smiling while you walk in and out of the underground, meeting a beautiful soul, and discovering you have more in common than keeping your phone locked inside your pocket has become a rarity in today’s human-made chaotic environment.
If you are mentally strong, emotionally stable, and not addicted to all the tech gadgets and apps cleverly marketed as lifeboats, you have already ticked the “uniqueness” box in a matrix where non-playing characters are celebrated and held on a pedestal.
How do we best navigate this illusion where everything is twisted, manipulated, and flipped upside-down?
Get Comfortable with “Not Conforming”Get comfortable with pushing the limits and boundaries of what’s possible for you.
Get comfortable with being healthy and full of vitality, when your friends are obsessing about medical checks, and taking all kinds of pills and supplements.
Get comfortable with being super successful in business and choosing to hang out with a different breed of high-achievers.
Get comfortable with having lots of free time on your hands, when others are caught up in the rat race program.
Get comfortable with having lots of money and investing into assets, when others focus on buying the latest XYZ liability.
Get comfortable homeschooling your children, when others put them into public or private schools.
Get comfortable with taking care of your parents and grandparents, when your friends and relatives advise you to put them into a nursing home or assisted living center.
Get comfortable living without a TV, turning off your WiFi after a certain hour, and leaving all gadgets outside your bedroom.
Get comfortable with not using WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok and Co. as the masses do.
Get comfortable with living outside the norm.
To recap:
Conventional wisdom is almost always wrong.
The Power of Not Giving a Flying You Know What …When I tell people I don’t have any traditional social media and messaging apps installed on my phone, they look at me as if I just landed from Mars. The same applies to my laptop which runs on Linux instead of Windows or macOS.
Do I care about people’s good opinion of me not using one of the mainstream apps?
Nope.
I am super comfortable with interacting and living outside the norm.
Those genuinely interested in connecting and keeping in touch with me will install the open-source messaging apps that I use or will call me.
This basic and simple example reminds me of what one of my mentors always said to me:
Eagles fly alone!
If you’re an avid student of the art of sales like I am, you know exactly what I’m referring to. There are times when you go out and hunt alone because nobody else can see and envision what your third eye and intuition do.
To many, this scenario is frightening because it’s all on you and there’s no one else to blame if things don’t work out as planned.
Get comfortable with taking full responsibility for your actions and mistakes. Fail your way forward. Prepare yourself for super success.
Life is full of amazing adventures when you increase your standards and start living outside the norm. Capitalize on your uniqueness, celebrate your way of looking at life from different perspectives that keep changing and evolving, and stop giving a flying you know what about other people’s opinions.
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A couple of weeks ago I published my first fiction book. It’s been a magical adventure bar none. Although I’ve written several business books over the past two decades, creating the mystical and galactic pieces that are part of “Spiritual Harvest” has been a blast.
What led me down this path? How is writing a fiction book different from publishing business-related insights?
First things first. “Spiritual Harvest” is a collection of stories and poems inspired by the quantum. The book includes more than fifty exclusive pieces that haven’t been published elsewhere. For those of you who want to have a quick taste of my poems and short stories, I invite you to jump over to the decentralized Hive blockchain at @KriszRokk.
As I mentioned in the intro of “Spiritual Harvest”, I wrote my first story at the age of 7. After that, my gift laid dormant for several decades until September 2022 when I crafted my first poem. Since then, I’ve written over 200 poems and short stories. Some of these creative pieces are included in the book. Others, such as the fiction series “The War on Sirius B” are waiting for a proper director to be turned into a movie or 3D video animation.
Fiction vs. Non-FictionWhat a beautiful and mystical ride it has been to put together all the creative pieces that are now part of Spiritual Harvest. It’s been a wonderful journey into the depths of my soul, a self-discovery trip par excellence. This book helped me remember who I am and reactivate many components of myself by connecting to my innate intelligence. I continue this path as it’s so rewarding thus pulling back the layers of the ego while enabling the trifecta brain, heart, and gut to stay balanced and in coherence.
I witnessed a lot of similarities between the creation process of Spiritual Harvest and the German edition of my business book about podcasting, “Die Podcasting-Goldgrube” which became an Amazon best seller.
It took me only five days to write the podcasting book but that’s not where the commonality lies, as it required several months to create the stories and poems that are included in my fiction book. The way I’ve written the podcasting book AKA the way the information flooded my senses which I now know happened by intuitively tapping into the quantum field, is where it’s at. I was the vessel for the information. I received a “massive download” for lack of better words.
Writing the business books except the one mentioned previously, was more of a mechanical job. I would sit down and write from experience. It was a logical process guided almost entirely by the left brain. Today, I’d say it was more of a mental push strategy rather than letting the inner wisdom guide me. I wasn’t in a state of flow although my mind tricked me into thinking I was.
Quite the opposite is true for the podcasting book and my newly released fiction book.
I remember sitting down in front of my laptop at 8 AM and starting to type at my podcasting book. I would go on writing until 4 or 5 PM without breakfast or lunch. I would get up briefly to go to the bathroom and have a glass of water but that was about it. This writing pattern continued for five consecutive days after which my book was done. I was in awe as I could barely remember how everything came together.
The Power of StillnessSome of us meditate, others practice yoga, go for long walks, hitchhike, or do some other type of activities to quiet the mind.
I can’t emphasize enough the importance of having a clear mind. While trying to “empty” the mind can cause mayhem and increase the power of the ego, reconnecting with the heart enables us to tap into the creative frequencies and vibrations effortlessly.
Amazing things emerge from stillness.
We are powerful beyond imagination when we’re in a total state of flow.
I’m grateful for bringing the gift of writing stories and poems back into my life. Only when we follow our inner compass do we realize how much has atrophied inside of us. Bringing those parts back to life is the real treasure hunt. This is when you finally innerstand (that’s not a typo!) the deep meaning of the proverb “All the answers are within you”. The moment this imprint touches you on a cellular level, the shift is imminent, and there’s no going back.
Invest time into getting to know yourself. It’s the most precious adventure you will undertake and the best part of life on this beautiful blue planet we call Earth, as there is no one else that can do it for you, except you.
I invite you on a deep dive beyond the realms of your physical and electric light body to uncover your amazing gifts. We all have them. The question is: Are you brave enough to bring them forth and shine your light?
Grab a copy of my new fiction book “Spiritual Harvest” and enjoy the majestic journey into the depths of the quantum. The book is available on Amazon.
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Your product or service was rejected? Was the answer to your proposal a resonating “no”? How about the deal you’ve put your heart and soul into didn’t close as expected? And what about your date that didn’t even bother to show up?
If you’re playing this human game on Earth right now, chances are that you’ve been rejected at least once thus far. I don’t want to spoil the enthusiasm, but I’m convinced most of you reading this have learned to cope with rejection.
Whereas some beautiful souls feed from rejection and have learned to transform this low-frequency vibration into something powerful, such as mental strength, emotional stability, and heightened awareness, others continue to suffer and deploy a variety of tools and strategies to alleviate the pain that surges from the word “no.”
The Power of “NO”YES and NO are the most powerful words, aka spells, in the universe.
When you innerstand (that’s not a typo!) on a cellular level what I’m about to share with you now, you can alchemize all the “NO’s” that come your way.
YES and NO are the same thing. They reside at the end of the same spectrum. When we collapse the wave of “NO,” we get a “YES.”
Therefore, the million-dollar question in this 3D reality is this:
How do we collapse the wave? How do we turn a “NO” into a “YES”?
Here’s my short and sweet answer to that:
We do it by zeroing in on “push” and “pull”.
Now, let me elaborate on the concept mentioned above:
We live in a game of duality: Up, down. Left, right. Dark, light. Inside, outside.
While most of the time, we find ourselves bouncing around from one extreme to the other, there are those magical times when things seem to flow easily and effortlessly. This happens when we’re in balance. The chatter in the mind slows down or dissipates entirely, and we start to attract things into our lives at a fast pace. Unfortunately, these moments only last briefly as we are thrown back into the craziness of everyday life, paddling against the tides.
I’ve been in sales for as long as I can remember. As a child, I accompanied my grandmother to the local market, where we would sell seasonal vegetables and flowers. At this very young age, I was fortunate enough to experience first-hand the pros and cons of both push and pull strategies/techniques. Rarely would a customer show up who was a master of balancing the two.
Later, when I joined the corporate world, I witnessed the push strategy being deployed to the utmost extremes, harming sales and profits and destroying business relationships. When I transitioned to the entrepreneurial realm, I expected a more careful approach to the push strategy and a better integration of pull methods. My expectations were partly met. Both realms excel at the ends of the spectrum, and there is little understanding of the importance of balancing the two.
Operating from the Middle of the Infinity LoopThe most spectacular results are accomplished when zeroing in, aka balancing both push and pull. This goes beyond business; it applies to sports, dating, and life in general.
While push requires a lot of effort and willpower, it ultimately burns out the individual and the business in the long run. Pull is associated with magnetism and a clear intention of where one wants to go and take the business. A state of constant magnetism might seem desirable from the outside, but the act of “doing nothing” deprives the human mind, body, and soul of fully experiencing life on this beautiful blue planet.
Hence, it is essential to zero in on push and pull and thus achieve that state of flow the wise often speak about.
Of course, this isn’t a one-shot approach; we do it once and reap the rewards forever. It’s an ongoing process. It requires a growth mindset and the willingness to go deeper down the rabbit hole and uncover the essence of who we truly are.
Know thyself.
Easier said than done. It’s a process, beautiful soul.
Learn to weave your magical wand and transform the “no” into a “yes” or vice versa.
Play with the plethora of terminologies, colors, and vibrations across the entire spectrum of yes-no-yes. Lean into the zero point. Embrace the beauty of the entrepreneurial journey and all the amazing adventures you can experience in your human avatar.
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I failed many times in the past and will continue to do so in the future. I’m addicted to failing fast, readjusting my approach, tweaking the strategy, and moving forward. Does this make you (if you do the same) or me a failure? NO!
You must move out of the comfort zone bubble to grow and accomplish your dreams. The moment you do that, your rate of failure will increase exponentially. The trick is to fail quickly and learn from those failures. Another trick is to learn from other people’s failures.
Will you repeat certain “mistakes” or “failures” (for lack of a better word) over and over again? Probably. I do it until my biological computer inside this physical avatar gets it on a deep subatomic level. The moment the cells integrate the information and lesson that comes with it accordingly, I will stop repeating the so-called “failure.”
This is what people get entirely wrong. They associate failing with being a failure. And that my friends is very dangerous.
Failing and Succeeding are on the Same Spectrum… more specifically, they are one and the same thing.
What I just wrote is very difficult for the human mind to comprehend. In a world of duality and separation, it’s hard to bring across a concept based on unity.
Good and bad, young and old, female and male, up and down, left and right, light and dark are all part of everything and, consequently, nothing. We thrive when we are one and struggle when fighting our perceived enemy in the mirror, which merely reflects who we are at the core.
Let’s take this quantum physics law and apply it to business as it’s one of the most straightforward fields to dissect based on quantifiable metrics such as revenue, profits, company size, number of employees, etc.
