Many of us have heard many times the actual steps to being successful. In fact, I’ve wrote about many of these topics in blog posts here at New Inceptions. They include:
Reading and/or learning from others who have what you want regularly.
You should plan regularly to get what you want.
Reflect as much as possible – Daily, weekly, Monthly, Yearly.
Appreciate what you have because doing the opposite is what we’re used to and it’s a big reason why so many of us have negative attitudes.
The list goes on.
In today’s episode, co-host of AoL and founder of EnthusiatiCLAY, Clay Green, shares with us his three top habits. These habits include much of what we need to do to achieve long term success.
And we’ve heard people talk about them before.
In this podcast, however, he takes it to the next level. He actually shares proof in why we should be doing these three things.
I also ask him some in depth questions that lead to a great conversation as well.
This is his silver edition, so if you want his background, you can find out more about him in session 46.
As always, thanks for listening, and enjoy the show!
SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:
How we got started in this talk. 6:25
How’s his trek going throughout the country going? 8:15
What’s the first step to building your own belief? 12:16
How do you build your belief circle? 18:02
How do you start listening to your own internal voice of what you actually want? 26:50
The three habits which can change your life. 21:30
Why meditation is important to so many successful people. 31:40
Why gratitude is essential to long lasting success. 43:14
The hardest thing he’s ever had to say no to. 46:46
One thing that cost under $100 that has changed his life. 48:41
What’s the smallest decision he’s made that has had the largest impact on his life? 49:30
What is one thing all high school students must know? 53:31
How can someone be a difference maker in their community? 56:58
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Podcasts are one of the most used ways to get your message out there. Whether it’s for fun, you’re syndicating as a radio show, or you’re using it to deliver content for your business, podcasts are gaining popularity all the time.
For me, I’ve been listening to them since 2010 and producing them since 2013.
However, today’s guest, has a heck of a lot more experience in this world than I do. In fact, he’s been around the media a good part of his life.
In this chat with Chris (aka CJ Ripka on his podcast Raw and Real), I wanted to find out more about the medium itself.
Where it came from, why it’s called a podcast, ways people are being successful with it today, and some of the things he believes are in the not too distant future for the medium.
As usual, I also find out how he got the wealth of knowledge he has. If you have similar interests and you love podcast tech, then hopefully it will shed some light on what your next steps might be!
As always, thanks for listening, and enjoy the show!
SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:
When did Chris get into media production? 5:48
Where did the interest come from in working with media? 8:30
How did he start with podcasting? 12:16
What’s his thoughts in there being different perspectives in how podcasting production should be done? 13:48
Where the term podcasting come from? 17:10
Who are some of the early podcasters that are still around? 21:30
Why Chris believes that some of the niches that exist in podcasting are going to dissolve soon. 25:15
What are some things that any podcaster should think about and/or consider when they want to tweak their show? 27:56
What are some ways to build a larger audience? 31:54
Who is one of the more memorable guests that Chris has had on his live stream show, Raw and Real? 33:02
What’s going on in the rest of 2017 for Chris? 35:06
Who are three influencers who have helped him get where he is? 37:20
What is the hardest thing that he’s ever had to say no to? 39:55
What would be something you’d find in Chris’ edition of the Creative Entrepreneur’s Handbook? 40:28
What advice does he often hear adults giving to children that he calls bs on? 41:21
How can someone be a difference maker in their community? 42:12
Chris is Interview by Dennis Langlais of the Five Minute Bark Podcast
Finding Your Place After the Military Interview:
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In part of last week’s post, I mentioned that if we’re going to be involved in digital marketing, we need to be aware of who our Raving or True Fans are.
The question was asked, how do you find who those people are?
This is a great question. So good, in fact, that I’m going to make this post all about answering that question.
What Makes a True Fan?
So real quick, if you’re not familiar with the phrase “True Fan”, let’s fix that real quick.
A True Fan is basically someone that will go out of their way to be involved in your work.
They’re the ones that, if you’re speaking for example, will travel 150-200 miles to hear you talk.
They will open up and read your emails.
True Fans are those that tell others about you all the time.
And, they’re the ones who self identify themselves as fans of your work.
So, really, these folks are people that believe in what you’re doing and want to be a part of it in anyway they can.
How Does Someone Become a True Fan?
A person becomes a true fan of yours when they feel that they’re engaged in what you’re doing.
That word “engaged” is the key.
How do you build engagement? One person at a time.
If someone takes the time to comment on a blog post, or emails you, or does anything else to reach out to you, answer them. And I don’t mean answer them with a “Oh, thanks!” sort of response. I mean give them a paragraph or two that brings them in further.
A better response to a compliment instead of “Oh, thanks!” would be “Oh, hey <sender>! Thanks for reaching out. Yeah, that <whatever they’re complimenting on> is so important to me. I’m glad you found some value in it! What’s your thoughts on <insert related topic>?”
If they respond, great! Keep going down that path with them.
One thing that I’ve found which has helped me is by finding out how I can add more value to them.
I mean, they might not become a True Fan in the end (we can’t control that) but if they respond, then we might have better insights of helping your real True Fans.
