In today’s interview, Ginni Sarswati shares why she loves podcasting so much.
There are many pros to podcasting, one being that it is the preferred method of consuming content today. It’s convenient as we are all on the go and constantly short on time.
Another huge benefit is that people really become loyal and start to feel like they have a connection with you. After all, you are in their ears, literally.
Zachary Babcock’s story shows the power of discipline, mindset, and a true desire to change.
In a conversation with him, he shared that he was a bit of a “knucklehead” growing up. His father passed away when he was a young boy, and he got mixed in with the wrong crowd.
He ended up serving a few years in prison and finally decided enough was enough.
He started getting into self-development and working towards bettering himself. He started a podcast that jumped to Top 200 in the first week, and he’s had the opportunity to rub elbows with and even interview millionaires.
Today’s episode is incredibly inspiring. Zachary Babcock grew up as a bit of a “knucklehead” and ended up mixing in with the wrong crowd.
He ended up serving several years in prison, and he finally said enough was enough. He turned his life around and started the a podcast and movement called Underdog Empowerment, which jumped to a Top 200 podcast in the first week!
In this week’s episode, Chris Burres shares how sometimes you “fall into” a business model that looks quite a bit different than your original business plan.
He also goes into detail on Carbon 60 (also known as ESS60), a supplement that seems “too good to be true” thanks to some of the testimonials customers have been giving.
On that topic, he explains how to sell something that seems too good to be true, especially when most people are understandably skeptical.
In this post, I want to share a conversation I had with Chris Burres, co-founder of SES Research Industries.
We talk about Carbon 60 (also known as ESS60) and some of the benefits associated with it. Some of them seem a bit “too good to be true,” which guides our conversation towards how to sell something that seems too good to be true.
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Chris shares how sometimes you can fall into an opportunity or pivot into something that looks completely different than your business plan outlined.
In this week’s post, I share an interview with Owais Qureshi, Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Cue, a branding agency based out of Houston, Texas.
We talk about how Owais was initially going down the medical route path and found that his heart just wasn’t in it. He preferred creating pitch decks and working on creative projects.
He initially started taking on some freelance work just to help pay some bills while going through school. It wasn’t until later that he realized he could focus on it full time and make it his career.
Be sure to check out the video and listen to the podcast so you can hear our full conversation!
You can reach out to Owais and learn more about Cue at thevisualcue.com .
Today’s post is about gratitude. It’s important to be grateful for literally everything. Even the bad days. Even the failures. Everything.
Why? Because chances are we have much more than we realize. Sure, we could always have more. But we could also always have less.
I just watched The Lion King with my girlfriend on the way home from a friend’s wedding in Dallas yesterday. It’s the same story as the original, so if you haven’t seen it yet I don’t feel too bad about “spoiling” things for you.
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*Spolier alert* – Mufasa dies. It’s still sad in the new movie even though I saw it coming.
What does that have to do with anything? Well, it shows life is fragile and temporary. We need to show everyone love and appreciation.
But the Circle of Life provides hope that we can kind of exist in another form, like how Mufasa is still up in the clouds and living within Simba.
After all, we learn in physics that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred. I still remember that even though I got a C in that class in high school.
Proud but never satisfied
A cool phrase I’ve heard is to be proud but never satisfied. This doesn’t mean you should always be unhappy. Be happy with what you’ve accomplished and how far you’ve come. Just don’t let success allow you to settle for complacency.
Appreciate what you have now
We take life for granted many times. We take loved ones for granted. Everyone around you will one day be dead. Not to be morbid, just trying to be real.
Make sure you let people know you care about them, that they matter to you. And try not to get so caught up in chasing success and wealth that you ignore the simple joys of hanging out with people you genuinely like.
Today’s episode is on gratitude. Be grateful for everything!
I’ve heard a phrase “Proud but never satisfied.” I love that, because it shows you can be proud and grateful for your accomplishments but remain hungry for continued success.
Make sure to tell someone you love or appreciate them today. And like Mufasa in the Lion King says, “Remember who you are.” Remember to remain humble and try not to change for the worse as you reach new levels of success.
Let’s face it. To get to the ultimate level, no matter what it is you do, you have to be competent and confident with your presentation and communication skills.
You might be able to get away with getting clients through online ads and sales funnels, but if you really want to be a big brand or entrepreneur, chances are you’ve got to get comfortable with being in front of crowds.
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Long story short, communication is important. How you say something is arguably more important than what you say.
If there was a single thing of highest importance, it would be to focus on your tonality (vocal variety). Some people can be so monotone and BORING (I’ve been guilty of this).
What NOT to do
I found a video I made for a college class… it’s pretty cringe-worthy. Watch my YouTube video or listen to the podcast to get a feel for it.
I was trying to do a deep voice, was extremely monotone, and quite frankly I’m pretty embarrassed that the video even exists. However, I’m willing to share it so that you can learn what NOT to do.
Listen to how I currently speak when compared to that video.
Tips to Improve Communication
I found a few top articles on Google that shared tips on how to improve communication.
Use Your Optimal Pitch for a Healthy, Powerful Voice
Make Your Voice More Expressive and Interesting
Use pitch inflection (raising the tone of a word or phrase in terms of the musical scale)
Practice Exercises for Precise and Crisp Articulation
Whatever you say will sound more intelligent and elegant if your diction is good—if your speech is crisp and articulate.
Example: Say the word “Government” (did you pronounce the first “n”?)
www.TheAccidentalCommunicator.com says that tonality is really what matters. A celebrity voice coach, Roger Love, shares the opinion that tonality controls up to 40% of whether or not a person who is listening to you will believe what you are saying. The key: don’t speak in a monotone voice.
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Transfer Energy!
It takes more work to transfer energy through audio alone as opposed to in video or in person. To get somebody excited requires some passion behind the message.
You could have the most important or interesting topic ever, but if you present it in a way that does not engage or excite your audience, they will not retain that information.
You probably know this for yourself. Anytime you click on a YouTube video or start a podcast that has fuzzy audio or where the speaker is super dry, you probably exit out, right? Exactly. So make sure you are not speaking in a way that would bore others to death.
Practice Makes Perfect
As always, practice makes perfect. Record yourself speaking into a microphone or even the Voice Memo app on your iPhone if you have one. Better yet, throw a camera up in front of you and record yourself speaking.
How do you look? How do you sound? We all have room for improvement, but as you do this more and more often, you’ll be able to perfect the way you communicate and present yourself to others via video, audio, or in person.