In business and entrepreneurship, we link success to money and failure to lack of it. Obviously, through the rise of social media networks, we added a few more “blurry” components and labels to success, such as influencers or number of followers, to add a couple; however, the main pillar remains money.
Unless you inherited loads of money from a generational endeavor or married a wealthy fellow/lady, chances are you’ll fail your way to success and, if all goes well, to money and wealth.
The following quote by Winston Churchill comes to mind:
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
A Failure? Really? Come On, Wake UpYou’re a Diving Spark, a beautiful soul, a quantum architect, and a powerful being.
Stop associating failure with you.
Stop believing all the narratives cleverly perpetrated throughout various mediums and networks. They are meant to keep you small. Their primary purpose is to make you drop into the low-vibrational frequency of fear so that you allow your precious energy and life force to be sucked out of you.
Remember who you are. Know that you are amazing, a supersonic beacon of light with stellar capabilities.
Step up to the game of business and life. Fail forward, fail fast, and get up. You’ve done this for billions of years. Trust your innate intelligence. Own your outcomes.
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Test, iterate, and retest. Testing the variables, and refining a product or service through repeated adjustment cycles is in essence marketing and this is what people get wrong.
I’ve been operating in this space for more than two decades now and whenever I’m asked what precise code will unlock the treasure trove, I humbly reply with: “We’ll need to test it.”
There is no recipe for success to be replicated 1:1 to achieve the same results. Variables differ across businesses, time, ecosystems, economies, etc. Everything is in a constant flow and therefore you’ll need to test what works best for you in that specific time frame.
Yes, there are key ingredients to success that are the foundation aka the main pillars required to attain a certain outcome. Those should be included in the recipe. Apart from that, you’ll encounter a plethora of variables that add a specific flavor and a unique spice to what it is you’re offering.
Indeed, success leaves clues, and there’s a lot of wisdom in adhering to core principles that enable you to mirror processes and fast-track the learning curve.
However, testing will reveal the good and the bad to help you understand where you’re at.
Get As Many “NO”’s As Possible Out of WaySo then, what’s marketing all about?
Here’s the non-academic and non-mainstream approach to marketing:
- Test as many variables as you possibly can. Test them in sequence but also test groups of variables at once.
- Adjust continuously. Be ferocious when it comes to improving your copywriting, the imagery, the color palette, etc.
- Take ownership of testing results. This will catapult your ability to deal with rejection.
- Test quickly. Don’t wing it. Communicate the steps to your team.
- Use the feedback loop to improve.
- Test again. And again. And again.
- Build a marketing bouquet of “NO”s. Learn from the journey.
- Sharpen your skills and acquire new ones.
- Stay open-minded.
- Be flexible.
- Tweak your approach to testing aka marketing as you move along.
This gives you a fair insight as to what blueprint my team and I follow when we embark on a new marketing adventure with a client.
Here’s What Marketing Is NOT …Marketing is not your brand, story, tagline, website, or some fancy ad on Facebook.
If we reverse-engineer the concept of marketing we end up with testing.
Big retail companies continuously test the store layout. They even have a department in charge of this task; it’s the category managers. Ecomm shops always test their color palette, the position and size of the search icon, and how related products and bundles are displayed to ensure their marketing enhances and influences customer behavior.
Furthermore, marketing works in tandem with sales. Those who understand the power of this lethal combination rarely think and design campaigns in silos.
So, what’s it going to be? Will you adhere to the mainstream narrative of what marketing is supposed to be, or are you open to new perspectives that embrace the notion of marketing as a gigantic pool of testing?
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In the world of entrepreneurship, uncertainty prevails. The journey is chaotic, full of traps and pitfalls thus adding a special flavor to the adventure while shaping the individual accordingly.
Embarking on this journey, putting on the solopreneur or small business owner hat, requires resilience and a strong willingness to learn. While increasing mental stamina, knowing how to juggle with numbers (e.g. cash flow), and being a visionary and avid salesperson are key ingredients, there’s always room for someone to bring on the team to help you with most of the above.
However, there is one component, you won’t be able to outsource and that’s your ability to deal with or better yet, embrace uncertainty.
If I say to you, that you’ll have to learn to dance with uncertainty, you might laugh at me.
But think about it:
Can you predict your future?
Yes, you can set time aside to strategize where you want to take your business.
Obviously, it’s wise to have money parked in the business to grab an opportunity when it shows up or cover certain losses when they arise.
Indeed, you can hire top people on the team to help you scale the business and increase your base line but at the end of the day, there’s always going to be a blind spot, a space I like to call mystical that will surprise you and take you to places you never thought existed.
Therefore, instead of dwelling and torturing yourself with the notion of the unknown, rather giving in and embracing the magic of uncertainty is an interesting way of approaching challenges in business and life in general.
Staying Open to the Marvelous World of All PossibilitiesWe see and know so little about our business, life, and the universe, and yet we think we have it all under control. What a fallacy.
Over the years, I’ve come to understand, appreciate, and value the importance of bouncing ideas back and forth with people who have a different perspective on business and life.
Realizing that I can’t see the picture when I’m in the frame has opened my mind to a plethora of new, revolutionary insights. For example, a few weeks ago, I visited an exhibition on astrophotography and was struck by the concept of making sophisticated patterns look easy to grasp and for the mind to digest.
We tend to over-complicate processes in business ending up mesmerized by the sheer amount of tasks that cripple our creativity and drain our most vital source of energy, our life force.
Stress, frustration, anxiety, and similar low-vibration feelings hijack our consciousness thus urging us to avoid the unknown and run away from everything that is unfamiliar or might sprinkle a dust of uncertainty onto our well-shaped reality. We think that protecting our ‘Escape-land’ will somehow move us forward and bring us closer to our goals while the exact opposite happens.
“Success without fulfillment is the ultimate failure.” – Tony Robbins
We’ve heard this quote so often and despite being regurgitated all over the web, we continue to run after the first part of the equation which more often than not is associated with money and fame, disregarding the crucial second part.
How well is numbing your senses working out for you?
For well over a decade, I played the success roulette running around like a hamster convinced that climbing at the top of some random mountain would give me everything I always wanted, only to end up feeling empty.
It was one of the most precious lessons I learned in life as it forced me to rethink my path and create a new life that included precious elements I’ve not considered previously such as protecting my time and energy ferociously, working with people I value, and deeply care about, allow my creative juices to flow freely and open up to new possibilities.
Trust Your Intuitive Intelligence. Let it Deal with Uncertainty.Uncertainty is part of this 3D reality. Embracing it will allow you to experience inner peace and surrender to what will come your way. Obviously, this doesn’t mean you’re not encouraged to design and build your life according to your morals and principles. What this means, is freeing up space in your mental and emotional imprint so that you can use that additional fuel to boost your life as you see fit.
It all comes down to choice which is a powerful weapon we possess. In a world of duality, you either surrender to the unknown or you let it eat you alive.
What’s it going to be? Will you befriend uncertainty or will you allow it to become your worst enemy? Choose wisely.
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How many boxes can you juggle in life without burning out? Have you discovered the sweet spot that enables you to move swiftly and friction-free between your pots?
Some boxes are more important than others. The core ones stay with us our whole lives whereas the seasonal ones will leave us at a certain stage aka cycle in life. The fundamental boxes are pretty much the same for all of us: health, love in the form of family, relationships and friendships, and career or business.
Is there a main box? And if so, which one is it?
Well, it’s the one that is with us from the first until the last breath we take. It’s the SELF box – not to be confused with the “shelf” box, although more often than not, we place ourselves last.
And then, there are the seasonal boxes as I like to call them. Some of the most prevalent ones are the sports, hobbies, and passion boxes.
Obviously, none of the boxes will ever be 100% pure; in the sense that you will have sports, passion, hobby, health, and love, for example, intertwined.
Stacking or Juggling Boxes – What’s it going to be?Let me start by confessing that I’ve not figured this out for myself either. More so, I’m not over-analyzing or obsessing with it, as I think we’re here to experiment and try out as many things as possible.
Recently, I published an article on the Hive blockchain where I shared some insights about the act of balancing my core boxes in life. I defined my three main pots as health, family/relationships/friendships, and business. Furthermore, I shared Baroness Karren Brady’s three boxes which are similar to mine, except that she has “self” instead of my “health” box.
Yes, we can argue whether health is part of the “self” box and so forth, but that’s not the point of this topic. What I want to emphasize, is the importance of the following two aspects:
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Knowing your boxes
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Consciously choosing between boxes
How often have you tried to multi-task and have gloriously failed at it?
If the answer is “always”, you’re at least not lying to yourself.
This is where the SELF box comes into play. Investing time into knowing ourselves is crucial. As we move along in life and things get thrown at us aka life happens, we need time to adjust to external factors. This enables us to navigate the stormy waters with a heightened consciousness, without destroying ourselves and those around us.
Let’s tackle the terminology of “truth” in this context.
We all define and perceive truth differently. There is no universal truth albeit there are physical laws that apply to our physical reality as well as quantum principles that govern higher dimensions.
I’ve seen the concept of truth best play out in presentations and conversations. A couple of weeks ago I was part of an exercise where we had someone recite 20 words that were associated with going to bed at night. Funny enough, the word “bed” was never mentioned. Instead, words such as a pillow, dreams, snooze, alarm, night, etc. were enumerated.
When asked what words were used, one-third of the audience said “bed”. And here’s the kicker: This very same third of the audience was convinced that the word “bed” was among the 20 words spoken out loud. Even when the words were played back from a recording some of them couldn’t deal with the fact that they were wrong.
So, what’s the truth when we have such discrepancies when hearing a message?
This is why, you can’t project what you perceive as true onto others. What may be true for you, isn’t necessarily true for the person you’re talking to. Furthermore, you can’t expect the person next to you to understand your truth. Doing so, more often than not results in conflict.
What’s truth got to do with boxes?The most important takeaway here is to be as honest and true as possible with yourself while acknowledging the fact, that your mind will play all kinds of tricks on you.
So, if you can’t trust your mind to tell the truth, whom can you trust?
Maybe your heart?
How often has your heart misguided you especially when it wasn’t properly in tune with the mind?
Always?
I’ve come to understand, that there is no perfect truth so to speak. The closest truth is the one coming from intuition, given we are vibrating at a high enough frequency that enables our innate intelligence to guide us.
Therefore forcing our perceived truth onto others causes distress and is detrimental to fostering genuine, strong human relationships.
I’ve got two more questions for you before I wrap this up for today:
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What do you believe to be true that isn’t?
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Have you asked yourself whether you’re operating from a framework of “truth” assumptions that might be totally wrong?
We are all plugged into this reality with our five senses and the best thing we can do is define our boxes, and consciously choose between them. If we can’t accomplish this task and apply it to our lives, how can we expect the world to become a better place?
If we can’t juggle our boxes without friction, who are we to advise and worse, blame other people as to how they should run their lives?
In the end, it’s all a show and we get to pick and choose the character that we want to identify with. Some choose to extract life’s juices by convincing themselves that they can multi-task several boxes, while others find a way for better or worse to balance their core boxes.
Juggling boxes without friction requires self-mastery. In the end, we’re all here to experiment, experience, and play.