Always seek to improve others lives by letting them have a part in your work. Whether it’s through your art, products, or other services, find out what they want – don’t guess if you can help it.
Identifying True Fans
Active True Fans
So, we’ve gone over what true fans are and how people can become one. But how do you identify them?
Well, for one, I think you should know that there are two types of true fans. The first group is a bit more active in following your work. For example, they always share, comment on, or like posts on social media. They always open your emails. If you attend conferences, they’ll definitely come and talk to you.
Usually these folks make it abundantly clear that they’re listening to you.
They’re the ones who you can count on and they’re relatively easy to identify.
Do you know a few folks like this? Make note of their names, their likes and dislikes, and their contact info. Heck if you’re just starting out, perhaps a Google spreadsheet might be useful!
Keep engaging with them and finding more and more ways to add value to these folks.
Passive True Fans
Not all true fans are outspoken as those that I would call active. There’s a more passive variety that you might only hear from time to time or not at all.
But, they’re still engaging with your stuff on another level. They might buy all your products, or they’re telling their friends about what you do.
Many times these same people don’t have the time to follow all of your posts on social media or read all of your emails. Perhaps they’re busy in their own world.
The thing is you have no idea that they’re out there because they don’t usually self identify.
So how do you find this group of fans?
The number one easiest way is to give them the opportunity to raise their hand and say they are a true fan.
Perhaps this might be a special landing page for a separate email list that will allow them to get special news as MVP’s. Sure, you might be getting your active true fans in the list as well, but it’s easier to communicate with them then as well!
Also, consider a special Facebook Group (like I have for the AoL Podcast here). Just make sure that whatever you create, that you don’t leave it on automation too long. I’ve seen some groups start well and then the leader disappears after setting it on auto-pilot with another group member.
I’m sure there’s other ideas, but these are the ones that I use.
Action Steps
The key takeaway that I want you to get this week is for you to start building engagement. Only then can you build products and give services that you know people want.
Here’s the strategy in short:
Reach out and add value.
Find out who engages back with you readily and regularly.
And offer them extra value to become True Fans (MVPs?).
Let me know below how you you’ve reached out to your true fans below!
P.S. I didn’t speak too much about Twitter. But you can use tools like friendorfollow.com to see who’s following you. Or, if you want more functionality, check out Commun.it.
(Note: If you decide to use Commun.it – do so while knowing that some of the functions in it might be somewhat annoying to certain individuals. While I was playing with it, I got on certain people’s radars in a way that wasn’t necessarily the best way!)
Then, send some messages to those who are fans of you (they’re only following you) or you’re following each other. Let them know about your MVP list or group.
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One thing that the many non-millennials of the world make fun of millennials for is the fact we believe that we’re all pretty “little snowflakes”.
Well, truth is, we are.
But not in the way that we think we deserve a special life. Because in that respect, we don’t deserve anything. Sorry, but there are no participation trophies in real life.
We and everyone else in the world is a ”precious little snowflake” because we all have a uniqueness to us.
We have passions and interests not everyone else has.
(If you believe otherwise, then maybe you’re looking forward to the day that 1984 is a reality.)
To be a true creative, you’ll need to figure out what those are in order to be the most valuable to others. You need to find out what makes you, you.
You’ll need to become more self aware.
In this post, I’ll give you some pointers in how you can find out how you’re different from your peers so you share what you’re about to others a bit easier!
My Journey to Finding Out What I’m Interested In
I’ve always been someone who makes friends on the web rather easily. In fact, oddly enough, for many millennials, it’s almost easier to make friends online, than it is in person.
The first friends that I made online were through a chat forum with my original ISP. Every day after school, we’d hop onto the NetUSA1.net chat, and people would just go about discussing their days.
I quickly came to find out that I had a lot of interests in common with people who didn’t go to my school. Today I’d even go as far as saying I simply didn’t fit at my high school.
I didn’t realize it at the time, but was a proto-millennial.
My classmates were more Gen X influenced. Even today when I talk to many of them, I realize that they’re not readily accustomed to the web and technology as I and younger millennials are. For many of them, they’re technology immigrants. They only utilize it when they have to.
That said, I realized what sets me apart from my peers in this regard.
I excel at understanding entrepreneurial tech and love to show others how to use it in a way that will help multiply their business results.
Have Conviction in What You’re Doing
As a creator, you don’t really want to pursue anything unless you strongly believe that it needs to exist, or what you’re discussing is an important topic.
Just because you’re good at something, doesn’t mean that doing that something professionally is a good match for you.
Take, for example, when I was teaching algebra for a couple of years.
Could I do it? Sure! I love to teach.
Could I teach it? Yeah.
Did I have a believe that those who I was teaching it to needed to know it? Possibly.
Did I really envision myself teaching algebra for a prolonged period of time? Nope!!
Also, when other folks start finding out what you’re about, you don’t want to be changing your focus.
You want to be known as the guy or gal who helps ________ do ______ so that others can ________.
If you’re bouncing around from thing to thing and those topics aren’t connected, then people aren’t really going to understand what you’re all about. This might mean that you lose in opportunity, and potential fans and/or clients down the road.