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Think big or be realistic which one is it going to be? Have big goals and hunt down your dreams or stay safe and expand your comfort zone step by step? What if the size of our thoughts really matters?
We live in a world of duality and it’s up to each and every single one of us to connect with our innate intelligence to help us navigate through life. Some choose a growth mindset driven by constant education and expansion while others succumb to a limited narrative which keeps them trapped and imprisoned.
Once we decide to pull back the curtains and see behind the illusion, we embark on a journey where we find ourselves diving deeper into what scientists nowadays refer to as a holographic simulation.
We use our fife senses to decode this 3D game which was designed stunningly well. A sophisticated reality based on mathematics, more so sacred geometry with a set of physical laws that apply to the frames of time and space.
Enough with the esoteric and spiritual foam that often distorts our perception and alters our state of being. Now that we set the stage, let’s head back to the world of business and entrepreneurship and discuss the importance of our thoughts in the process of creation.
In Our Material World, Thoughts Become ThingsHow many times have you achieved what you’ve set your mind to?
Let me guess: Almost always?!
Isn’t it interesting how we manage to transform our MUSTS into reality while we struggle to materialize our shoulds, woulds and ‘nice to haves’.
If we take a closer look into what accompanies the first as opposed to the latter we notice a deep sense of trust and confidence that aligns with our ‘must attain’ goal or dream. Furthermore, we have a clear map of where we currently are and where we want to go and we fill the road with action steps that move us forward.
Nothing can stand in our way when we are headed for our musts. No stone is left unturned, no action step is too big or dangerous when we’re on the ‘battle field’ aiming for our target. As we move along, we adjust aka we drop what isn’t working and we do more of what is delivering positive feedback and results.
Consistency, perseverance, massive action while adhering to strategical and tactical patterns which we polish and elevate as we move along are all but key ingredients to what we call a recipe for success.
Notice anything magical about this process?
The Size of Your Thoughts MattersBuilding on the above-mentioned construct, we realize how ingrained and addicted we are to limiting beliefs and small thoughts.
I can’t do this.
I don’t have the expertise.
I lack the knowledge.
I’m not young / old enough.
I don’t have the money.
And on, and on the roulette of the mind chatter goes.
Somehow this chatter didn’t exist or we managed to keep it under control or block entirely when we were hunting down our musts.
So why not increase the size of our musts knowing that we will accomplish them?
We do this consistently by training our mind to familiarize itself with an ever increasing size of thoughts.
This is a process, not an overnight task that we dismiss from the beginning because we’re overwhelmed by the notion of what it might ‘cost’.
Few understand the intrinsic value of this statement, but those who do achieve spectacular results. The most profound and beautiful aspect of life is when we witness common people achieve the uncommon. That is powerful. This is what we refer to as impact.
The size of your thoughts matters. Don’t let anyone trick you into believing otherwise. You are powerful beyond imagination.
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Some say we have an economical problem. Than we have those who like to point their fingers towards the political establishment or put the blame on the current financial system. Add to the groups above those who regard social issues as the main culprit.
What if everything we face today stems from a spiritual level? What if business is more of a spiritual game than a money game?
Besides the game of life which I find exquisitely fascinating there are at least two more games I’m passionate about: one of them has to do with sports and the second one is the game of business.
According to our current definition of success, only those with lots of money and / or influence aka fame are considered winners in business.
Apparently they have cracked the code of the business game irrespective of the fact that they might feel lonely, worthless, depressed or burned out. The feelings and emotions of joy, bliss, passion, love, interconnectedness are neglected on purpose when one is lifted on the pedestal and declared a winner.
Power vs Force: An Act of BalanceSeldom do we hear about generational businesses who have started their endeavor hundreds of years ago and have passed on the knowledge and wisdom to the younger generation thus enabling them to run a meaningful family business.
With all the ups and downs, these businesses have proven to have stamina, grit, perseverance and a strong belief system. Through consistent work and understanding the importance of having individuals on the team who share the same vision, they have managed to weather the storm while bigger enterprises were crumbling or were forced to play the merger and acquisitions strategy in order to survive and continue to participate in the game.
Let’s take the field of agriculture for example:
I have not yet encountered a farmer who complains about being depressed or burned out unlike numerous employees and business owners in other industries.
This is not to say that farmers don’t face tremendous challenges such as harsh competition (think of all the agri-business that is run by a handful of corporations), price issues, harvest / crop failure, storage and delivery problems etc.
What I find mind-blowing about these family businesses is the fact that most of them stick to traditions, have a set of habits they rigorously incorporate in their daily lives, they share meals together and invest time into teaching their children what living a happy and joyous life on a farm is all about. Furthermore, the elderly are treated with respect and their wisdom and insights are welcomed and appreciated in the decision process.
Hustle, compete, push, work hard … and maybe one day success will knock on your doors. This is the language that best characterizes the current state of affairs in business.
This is force par excellence. And the direct effect (it’s not a side effect!) of this paradigm is displayed in the amount of mental health issues our society is bombarded with.
Force is hard, short sighted and comes with vast compromise.
Power is easy, provides long-term results and enriches those who’re guided by it.
Although power can be attained through sheer force, in this context I’m giving the term a different connotation.
Power is an inside job. It requires one to learn to quiet the mind and listen to the innate intelligence that will help us navigate in business and ultimately in life more seamlessly. That state of flow can be attained by all of us; no one is so special to be excluded from it.
Is Business a Spiritual Game?We don’t need to have some mystical experiences, meditate for several years or go live like a monk in a hidden monastery in the Far East to understand the underlying principles that govern the third dimension aka this physical realm of space-time we live in.
If you let the program run your life, you will do business and play the game like most people do.
This translates to applying force and wondering why you eventually ended up with a highly profitable company, a wallet full of money, a beautiful house, several cars, a loving family while feeling empty inside.
According to the modern definition of success, you ticked all boxes. On the outside you shine and are celebrated as a successful individual, however on the inside you feel like a total failure.
On a spiritual plain, this is called “awakening”.
Therefore, I’ll leave you with the following question:
How do YOU play the game of business?
You might also like this blog post: When Business Meets Spirituality
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The next crisis is just around the corner. Are you prepared? How will you face it? In a constructive or destructive manner? What rituals, patterns, habits and models do you fall back to when crisis hits?
Things in business and life in general don’t go in a straight line. You will seldom meet anyone that managed to get from A to B without hitting walls, adjusting the road map, acquiring new skills to be able to move forward, double down on actions and continuously working on strengthening mental stamina.
It’s impossible to walk through life without facing hardships. However, the way you perceive and more importantly, approach and tackle these difficult times speak volumes about you as a person. If you want to see the true character and personality of an individual, watch how they behave in an extreme situation. The actions they deploy will reveal everything you need to know about them in terms of integrity, loyalty, respect and reliability.
What Do You Do When Crisis Hits?
We all have a different toolbox that helps us navigate crisis. Some of us rely on a set of constructive rituals and habits to address the toughest topics head on, others prefer to wing it or “delegate” these unpopular issues withdrawing to an all too familiar state of victim-hood while complaining and blaming everybody and everything including the universe for whatever happened to them.
Here are two fundamental tools I cherish, polish and “keep” in my precious toolbox to help me navigate the cyclical storms that are part of this amazing adventure we call life.
- Discipline.
I consider myself a mentally strong and emotionally stable person. However, there are times like for example the death of a loved one, a serious health condition of a dear friend, a relationship that breaks apart, when my mental and emotional stamina is tested to its core.
This is when my discipline kicks in. Over the course of my life as a sports person, entrepreneur and high performer, I’ve created a set of constructive habits and rituals to help me pull myself out of crisis quickly.
My discipline tool is made up of the following components (an excerpt):
- Reading about new discoveries in the fields of quantum physics and the connection between energy, mind and matter.
- Listening to high performers in business, sports (especially extreme sports such as insights from high-rank NAVY Seals), physics and medicine.
- Going to the gym 2-3 times a week to strengthen my muscles and tissues.
- Family first. Spending quality time each day with my family.
- Nourishing my friendships, business partners and clients.
- Creating aka writing every single day, whether that’s a business article, a fiction story or a poem as part of my newly found passions.
- Healthy nutrition. I eat high-frequency vegetables and fruits straight from my garden during the summer and autumn. Add to that a portion of dark berries and dark chocolate (85% cocoa and above) for the brain to function properly.
- Water. Water. Water.
- Walking every single day, whether that’s barefoot in the garden while performing different tasks or in a nearby park or along the river bank while I’m in the city.
- Quick 20 min meditations to recalibrate my energy centers.
- 8 hours of sleep.
I use discipline to ground myself, quiet my mind and thus be able to stay laser focused on the tasks at hand.
- Observation.
Observing my own thoughts as well as my behavior and trying not to judge has become an essential part of my daily routine. I also like to watch how people behave in cities, at airports, on vacation and while interacting with others. This helps me identify patterns and behavioral clusters that impact our collective consciousness and are intertwined and correlated with my own set of belief systems and behavioral clusters.
Unless you work consistently on the basics aka fundamentals in life (and business) with a clear aim to become a master of these, I don’t see how you can keep your boat afloat when a tornado hits your comfort zone.
Yes, a positive mindset is important.
Yes, it has been scientifically proven that those with a positive mindset have on average, an 11-15% longer lifespan than those with a negative one.
Source:
Lewina O. Lee, Peter James, Emily S. Zevon, Eric S. Kim, Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald, Avron Spiro III, Francine Grodstein, and Laura D. Kubzansky.: “Optimism is associated with exceptional longevity in 2 epidemiologic cohorts of men and women.” PNAS, 2019 DOI:10.1073/pnas.1900712116
However, what nobody likes to talk about is how you can acquire and more importantly, how to quickly readjust your nervous system (among other systems you possess) to regain power over your life when something we perceive as bad happens.
I find two simple tools such as discipline and observation to be essential on our quest to living a joyful and blissful life.
Prepare or Suffer
Being prepared helps you tackle crisis from a strong base thus allowing you among other things to recover faster mentally and emotionally.
The Buddhist say that “Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional”.
Isn’t it interesting, how quickly we like to throw around with these quotes and consider them universal truths? However, we rarely pull back the curtains and try to ponder as to what that sentence is really trying to convey to us on a deeper level.
Several years ago my business mentor instructed me to prepare in advance to first, be able to recognize when the train of opportunities arrives and second, to be able to ride the waves of opportunities and maximize my outcomes.
Dear friends, this is true not only in life but more so in business. If you’re not prepared, you won’t recognize that grand deal no matter how motivated and inspired you are. Invest in yourself. Perfect your saw to be ready to reap when the time comes. Be prepared when crisis hits. Prepare to win.
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Have you ever violated Facebook’s community standards or their ever changing terms and conditions without knowing exactly what you did wrong? Welcome to the Facebook account suspension game. You can join this club from anywhere in the world, at anytime. Obviously, you need to have a Facebook account in order to participate in this funny adventure.
I joined the Meta ecosystem aka the world of the former Facebook spider back in 2011. The beginnings were nothing short of crazy as we were all kind of clueless trying to navigate something called a “social media platform”.
Furthermore, I was among the early adopters and fortunate ones to run those juicy ads that got tons of clicks. Phenomenal times for all pros and nerdy insiders who deployed the Power Editor to better configure the ads and squeeze the most buck out of the traffic.
Back than, corporations and big businesses actively indoctrinated their employees to stay away from Facebook. It was new, innovative and therefore very dangerous according to their specialists. It took these “intelligent” entities almost a decade to pour money into the system and they did so because Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Co. have become too big to ignore.
Control is Sweet
What started out as a colorful and creative playground for individuals, solo entrepreneurs and small business owners has slowly but surely been taken hostage by the big guys. Those who don’t abide to the mainstream narrative that is being cleverly propagated by the tentacles of the dark blue octopus are forced to exit. More so, often times, the gates are closed without any wrong doing of the user holding the account.
Now that is centralized power on steroids.
Three years ago I left the Meta party and joined the world of decentralized blockchain marketing. This meant:
- No more Zucks rules and guidelines that get updated and changed on a day to day basis.
- No entity with a headquarter that controls your assets (e.g. creative writing, videos, podcast show or artwork).
- No fact checkers and machines that decide what type of content you’re allowed to post, read and comment on.
Staying on a megalithic ship that was cruising on a fixed pathway was never my thing. I don’t like restrictions and patterns of limited features that are sold to the end user as highly valuable particles in exchange for their personal data.
Critical thinking and asking uncomfortable questions were never designed for the guests of these cruisers. Those who dare to ascend the ladder of consciousness are expunged without explanation. Such is the exit story of many kindred spirits who were brave enough to find other, more beautiful and respectable shores.
“We Suspended Your Facebook Account”
What a gorgeous message to start or end the day, isn’t it?
Well, I got this message a few weeks back. Actually, I got the message twice. The second time only a few hours after my account was unlocked by the powers to be in Silicon Valley.
The reason for being locked out of my account was supposedly due to the fact that I violated Facebook’s community standards.
What exactly had happened?
For the past three years I’ve not accessed my personal Facebook account. I use the Business Manager every two weeks to check some client work for less then ten minutes and that’s about it.
Recently though I’ve changed the operating system on my main Mac from macOS to Linux and accessed the Business Manager from the newly installed OS. That triggered in my opinion this entire cascade.
Only a few hours later my Facebook account was suspended. Obviously, I disagreed with the decision and by the next day I got an email informing me to go through some random checks and confirm that the account belongs to me.
FYI, my account is secured by 2FA using a hardware key. Cracking that requires some pretty decent knowledge unless you do it from within the Facebook ecosystem.
It didn’t take long though to get my account suspended for the second time. A few hours later and I saw myself going through the same time-consuming ritual. This is when I reached out to Facebook live support which turned out to be a ridiculous mix of AI and human communication line.
Starting a live chat and being served the “You violated the community standards” phrase was idiotic at best. This is when I informed the person on the other side to go ahead and wipe out my account so that we can finish this debacle once and for all. I guess they’re not used to getting these kind of replies from their addicted users.
A day later somebody from Facebook reached out to me apologizing for the mistake and reinstating my account.
For how long you might ask?
Therein lies the essence of what I’m about to share with you as my final thoughts.
Handing over our assets to a centralized entity turns us into “modern slaves” – for a lack of appropriate words. When we build our property on Facebook land we don’t own the keys. We therefore willingly give away our most precious commodity which is time.
The Facebook octopus is a deceptive and yet genius alchemist that knows how to turn time into behavioral data, repackage this gift and sell it for epic amounts of money.
The veil has been lifted and it’s up to us to decide wisely. Those who continue to cruise along and enjoy Meta’s limited “free” world are welcome to do so. For those of you willing to hold the keys and stay in control of your assets, see you on the decentralized spectrum of blockchain social platforms.
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Writing a novel, applying for a particular job, asking that beautiful girl out, selling the old stuff from the garage … Fear wears many masks and layers. It’s a master of disguise. Most people will do whatever it takes to avoid pain without acknowledging the fact that on the other side of it lies freedom and opportunity.
Life is all about experiences. We experience life and we express everything we feel, touch and smell. Sometimes we do it in the open, other times we lock it deep down inside of us, guarding it like a precious treasure.
We define containers, set rules and seldom question principles and laws that have been passed down to us for generations. When life knocks us from our path, we pause and reflect, blame and victimize or take full responsibility for the actions we took or lack thereof. After a while some get back on the same track, others choose or pave a new road bathing in endless possibilities they pull like a vortex from the unknown.
What lessons are waiting for us on the other side of the realm?
Avoiding Pain at All CostThe feeling of being rejected is deeply engrained in our human mind. The pain and suffering that we associate with rejection is carefully carved into our cells from an early age. We get punished for making mistakes instead of being guided to discover meaningful lessons that are connected with these experiences. Another set of standards most don’t dare to question.
And so we live our lives running away from false associations and wonder why we’re not enjoying the journey. While bliss and abundance is all around us, we narrow our focus consciously or subconsciously, blending out the beauty of the present moment where everything is possible.
Like a broken car on the highway we stop for fuel, look around and dream of that “one day” that for most of us never comes. So we hit the road again frustrated and feeling pity for our sorry little lives without understanding that the power to change in an instant lies in us.
Instead of wandering shoeless clueless through life looking for the outside to determine how we feel on the inside, we should reverse engineer the process and configure the outside according to what we want on the inside.
What if I don’t want to be a doctor, lawyer or engineer like my parents and teachers suggested but go to art school and design my own clothing brand instead?
What if I don’t want to join the corporate world but build my own business?
What if I don’t want to marry and have children but go on an expedition to explore other planets in the galaxy?
What if …..
The Other Side of NothingHave you ever noticed that when you run away from fear or avoid pain, everything kind of multiplies and hits you tenfold when you least expect it? Wouldn’t it be wise therefore to learn to dance with fear and pain without allowing them to dominate or control your life?
Life is energy. Pain, fear, suffering, joy, love, gratitude etc. are all sources of energy. The question is how to transform the sources we consider negative into a positive experience.
One of the most proficient ways is to open our hearts and allow that inner child to express its creativity. The frameworks, pathways and adventures it picks might pleasantly surprise you.
A pure, innocent and loving intelligence that is invited to shape our future sees beyond the daily show we try to put up. Coming from a good place is all that’s required for it to help us unleash our hidden potential and talents.
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There is no perfect blockchain. No matter how deeply in love we are with the notion of singularity or one chain to prevail over all other chains, if we want abundance, we need to go multichain.
Dominance, centralization, singularity – we don’t cope well with these systems on this bipolar planet we call Earth. And I’m glad we don’t, no matter how desperately certain entities are marketing and selling these concepts to the human race. Extremes are dangerous. We’ve seen and experienced the results of these adventurous endeavors in our daily lives and they’re not fun.
So how do we diversify? Can we minimize risk by using multiple chains?
Putting all eggs into one basket is very risky. We don’t need to study Warren Buffet to come to this conclusion. Our innate intelligence is here to guide us, we just have to listen to it and follow our intuition.
The Bitcoin blockchain has been around for over a decade now and it has proven to be the most robust and secure blockchain. Despite these gigantic pros, the chain also has some cons. This is where other chains try to balance the act such as Ethereum, Polkadot, Cardano, Cosmos etc.
Some of these chains scale better or are more flexible, others enable developers to quickly build decentralized applications (dApps) and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on top of them.
Multichain: The Pudding is in the MixThe other day I was having an interesting conversation with a like-minded soul I befriended on Hive, the go-to platform for all web3 marketing fans. We were talking about maximalists and their view of the world which basically encourages separation instead of unity.
Why is it that we always have to divide and conquer? Why is it so hard for the human species to drop confrontation and go all in on cooperation?
Let’s think back to the founders of the Ethereum blockchain. A team of phenomenal mathematicians, IT devs and scientists gathered to create this chain only to grow apart within a few weeks and months. What happened next is no mystery for those following the cryptoverse saga so to speak. Vitalik Buterin stayed with Ethereum while Dr. Gavin Wood went on to create the Polkadot blockchain and Charles Hoskinson the Cardano chain. So far so good, as each of them embedded a unique component into their project.
Instead of one blockchain we now have three different chains. Here’s the problem though: communication between chains. Keyword: cooperation.
Harnessing the power of the multichain means putting aside the ego and celebrating the differences with a clear emphasis on uniqueness. The most dApps are built on the Ethereum blockchain. Polkadot on the other hand, excels at web3 interoperability and cross-chain performance. Cardano is slick and fast, the type of go-getter that always needs to prove itself. Three very different chains reflecting the strong personalities of their founders.
We Shape the Future, Not the Other Way AroundResponsibility. A powerful word with thorns for those unwilling to stand strong and face the consequences of their thoughts and actions or lack thereof.
Multichain, multiverse, multi-xyz … It all comes down to our willingness to step up and create the life we want for us and future generations. Evolution isn’t based on singularity. There might be an all mighty source of consciousness and energy but our planet, galaxy and universe thrives from a plethora of multiple, colorful layers.
The blockchain technology will revolutionize every single aspect of our lives. It will enable us to improve our lives on a large scale, if we deploy it wisely. The last thing we want and need is one entity such as for example the government to control every single aspect of our lives by enforcing all citizens of the world to use one blockchain.
The power lies in learning to juggle multiple chains. It’s up to us to use this amazing technology to enhance and enrich our lives. By opening up to new frontiers we invite the collective mind to grow and transform.
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What goes on between your ears will determine pretty much the trajectory of your life. Your destiny is directly correlated with your decisions, therefore understanding the battle that goes on in your mind which you’re involved in consciously or unconsciously, is absolutely crucial. The last thing you want is a battle on autopilot.
We feed our mind on a daily basis just like we do our body. Often times we’re loading our precious computer with junk information and wonder why the outcomes are so destructive. When we do this consciously, it’s difficult to blame others as it’s way too obvious, however, when we invite information into our brains without using a proper filtering system, we love to attribute the negative results to exterior factors.
Who are we actually fooling in this 3D game of life?
Just because we favor the lazy and complacent gears based on their attractive appearances doesn’t mean we’re not aware of what’s happening to us on a deeper level. Outsourcing a major part of our human power has never been more easy. On the flip side though, we might get away with fooling our mind over a long period of time but you and I know, that our hearts will always signal an incoherent vibe when we’re out of sync.
What’s Your Favorite Flavor of Suffering in Life?Why is it that we can pick up the energy of somebody entering a cafe or restaurant a few seconds before this very person enters the entity? Why do we overanalyze our new relationships, business partnerships or even a car purchase when it feels right?
The main objective of the mind is to analyze code AKA information. While it’s doing a phenomenal job when it comes to strategizing and combining different aspects of creativity to come up with a plethora of new ideas, it is a terrible interpreter of feelings and emotions.
When the communication between my heart and mind isn’t aligned, I suffer. This has been a key indicator for me that something is off. My level of energy seems to drop as a consequence and my abilities to decide and act fast are also affected. More importantly, my thought process gets stuck in a spiral leading me into a maze of twisted patterns that hijacks my power.
Raising my level of awareness and quieting my mind to be able to dislock and gain back control over my brains’ operating system has been crucial for me. Allowing the heart to communicate in a free and uncensored manner with the mind while keeping the ego in check has benefitted me tremendously. More so, strengthening these neuro pathways have enabled me to pick up information faster and allow my mind to work like an alchemist.
Do I still get kicked off the railway track? You bet I do. However, it happens less than it used to since I became conscious of running this pattern a few years back. Staying vigilant is something I find extremely enticing, therefore mastering this little game between my heart and mind is of utmost importance to me.
Your Heart Knows, The Mind AnalyzesMental strength is essential in business, sports and life in general. Investing time into understanding how that amazingly powerful data control center located in your brain works is a prerequisite to leading a successful business and living a blissful and fulfilled life.
No Artificial Intelligence (AI) can beat the power of your heart and mind, no matter how many scary stories you hear or read about it. Never underestimate the power of the two highly sophisticated and complex energy centers located inside your chest and head. When working congruently, the combo is a force to be reckoned with. There isn’t a single weapon on this planet that comes close to mimicking the amount of energy these centers are capable of releasing.
Understand the life force that lies within you so that you can unleash it for the greater good. This world needs more courageous individuals who won’t be stopped by fear and propaganda.
Your mind is a powerful weapon. Don’t let it dominate you and take you places you never want to be. Learn to use it properly in order to design yourself a beautiful and harmonious life that enables your spirit to grow.
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When you stop looking for shortcuts you actually prime your brain to tap into that miraculous void that will reveal better options for you. The energy released from constantly being on the lookout to trick the system can instead be used to activate your antennas and literally attract new ideas, thoughts and creative methods that act like a magnet for shortcuts.
It is stunning to see the vast amount of people whether they are employees or entrepreneurs who play the business and money game with the sole purpose of getting quicker to their XYZ target without putting in the work, learning new skills and accumulating valuable knowledge.
The hunt for shortcuts has never been more absurd and yet there is this false belief accompanying these players that bathing in the illusion of skipping through the experience of the journey leads to satisfaction, happiness, wealth and fulfillment.
Obviously, there are ways to achieve your goals quicker by being more effective, deploying the right mix of skills, knowledge and experience, modeling what has proven to work over and over again, having the agility to adapt and pivot fast when it’s required while staying mentally focused, sharp and vigilant to change.
The Shortcut MythLooking for the magic pill that will transform your finances, health, relationships and life over night? Keep looking and all the best on your quest.
We all know that disrespecting your body for several years in a row can lead to severe health issues. Looking to fix that with a pill so that you can continue that same lifestyle without side effects is totally delusional, and yet so many are trapped believing the myth of bypassing certain avenues and achieving great results without effort.
The very same applies in business and is reflected in your financial statement. Certainly, working like a mule and putting in thousands of hours seldom leads to financial independence. The lack of financial education, discipline, consistency and perseverance are key ingredients of the money cocktail, however due to their unsexy appearance, they seldom get the attention they ultimately require.
How’s looking for shortcuts playing out for you right now? Did this strategy ever provide you with spectacular results consistently over a long period of time?
I for one love to look for patterns and commonalities. Once I find them I deploy modeling as one of my core strategies to learn certain skills and improve my know-how faster.
Here are some of the questions I dive deeper into when embarking on a new quest:
- What beliefs shape the behaviors of high-performers?
- What mental exercises do elite sports and business people deploy to strengthen their mental stamina?
- What habits and rituals are part of their daily routine?
- How do they deal with setbacks and failure?
- What tools do they use to boost their outcomes?
- What’s the smallest and biggest denominator amongst high-performers in a specific industry, sector etc.?
- How do they use seasons aka the cycle of life to hone in on skills and practices?
By now you get the gist of my thinking process when analyzing patterns to be able to bootstrap the process and attain specific goals faster.
You Decide What Matters Most to YouUltimately, it all comes down to you and the choices you make to live life on your terms.
If you define yourself as someone who loves shortcuts and lives for shortcuts whether those are in business, relationships or some other (all) area of your life, you will do whatever it takes to live your life according to this principle.
The reason for this is simple: staying consistent and true to your identity is engrained in you. Therefore, the only way to escape the shortcuts trap is to change your identity. Guess how many people are up for that?
Humans tend to focus on big projects giving little to no attention to the fine details. Overlooking the programming we’ve been exposed to and more or less all of us have bravely assimilated, is a fallacy.
The biggest advancements often come from little things, such as fine-tuning our way of perceiving, thinking and approaching life. Identity plays a crucial role in keeping us in a cave or enabling us to grow so that we can live life to our full potential.
Ultimately, there’s nothing wrong about shortcuts. It’s how you approach this topic and deal with fellow humans on a journey that shapes you as an individual and has a direct impact on the community and society at a large scale.
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There are quite a few very well written books on becoming rich one can find when going back into history but for me personally, there are three that stand out. Each one of the authors I will reveal to you has given his books a special twist by combining this intriguing topic with key elements from human psychology, quantum physics and spirituality.
Without further ado, I present to you three masters that have conquered my mind with their wisdom, experience, discipline and perseverance. Their valuable teachings enable us to activate our superhuman capabilities to transform our way of thinking and acting in order to create abundance.
1. The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. WattlesThis is probably the single most precise book that teaches one how to think and act in the “Certain Way” in order to become rich. No other book I’ve read or am aware of, is as simple and straightforward in explaining exactly what needs to be done in order to become abundant.
Although a classic, the book is a hands-on practical manual that shows you exactly why it’s important to be rich as well as how to attain money in order to increase your life aka “rise to your greatest possible height in talent or soul development”.
With its 52 pages, The Science of Getting Rich is a must-read for every serious business owner and entrepreneur who wants to live a blissful, fulfilled and abundant life.
“THOUGHT is the only power which can produce tangible riches from the Formless Substance. (…)
We live in a thought world, which is part of a thought universe. (…)
Man is a thinking centre, and can originate thought. (…)
The desire for riches is simply the capacity for larger life seeking fulfillment. (…)
The law of the Increase of Life is as mathematically certain in its operation as the law of gravitation; getting rich is an exact science.”
I highly recommend this book for all of you looking to generate money by becoming a creator and deploying the creative method rather than forcing your way through life on the plane of competition.
2. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillI’ve seldom come across a high-performer in business who hasn’t studied and applied the teachings of Napoleon Hill in a detailed manner.
The 13 proven steps to riches are the result of 25 years of thorough research including hundreds of hours of interviews and meetings with business tycoons such as Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, Thomas Edison or Alexander Graham Bell just to name a few of them. Known today as the Andrew Carnegie formula for money-making, the principles enclosed in this book have transcended time and space. If implemented accordingly they will ultimately lead one to a rich and abundant life.
“There can be no compromise between POVERTY and RICHES! The two roads that lead to poverty and riches travel in opposite directions. If you want riches, you must refuse to accept any circumstance that leads toward poverty. (The word “riches” is here used in its broadest sense, meaning financial, spiritual, mental and material estates). The starting point of the path that leads to riches is DESIRE”.
What sets both above-recommended books apart from the usual manuals, guides and documentations you’ll find on this subject, is the broader definition of riches. Living a rich and abundant life goes way beyond the accumulation of material things. It is a state of mind that encapsulates all aspects of a human life.
3. The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. ClasonThe third book in this series is another classical one in the realm of money and finance. The principles described here are as applicable today as they used to be thousands of years ago in ancient Babylon.
One of the most important laws this book brings across very explicitly is the principle of paying yourself first.
“A part of all you earn is yours to keep. It should be not less than a tenth no matter how little you earn. It can be as much more as you can afford. Pay yourself first”.
Short, sharp and punchy, this exclusive set of parables comprised in the booklet will help you reframe and reprogram aka get rid of all the wrong ideas, suggestions and principles you’ve learned about wealth in the past.
Learning from Legit MastersInformation and reading material on becoming financially successful has never been more abundant and readily available, yet one needs to be extremely careful and vigilant not to fall for the common advice which will most likely lead to nowhere.
Differentiating the good from bad, the legit from scam has become an art fewer and fewer people master. The authors of the amazing books presented in this article have partly gone through extreme hardship to accumulate wealth. Their wisdom and experience should not be taken lightly nor their willingness to share these secrets with the common people.
It is everyone’s right to become rich and live a healthy, blissful and fulfilled life. The desire and ultimately, the decision to follow the path laid out by these masters is totally up to you.
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If you have a small business that generates less than 100k in revenue and you’re trying to apply sophisticated techniques to your game plan imitating some bigger entities, you will most likely fail. The harsh truth is, that most of what you’ve been told to do is irrelevant for a business under 100k.
How many times have you heard the following?
You need a website.
Make sure you have a great accountant.
Post regularly on social media and run online ads for xyz amount.
By no means am I diminishing the importance of all the above, however, if you’re just starting out or operating a business under 100k, you’ll need to adhere to a different set of rules than somebody who’s trying to scale above the 500k or 1 million revenue threshold.
Before we get into the nuts and bolts of the under 100k in revenue reality, let’s agree on the following:
There is no secret code that applies to all business owners.
There is no blueprint that works across all types of industries, markets and countries that guarantees success.
Mistakes, failure and constant learning are part of the process.
Hands-On Tips for Small Businesses Operating Under the 100k Revenue ThresholdHere’s a quick checklist to help you throughout the journey:
1. Strengthen your mindset as a business owner.
The business is a direct reflection of your thinking patterns, belief systems, behaviors, habits and execution. If you lack self-esteem it will be shown in your actions and ultimately, your business results.
When you look at your business as a magnifying glass of your limiting beliefs and personal challenges, you can no longer blame outside factors for your stagnation. This is a powerful insight as it enables you to change your mindset and get back into controlling the game.
2. Make sales a top priority.
The word “sales” sends cold shivers down the spine of a lot of small business owners. This is where your mindset ties in. What very few business owners understand is the fact that sales is more of a mindset than a skills game.
You can no longer afford to wing it when it comes to sales. We live in a noisy and highly competitive world which requires a strong work and ultimately, sales ethic. As buyers become more sophisticated and less decisive, your credibility as a business owner gains importance.
Get all the training you need. Sharpen your sales skills on a daily basis. Do more of what works.
3. Reach out to the right people for help.
Put your ego aside and get help from people who complement your existing skill set. Make sure you onboard people who are aligned with your values, vision and purpose.
4. Fail fast, recover fast.
I often hear people avoid the words failure and mistakes on purpose, only to replace them with the term “learning”. Whatever you like to call it, it’s important to test new things out and if they don’t work, to quickly gather yourself together and head over to new challenges.
Obviously, it’s wise to learn from other business owners’ mistakes but don’t be fooled, there are certain areas where you’ll be challenged maximally and put to test. You can’t outsource all experiences. This is your adventure and a unique path that is reserved just for you.
Never Give UpRunning a successful business isn’t meant for everyone. If you hate the game, you better not get involved in it, no matter how fancy the words “entrepreneur”, “CEO” or “business owner” sound on a card or social media profile.
This is not about a shortcut to becoming an influencer or some kind of celebrity. Yes, you could join the game solely for making money and there’s nothing wrong with that approach. For those of you however, who want to make money while also doing something they’re passionate about, owning a small business has a totally different meaning.
Do not give up on your dreams. Let go of what’s not serving you. Tweak whatever is necessary. Embark on a new business venture if you need to, but never give up.
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There’s nothing wrong about adhering to search engine and big business rules on your quest to growing your company and making more money, however, if you want to connect with humans on a deeper level, you better start magnetizing the spirit and stop writing for AI.
Can you actually combine the two aka write for humans and AI at the same time?
Well, I don’t think this is mutually exclusive, however, it does get harder by the day as human consciousness evolves and people start waking up to the multi-layered insanity and nonsense we live in.
Some of the old marketing adages such as “attract the right folks” and “position yourself strategically” have increased in relevance, yet we experience a shift in how participants in the market (feel free to label them to your liking as buyers, users, clients, customers, you name it) perceive and interact with the world around them.
Just to be clear, I’m not talking about cherishing, cheering and consciously selling victimhood on social media, which seems to have become a proven technique that enables players to dominate the space and feed the ego.
More importantly, I’m referring to using words and your writing skills as a powerful marketing tool that quickly cuts through the dense fog of mindless chatter and bonds you to those who want, need and desire your expertise, as well as value your experience and know-how most.
Twisting the NarrativeWhat story shapes your writing? Does SEO, SMO and similar terms cloud your frontal lobe pushing you towards writing a specific type of article you wouldn’t otherwise consider? Do you let the inner world guide you in the process of expressing yourself?
Keyboard sports has become highly competitive. Mainstream journalists are at the forefront of this discipline mesmerizing their readers’ minds with a cocktail of information that seems to have emerged from a sophisticated mixer or a spoiled new age vacuum cleaner.
Those who’re not paying close attention to what’s being unraveled in front of their very eyes, won’t notice that underneath the cleverly designed roof there’s no house or pillars to hold onto. Statements, facts and stats are tweaked to support the xyz narrative while the copywriting has reached a ridiculously low level.
If these are the kind of posts you’re fed by AI, chances are your tentacles are entrapped in a realm that is pretty well controlled. To break free from this prison, one needs to pro-actively turn inwards and tap into those unwavering sources of inspiration, intuition and inner strength.
Avoiding the AI TrapLet’s turn to the latest quantum physics discoveries and consider this realm we live in as a well-crafted illusion of the mind. If what we experience is nothing more than a projection of our inner world, meaning our thoughts, emotions and feelings, than why is fear-mongering deployed to convince the mainstream hive of a possible AI cataclysm?
We have forgotten how powerful we are. We can use our minds to create beautiful things and live a healthy, wealthy and blissful life filled with pure love. No matter how evolved and superconscious the next generation AI will be, nothing beats the human spirit and that is a good thing.
Therefore it’s up to us whether we continue to write for algorithms developed by corporations, trust them with our precious data and behavioral patterns in order to rank higher on some randomly coded website directories tricking us into believing this is what matters most or we can turn our focus onto writing for a species that seems to be trapped in a maze that needs to be awaken to its unwavering power.
Those who are courageous enough to cleverly use AI while sharpening their writing skills to appeal to a rather sophisticated human mind will likely stay ahead of the game. Those who are writing to entertain the masses will likely compete and lose against an upgraded AI that feeds from the ever evolving data bases.
Whether you’re a writer, reader or both, we all have a choice to make. Decide wisely.
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Be customer-centric. Focus on value. Provide a magical experience. Make sure your clients’ needs and wants are fulfilled. Really? How big is actually the gap between theory and practice?
The marketing world is full of buzzwords. Whatever feels cozy and magnetizes the awareness aka attracts the attention span of the goldfish-minded individual is considered innovative, trendy and cool. While that might be dandy in the mainstream world, our senses pick up a distortet vibration and signal an entirely different information to the cells.
What marketing experts all too often disregard aka consciously or unconsciously go without noticing, is the sensitivity and level of perception more and more individuals are prone to tune in.
Clients aren’t as dumb as advertising agencies and marketing moguls consider them to be.
When that sizzling of dishonesty and the rusty taste of that lack of integrity is left in the energetic field of the deal, something nasty remains in the air. While digging for the cause might be considered noble, it’s often the unspoken truth of somebodies wants not being met or even stepped over, whether that’s due to ignorance, a weakness in communication skills or blatant human error.
Should You Listen to Your Clients?
A brilliant yet highly controversial business magnate once said …
“Some people say, “Give the customers what they want.” But that’s not my approach. Our job is to figure out what they’re going to want before they do. I think Henry Ford once said, “If I’d asked customers what they wanted, they would have told me, ‘A faster horse!'” People don’t know what they want until you show it to them. That’s why I never rely on market research. Our task is to read things that are not yet on the page.”
— Steve Jobs, Co-Founder and Former CEO of Apple
Whether you consider the insights quenched in the above statement that comprise some pretty powerful wisdom nuggets on human psychology by two individuals who have achieved extraordinary success worthy of your attention or not, you have to admit that the quote touches on a sensitive aspect of business and entrepreneurship many so called experts like to avoid.
So, with all cards on deck, should you listen to your clients? Do these folks really know what they utmost desire, need and want?
Ignorance is a bliss, isn’t it? Maybe in certain areas of your life, if you choose so but definitely not in business.
Some clients believe it or not actually know what they want. They’ve been burned so many times that they finally figured out that piece in the puzzle that will unlock the doors to XYZ.
A vast majority of people however, really struggle when it comes to articulating what they desire, need and want. In many cases this comes down to a lack of vision and self-confidence, fear of uncertainty, unclear goals or some fairytale-like beliefs such as for example that shortcuts will get them quicker from A to Z.
What surprises most is the fact that lack of experience, skills and knowledge aren’t those hard bricks that keep you broke and running faster in the hamster wheel of business, and ultimately life.
Level Up Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Spiritual Game
First you level up, than you see.
Let me reframe this statement to make it more clear:
Your clients’ frustrations, pains, problems, desires, wants, needs, you name it could be bluntly in your face, and yet you won’t be able to see them if you’re not coming from a higher level of awareness.
EXAMPLE:
A level 4 problem can’t be seen and solved by a level 3 mind. You need to get to at least level 4 to comprehend what your client is communicating to you. In order to provide solutions though, you’ll need to level up to at least a 5. Once you reach say level 7 or 8, you might realize that your clients’ issue is actually a level 2 thing that can be solved with a few simple tweaks.
The quest for growth, constant learning and discovering is not a selfish journey. On the contrary, in the end it benefits those you work and live with on a daily basis.
Whether Steve Jobs or Henry Ford are right or wrong is irrelevant.
What matters most is how you approach your clients from a psychological point of view. Human behavior speaks louder than traits and words.
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Rather than ask the obvious question: Why did WiFi aka a piece of technology change our behavior?
… we should ponder and ask a better one: How can we reverse engineer behavioral patterns to better understand what the human psyche is facing on a large scale?
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One might argue about the many words that make out the portfolio of a successful business, however there’s unanimous consensus when it comes to putting this next term on the pedestal. The power derives from its meaning, intonation and intent.
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Finding executors who help you make your dreams come true are very rare. In the 20+ years that I’ve been in business I noticed that it’s really hard to build teams who know how to implement. It’s something every company struggles with no matter the size.
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You come to this world with at least one talent. Which one it is remains for you to uncover. The quicker you find and unleash it, the smoother you’ll be able to navigate in life. Then there are those who enter this realm equipped with more talents. A lifelong journey of experiences and situations will unveil some of them to you, however, if you’re not paying attention they will remain dormant for good.
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When profits, cash flow, success, obsession and pushing forward are the only buzzwords you hear around you, more often than not, you think you’re on the right track. Are any of the above-mentioned nuggets of wisdom going to unlock the safe that many brag about or is it rather going to send you deeper down into a blurry maze of confusion?
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Podcasting has taken the world by storm. Now, things are about to change radically, meaning hosts can take back their power by connecting their shows to decentralized blockchain-based platforms thus circumventing censorship and other nasty restrictions. Today, I’d like to introduce you to Aureal, a social podcasting Dapp powered by the Hive blockchain.
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While the vast majority of people is debating about the different nuances and flavors of the Metaverse being a “Centra-Verse” or a “Decentra-Verse”, fellow humans are relentlessly sucked into the vortex of this amazingly disguised simulation that is being built inside the simulation.
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“Choice is an illusion. You already know what you have to do”. Those of us working in the marketing realm more or less understand how profound this statement is when it comes to creating the illusion of choice around a product or service. Isn’t this one of the biggest tricks in life?
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There is a marketing world out there that operates based on trust, community, integrity, caring, sharing, friendship, kindness and love for fellow humans. This might sound far fetched and fairytale-like if you’ve spent your entire life giving your valuable time, energy, money and attention to entities, organizations and structures that have been brilliantly designed and disguised to suck everything out of you without you even noticing.
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We live in a box, we drive to work in a box, we eat lunch from a box, we look the entire day into a box and we go to bed in a box only to repeat the whole process again the next day. This is how most humans live their lives. And then you wonder why you’re not creative enough, why you can’t come up with new strategies and ideas for your business or why you can’t find your soulmate.
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Who would have thought that what bothered me most in my corporate career will one day become the catalyst for my message on my entrepreneurial journey. In the beginning the road seemed a bit foggy but as I dug deeper into the rabbit hole, the veil lifted and things got crystal clear.
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This is a time in history when it is not enough to simply hope; this is a time to know and more importantly, to know how. It’s definitely a great time to invest in yourself because you are investing in your future.
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The constant push towards centralization raises some big questions and concerns whether this is a desirable path especially for smaller entities. Whereas big businesses can afford to “play” with concepts as they see fit, smaller entities do not have the luxury of throwing millions of balls to a wall and not be bothered if none sticks.
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Are you tapping into the secrets unveiled to you by your inquisitive mind or do you keep this door closed afraid of unleashing your superhuman capabilities? Seeking the truth in business can be daunting. Let the following business lessons guide you on your entrepreneurial path.
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According to the Pareto principle, 20% of the products, services, features, you name it, generates 80% of the business. I’ve seen this principle play out in big corporations with 400+ brands and I witnessed it inside small businesses alike. So, why not focus more on the chunk that has the biggest impact?
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There are so many wonderful books on the topic of mindset and mastering your mind but for me personally, there are three that stand out. Each one of the authors I will reveal to you has given his books on mental strength a special twist by combining this fascinating subject with key elements from science, spirituality and extreme sports.
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FAAMG advertising has made big tech a boatload of money in the past decade. First they lured in the innocent by promoting their platforms and apps for free followed by a more or less well crafted bouquet of intrusive ads that made the heads of even the most sophisticated users spin.
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Critical thinking is undesirable yet extremely important nowadays! The last thing we need is a herd mentality. That’s not freedom, never was and never will be irrespective of the mainstream narrative – which by the way is becoming increasingly authoritarian as days go by.
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As traditional marketing channels have become increasingly centralized, the urge to look for alternative marketing platforms has led to a bouquet of new networks competing for users and their precious time AKA attention.
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Gone are the days of critical thinking and freedom of speech. Those who don’t comply with the mainstream narrative are de-monetized, de-platformed and often labeled mentally ill. It’s time to leave the centralized marketing land of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Co. and join decentralized marketing networks that welcome people who are bold enough to question everything.
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it’s hard to imagine you not being exposed, directly or indirectly, to the shenanigans that are currently going on across all the major centralized social media networks. What are the alternatives?
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Fear, acquiescence, greed and shame are all vital elements of the program. Love, creativity, caring and empathy on the other hand are clear signs of you attempting to leave the all encompassing cube thus enabling you to take a sneak peek into the control room of the matrix. It’s similar to entrepreneurship AKA having your own business: once you experience the tremendous upside and freedom that comes with it, you’ll do whatever it takes to never have to cross the front doors of that carrot factory again.
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Uncertainty … If you’re afraid of it, it will numb you. If you’re running away from it, it will hunt you down. Learning to become familiar with the unknown is one of the most precious lessons that you can take away from life. The process starts inside of you, although the nudges will most likely come from the outside world. Coziness is what’s causing nausea and sleepiness, stepping into the unknown on the other hand forces you to transform, grow and evolve.
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What’s the world’s most valuable resource? Imagine a handful of companies sending out free invites to their parties and billions flocking to these virtual laboratories where they can entertain their fantasies, express their deepest fears, desires and secrets only to be part of a very peculiar social experiment with a diabolic level of addiction.
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Ready to pay a little more attention to your sidewalk? We live in challenging times and a lot of people are falling victim to mental health disorders and diseases. Psychiatrists are booked for months and years ahead while seemingly more and more people turn to outside factors to get help.
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What once started out as a seemingly smooth and innocent journey is slowly but surely turning into a nightmare for many content creators. Censorship, centralization, control – are we really heading into the right direction? Do you feel at ease with robots and AI picking articles, videos, music clips, products and promotions considered appropriate for you based on specific algorithms? What are the alternatives?
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Do you trust the traditional social media networks and their advertising policies? What if they stop liking your content and your ad account gets banned? Guess what? You don’t have to put up with it. There are some amazing alternatives on the horizon. Let me introduce you to blockchain social ads.
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Putting all your eggs in one basket can be disastrous. Handing over your entire marketing power to a handful of social media platforms can very well ruin your business. On the other hand, scattering your energy, money, time and other resources all over the place isn’t the smartest strategy either.
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Why follow the herd mind when you can liberate yourself from fear, anxiety, frustration, anger or disbelief and reclaim your power? Why not dare to be original again? We’re so afraid to be ourselves. When something doesn’t feel right on the inside, we blame outside factors trying to fix whatever is in our reach to eventually realize that it all stems from within us.
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Why would a business owner pour all his/her money into Facebook ads to the detriment of say word-of-mouth marketing that’s making up 80% or more of their business? Is it because it’s more comfortable to run ads from a computer instead of shaking hands, answering hard questions from customers and asking for referrals?
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Everyone can start a business nowadays; it’s never been easier. But will all these individuals really be able to build and maintain a sustainable business? Statistics show that the majority will fail. Therefore the question comes down to, how do you stack the odds in your favor?
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Are you struggling to find the right tax advisor? You’ve worked with different accounting and tax advisors, you’ve outsourced this task to bring it back in-house again after being let down by different tax professionals and agencies and now you feel disappointed, disillusioned and clueless where to start looking for the ‘perfect’ fit.
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Battery vampires, data gatherers, addiction boosters – these are some of the commonalities of today’s social media apps. Does this also apply to the big family of Facebook apps? The final decision as to whether you need or want to have all of them installed on your phone is totally up to you.
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Trying to sell to the unsellable is a total waste of time. Willing to leave the room AKA end a sales pitch early in the game and walk away without a deal requires a great level of self-awareness, an in-depth knowledge of who exactly you want to work with and lots of confidence.
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I’ve written about fundamentals at length. Understanding this concept at its core is crucial, yet few people do so. Those who do, accomplish what the many consider outstanding, unimaginable, and sometimes mystical.
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Dan Kennedy had a massive positive impact on me. He defies the odds of conventional wisdom and provides you with wisdom that you can draw from for many decades to come. Dan Kennedy will always be my marketing mentor, a legend and true maverick.
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My latest Facebook Advertising Workshop in London (UK) has revealed some interesting new insights to running digital advertising no matter the platform. It has also unveiled a better understanding of what drives human behavior.
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Don’t let losing your health be the so called ‘desperation factor’ that pushes you to finally change your life. It’s so much easier to keep the car on the right path while adjusting as you move forward. Whether you take full responsibility or let the government, some fancy doctor or pills dictate your life, is entirely your call.
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You’ve been led for centuries to believe that human uniqueness is wonderful when it benefits society, however it’s detrimental when it’s deployed for your own good. Are you battling to fit in into society, school, the entrepreneurial lifestyle, some crazy fashion trend, or other ‘fill in the blanks’?
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Don’t let common myths and misconceptions stop you from writing a book. Don’t let other people’s good opinions infuse self-doubt and shatter your confidence. Write your book. Leave a legacy worth sharing.
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It’s been almost a decade since I grabbed my microphone and recorded my very first podcast. 400+ episodes later I’m still in the podcasting game and have no intentions to turning a back on it.
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Contracts come in different shapes and forms. They go from simple to overly complicated, from oral to written; from loose to legally binding and enforceable agreements. And then, there’s trust.
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On the way back from my recent Facebook Advertising workshop in Berlin I reflected upon the mistakes that popped up during the sessions. Some of these mistakes were common, whereas others were directly correlated with the level of know-how each participant had.
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When it comes to burger or fries you automatically think of McDonalds, Burger King and other similar chains. But what if your business has burgers and / or fries, too? What if you have several burgers but no sides in your portfolio? And what about those businesses which focus entirely on fries, shakes and muffins without ever considering adding a burger to their menu?
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Who doesn’t love some marketing quickies that you can understand on the fly and more importantly, apply effortlessly? Sorry to disappoint you, but that’s not what today’s post is about. Quick fixes seldom last. And most things you acquire effortlessly, you value less.
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Why do the wealthiest people on this planet meet in person and close deals behind doors? Why does the Elite hang out in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum (WEF) or at the Bilderberg conference? There is one type of interaction that trumps all other methods combined and has the most powerful sales impact.
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These actionable tips will help you transform three common Facebook Advertising challenges into opportunities for growth to ensure you get great recurring results consistently over a long period of time.
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Mass marketing or personalized marketing? What’s it gonna be? Are you going to blast out your posting to the masses or will you deliver individualized messages to your most relevant audience? Sometimes you can do both whereas other times you’re better off with the latter.
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Having all your revenue coming from one source is a huge risk. Using a single sales and/ or marketing channel to market your business is a fatal mistake. Single-source dependency aka over-reliance on any one thing can ruin your business. How many sources do you use to promote your business?
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The sales cycle is probably the most important part of a business cycle. You can be a master in lead generation however, if you don’t turn those leads into paying customers, you might as well call it a hobby instead of a business.
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You can do the right thing when it comes to marketing and branding, that is create valuable content for a relevant audience, onboard leads via Facebook ads and build relationships on LinkedIn — but if you can’t generate sales, you’re in trouble. Today I’d like to switch gears and talk to you about the sales process.
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Getting the right customers through the door, hiring talented personnel, managing cash flow, putting marketing systems in place to be able to sell more products and services, reducing inventory… these are some of the small business challenges that you’ll encounter if you decide to embark on this journey and be your own boss.
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Here are seven Facebook advertising tips that work this very moment. As things change and Facebook releases new features and campaign types, these tips need alterations, too. Ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that, “Change is the only constant in life”. If there’s one area this applies to more than ever, it’s social media.
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This is the second part of the Cash Flow (CF) series. Today, we’re going to have a look at the second part of the equation, which if left unmastered, will cause major pain in your business, often leading to you being forced to shut doors. Practical tips to increase cash flow.
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Cash flow (CF) is the Holy Grail. It’s the lifeblood of your business. Knowing how to pick the right mix of marketing tactics to boost your CF pot will be of tremendous value to the future of your company.
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What’s one of the most enjoyable memories you have from visiting a restaurant? There were some amazing marketing recipes at play here that allowed you to remember this occasion and store it in your “magical experience” life drawer. Most things happened unconsciously, other you were more or less aware of.
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For small business owners: discover the misleading passion vs. strengths idiom. Learn how to identify your unique strengths in business so that you can effectively sidestep obstacles, maximize outcomes and savor life’s amazing treasures.
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For small business owners: discover how to gain competitive advantage by incorporating proven marketing funnels into your business. You see, most business people do not approach their business and marketing needs in an organized manner that is essential for setting them apart from the crowd.
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For small business owners: discover the amazing power of Podcasting for your business. It has nothing to do with joining the current hype. It’s definitely not about adding one more instrument to your marketing toolkit and overloaded business schedule.
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Discover the three most common marketing mistakes made by medical professionals and learn new marketing strategies and techniques that go beyond mainstream approaches.
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For small business owners: discover the real power of Twitter for your business. It has nothing to do with mass marketing. It’s not about sending out a bunch of tweets or celebrating likes and levels of engagement.
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For small business owners: discover how to use Email marketing - a supposedly dead marketing vehicle, to drive customer acquisition and retention, market more efficiently to a highly relevant audience and increase your return on investment.
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For small business owners: discover how to use Live Events to get in front of a like-minded community of people that provides you with quick, valuable feedback so that you can scale your business faster.
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For small business owners: discover how to use the eCommerce powerhouse Amazon Kindle to share your story, your valuable experiences and all the knowledge you gained during the journey while also making a profit.
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For small business owners: discover how to use the most powerful social platform on the planet aka how to deploy Facebook advertising in order to boost exposure, onboard more of the right prospects and clients, and increase sales.
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For small business owners: discover three actionable, results-oriented social media marketing tips that you can implement today to boost your presence on social media and get the most out of the specific networks.
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In the midst of the most-recent recession, why couldn’t you find a parking place at the mall on a weekend or get into a good restaurant without waiting for hours? Why were there waiting lines at the spa and coffee shop? In this podcast interview, Krisz Rokk and award-winning business consultant Brian Gracon use best practices from recession-proof companies to discuss buying triggers and habits of today’s consumer.
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Are there any parallels between extreme sports and business? And if so, what are some of the success principles that you can apply to strengthen your mental game and achieve breakthroughs in business and life? Take these 7 effective principles and apply them to increase your mental toughness and achieve breakthroughs in your business, professional career and life.
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How can you use LinkedIn to build genuine and long-lasting business relationships? Is there a proven way for individuals and businesses to connect authentically on this social media platform? Here are five quick hands-on tips on how to build meaningful business relationships on LinkedIn.
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How long can you afford to stay out of the Facebook advertising game? There are more than 50 million Facebook Pages but only 4 million advertisers on Facebook. Why is that? The answer to this question plus three deadly sins of Facebook advertising coming up in today's blog post.
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Do you have an international clientele? How do you manage business operations and finances without losing sight of all the atypical needs that business owners from foreign countries may have? These two online marketing tools will help you avoid outrageous bank fees when sending money abroad, closely monitor project performance, increase productivity and maximize outcomes.
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Have you been to Disneyland? Disney World is a true marketing bonanza. It would be a crime to put Walt's teachings into three simple marketing lessons. However, I do want to share with you the marketing lessons that most stood out for me because they can be applied to ALL businesses.
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What are Facebook Instant Articles and more importantly, why should you care? The following three steps will help you become an official Facebook Publisher and thus join the ranks of large media companies such as the National Geographic or the BBC.
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What are some of the biggest mistakes small business owners make? Does a small business in the US face different challenges than a small business in Europe or Asia? Is there a common theme aka pattern worldwide? These are some of the topics Krisz Rokk and multi-award winning speaker and investor Mac Attram talk about in this podcast interview.
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What happens when you put your prospects, leads or customers through your marketing funnel? How do you facilitate awareness, interest, desire and action? We’ll have a closer look at the reasons WHY some marketing funnels perform extremely well while others fail and I’m also going to share with you two best practices – one from Amazon and another one from iTunes.
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Is email marketing dying, transitioning or evolving? What's the current state of SMS and mobile marketing? Krisz Rokk and serial entrepreneur Heather Havenwood talk about it in today's StrengthInBusiness podcast episode.
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Are you a savvy member of the small business community feeling totally overwhelmed and exhausted by social media, content marketing, SEO, pay-per-click and things of that nature? Are you desperately trying to keep up with technology and all the Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram craziness going on? Discover three common online marketing challenges small businesses face.
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Do you have a formal referral system in place? What are the benefits of referrals, and more importantly, why do you need a process behind it? Consumers rely on word-of-mouth. Research shows that referrals and recommendations from friends, colleagues and other consumers trump every other source available.
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What happens to your business when direct sales becomes less effective? What happens when people stop sending you referrals? The Parthenon Philosophy states that you build your business on several robust pillars or marketing profit centers. But which pillars?
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Are you copying what seems to be successful? You see, modelling big business isn’t a good thing if you’re a small business. Big businesses have a different agenda and economics aka they operate with “play money”. Here are three common marketing mistakes for small business owners to avoid at all cost.
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What Facebook marketing hacks do you use to improve your results and increase ROI? Put the following five hacks to work for you and use Facebook's amazing targeting power to hand-pick your ideal prospects.
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What podcasting system(s) do you have in place to support your growth? Do you have a checklist for creating and publishing a podcast? The following easy-to-follow podcasting system includes three simple steps...
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Facebook carousel ads are outperforming link ads. You hear this statement over and over. Is it true? Will Facebook carousel ads outperform your link ads? Fact is, the Facebook carousel format is now available for organic posts. So, why not give it a go?
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Kindle marketing made easy: The following 10-step checklist will help you publish your book on Kindle to position yourself as an expert authority, draw in quality prospects and make more sales. Amazon is the ultimate sales machine and Kindle is a publishing powerhouse.
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Marketing fundamentals are boring and unsexy. So, why bother with the very basics of marketing when there's a new tool waiting to be discovered around every corner?
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Here are 5 essential questions to ask your customers now to get better results and grow your business. Gathering valuable feedback from customers will help you deliver a more targeted service.
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Are you still focusing on good old TV and radio advertising? Do you run any YouTube, Twitter, or Facebook ads? These digital advertising tools will help you quickly analyze how some of the best brands are advertising on Facebook. Mock-up your ad before launching it on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
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What is an ideal market? How do you pick a hot market? What about targeting? Discover the three mission-critical questions you need to ask yourself prior to launching your business.
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What's the deal with Facebook carousel ads? Why is this format so special, and more importantly, why should you test this type of advertising for your own brands and products too? Facebook carousel ads allow you to showcase more images and links in a single ad for the same price. Automatically show the best performing images first.
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Is the eBook revolution just a fad? Are headlines such as “Amazon selling over 1 million Kindles a week” a thing of the past? What category is responsible for the decline of the publishing industry? Still worth joining the Kindle game? Loads of questions… and loads of answers presented as Kindle marketing tidbits coming up…
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“Will Podcasting Hit It Big? (And What Is It?)” – This was the news headline back in 2005, at the peak of “podcasting”. Since, awareness for this “new” medium has been on the rise. In 2013 Apple announced that the iTunes Store had exceeded market expectations topping one billion podcast subscriptions. OK, so 1 billion…
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Social media advertising is going to explode in the years to come. Facebook, Twitter & Co. are powerful players in the digital advertising game and their performance should not be taken lightly. If you’re tired of searching and identifying affordable keywords you can bid on to drive traffic to your website (i.e. landing page, sales funnel) than you should definitely give social media advertising — Facebook advertising in particular, a try.
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What does your marketing mix look like? Where do you invest most of your marketing budget? Is it all sorts of marketing campaigns that take money out of your pocket, or do you focus on building modern marketing assets?
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The old model of sending batch email to a list is no longer effective — no matter how awesome that list is. And due to the huge success of this “oh so great model”, certain things changed. Gmail for example, has made unsubscribing from annoying emails a lot easier and other email providers followed… Fast forward... Email marketing has evolved.
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Why do you blog? What’s your goal? Simply writing and publishing a blog post won’t get you very far. If you want traction and are looking to go beyond providing informational and educational material to your blog audience, you’ll need to change some things. To be able to get the results you want — provided…
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Writing random content and inserting keywords willy-nilly won’t get you very far. Writing the right type of content for your dream prospects and clients is a whole different game. Now, there’s a lot more to content marketing than simply writing blog posts. However, there are still a lot of folks who associate content marketing with blogging. So, what else is considered content marketing?
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WHO is buying from you matters more than WHAT they’re buying. This insight was a game changer for me. It shaped the way I do marketing and how I onboard my own clients. Fortunately, I learned this important marketing lesson early on thus enabling me to focus on building strong pillars for future growth and not fall into the many traps that are easily encountered.
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Paid tools are great… but “what if I’m just starting out and I don’t have the money to invest into all those fancy tools”? This is the “BUT” – question I received from one of our amazing readers after publishing the last blog post. It’s true, at least two of the Twitter tools I mentioned in my recent article are paid tools. Obviously, SocialBro and Sprout Social are both awesome resources to use if you’re not exactly on a restricted budget.
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Yes, 140 characters can help you achieve unbelievable things. Twitter enables you to use shortcuts, omit needless characters and bylines, turn words into numbers, shorten links and show you’re a hashtag king / queen. On top of that, if you want to access relevant information FAST, Twitter is definitely the place to go. Well, all…
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Facebook ads are a powerful marketing weapon when it comes to expanding your reach to highly relevant audiences. In this blog post you’ll discover three powerful ways to target your most relevant audience using Facebook ads.
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More than 60 million new posts are being published on WordPress.com each month. Wait a second, that’s just WordPress. Let’s not forget the other blogging platforms such as Blogger, Tumblr, TypePad, and Posterous. That’s overwhelming, right? This is where smart content curation can go a long way.
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Facebook advertising can help you drive targeted traffic to your website, get quality leads and make more sales. To squeeze the best juice out of your Facebook ads and stop spending more than you should on a campaign, you need to have the right components in place. There are plenty of experts and marketing pros…
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Are you looking for social media marketing tools to perform tasks more efficiently? To help you minimize the time you spend on social media networks and maximize your outcomes, I’ve put together a small set of social media marketing tools that are straightforward and easy to use. See which ones resonate best with you.
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Running a successful blog requires time. Creating valuable and highly relevant content can be challenging indeed, especially if you’re not making use of the amazing blogging tools that are listed below. To help you go through the blogging process more smoothly, I decided to put together a list of blogging tools that have helped me cut my writing time by more than half. See what they can do for you.
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Coming up with relevant topics and creating original, high-quality content can be a pain in the butt — especially, if you don’t have a proven content marketing system in place. However, it doesn’t have to be that painful process you need to go through every time you sit down to write your new blog post or article. There are some strategies to generate content in a more productive and effective way.
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Podcasting is on the rise. Podcasts are undeniably popular, entertaining, educational and informative. On iTunes, podcast subscriptions top 1 billion. Obviously, podcasts are not exclusive to iTunes. Many other apps and services, so called podcatchers are eager to share the latest and greatest podcast episodes.
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Have you ever thought of combining podcasting with your dental practice, travel agency, or real estate business? Well, that’s exactly what Jason Hartman did a few years ago. He used podcasting to spread the word, gain trust and position his real estate investing business strategically and intelligently. Obviously, it turned out pretty well for him…
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How are you going to stand out from 347 million users on LinkedIn? What are the must-haves for a great LinkedIn profile? Your LinkedIn profile is a fantastic place to showcase your best assets and greatest successes. Furthermore, it’s the fastest way to make a great or not so great first impression.
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Successful marketing campaigns evoke strong emotions. These emotions could be negative (fear, anxiety, anger) or positive (joy, awe, excitement). They can go both ways. Emotions drive us to like, share and buy. Great brands know how to use a story and connect with their target audience. They understand the power of stories and are very adept at developing ad and marketing campaigns that touch our hearts.
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The Babylonians were the most powerful state in the ancient world after the fall of the Assyrian empire. They built the most famous city in ancient Mesopotamia, in the fertile plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and created the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Now, what’s all this got to do with marketing campaigns?
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Are you ready to solve complex problems with everyday materials and become the next MacGyver of marketing resources? Unlike MacGyver, you don’t really need to possess an encyclopedic knowledge on marketing to achieve your goals but you certainly have to tap into your resourcefulness. So, how can you accomplish this task? Whether you’re new to…
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Are you a business owner or marketing professional looking for new ways to generate leads? Do you want to get more customers through the door without overspending? Well, it’s time to use those marketing resources more wisely. No clients means no sales and no sales means sooner or later no business.
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We all know that the Internet, the rise of Facebook, Twitter and all those other social media platforms have changed the way we do business. The marketing landscape continues to shift and budgets aren’t exactly exploding – to say the least. With all this, it has become quite difficult for marketers to know how to…
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Where’s the real benefit of having a newsletter marketing system in place? Why are newsletters such a great way to increase client retention? What are the key ingredients of a great newsletter campaign? The topic of today’s interview is How to Increase Client Retention With Newsletter Marketing and my amazing guest is business building expert…
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Do you have a branding strategy? How do you brand yourself? What brand-building strategies do you use to position yourself & your company? What are some of the best brand-building principles that separate great brands from the rest? The topic of today’s podcast interview is What Great Brands Do and my amazing guest is brand-building…
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What are Google Plus and Google Hangouts all about? What are the best strategies to position yourself on Google+ and become an expert authority? What are the biggest mistakes people make when they use this social media channel? The topic of today’s podcast interview is Google+ and Google Hangouts and my amazing guest is online…
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How can you raise capital? Where do you find investors? What are investors actually looking for? What documents do you need to prepare when you’re going to raise money from a bank and other financial institutions along with venture capitalists and angel investors? The topic of today’s interview is Capital Raising and my amazing guest…
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The topic of today’s interview is Business Rescue and my amazing guest is business expert Trevi Lim from Australia. Trevi is a businessman, pharmacist, entrepreneur, philanthropist, coach, mentor, author and speaker. He went from working over 80 hours a week as an employee to now an owner of over 15 multimillion dollar businesses in less…
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