Show That Belief through Passion and Energy
This goes off the last one a bit, but you’ll need to be pumped each time you have the opportunity to share or do something involved with whatever it is that you like discussing. An easy way to find out what pumps you up is finding out what you naturally talk and learn about in your free time.
When I was making those friends on the web, we’d discuss all kinds of geeky things. From games to computers, and even science. We’d also chat about all the crap that we had to deal with in school. Even back then, I can see the seeds of what I’m discussing with you here via New Inceptions.
When you’re thrilled to discuss a topic with other people, it shows. For one, you likely won’t know when to stop going on about the topic. (Been there, done that – still do it.) And two, they’ll probably get energetic from the conversation just because you are. Even if tomorrow they need another kick of your motivation. But hey, you’ll be glad to share it, right?
Give Your Perspective on Other’s Results, Content, and Role Modeling through your own Experiences
Whatever is important to you, chances are there’s going to be other people you learned it from. Whether you’re into cars, video games, sports, fitness, etc., there’s other people who are already doing what you’re going to be doing – just maybe not exactly how you want to do your version.
First, your small difference in how you do things is what’s going to separate you from them. And secondly, you can use those differences to discuss your perspective on what they’re talking about.
I’ve mentioned so many people in this blog that I’ve learned things from over the years. What sets me apart from Pat Flynn and SPI, for example, is that on my show, I have co-hosts. Or the fact that my guests are easy to relate to for beginners. Or, perhaps it’s the fact that I have a more academic background than he does.
Point being, you can talk the same topics as other people, but let who you are guide the actual conversation.
Surround Yourself with People You Want to Be Like
Ok, so this one is fairly simple. You’ve heard that you’re the average of the 5 (or 10) people you’re around the most? Yeah, other people are going to judge you based on who you surround yourself with.
If other people are considered gurus in their field of expertise and you hung around them, would you automatically be considered a guru as well? Maybe.
If you were hanging out with bikers in a bar somewhere and some saw you there – would they consider you a biker? It’s very likely.
You’re the company you keep, internally and externally.
Synthesize and Deliver Your Own Product or Services
Once you start expanding on the ideas of people in your field and you’re getting the chance to network with people you admire and want to make part of your network, wouldn’t it make sense to actually walk the walk?
For us in the online information world, that product comes in the form of content. Whether it’s free like this blog post, or it’s a premium course, content is a product.
As a creator, you need to have your own product or services to deliver and/or offer as well.
Experience
If you’re just starting out in your own business or project, people might question your credibility because your new. The way that most people deal with this is through leveraging their experience.
For example, maybe you’re just starting out as a woodworker like David Picciuto and you want to make a name for yourself. What he did was rely on his knowledge he obtained from his marketing years to help him develop his platform on YouTube. Maybe you don’t have a marketing background, but you might know someone that does and you can have them make videos of your work. They get noticed as the videographer, you get noticed as the woodworker.
Win-win.
Be Current
This one is pretty simple. No one wants old information unless it’s timeless information. But even then, you need to look like you’re keeping with the times. If your site looks wonky and unprofessional, then people are going to get that impression of you, the owner.
If your branding looks like it’s something straight from 2007 – then people are going to think that it’s from an old site OR they’re going to think you’re just not with the times.
Obviously this has more ramifications in some industries more than others.
Being current in fashion is going to be much more important than say here with fundamental business advice.
Make Yourself Readily Available
Here’s the other thing. Make sure you actually respond to comments, emails, and posts from your followers. If you don’t engage, they won’t either. And if they’re not engaging, how do you even know they’re there?
Also, be sure to post in as many places as you can. Pat used to have a piece of advice to “be everywhere”. He still might say that, but you can only be in so many places. Choose the a few that you can readily post to (blogging, Facebook, YouTube, etc.) and stick with those.
Followers Do Count – Sorta
There’s two schools of thought on whether the number of followers actually count when it comes to social media.
However, if you’re looking to bring in more followers, then perhaps it does count. You can’t have engagement without having followers in the first place, right? Would you rather follow and/or pay attention to someone who has 100 followers or 1000?
Action Steps
So there you go. A few ways that you can start working on today that will help you boost your appeal to potential new clients.
Differentiating yourself can make all the difference in the online space.
Are there any methods that I forgot? Let me know below if you can think of any!
Bonus
For you deep thinkers, I’ll leave you with this TEDx talk of Julian Baggini:
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For many of us creators, we do things because we have a passion for it.
The question often is, how do we monetize something we enjoy doing without taking the fun out of it? Or, if we’re doing it because we see it as a mission – how do we keep from tainting that mission?
Like today’s guest, I believe, if done right, you can take something you love to do and make a living doing it.
That’s why I believe in Fizzle so much. That’s exactly what they teach people to do.
In this session, Laila and I sit down with an entrepreneur who has taken his passion of geeking out as Jack Sparrow to another level.
He gets paid to actually impersonate Jack as Long Jon Sparrow.
In today’s chat with Jon Boersma, we find out what inspired him to impersonate Captain Jack Sparrow, how much of his work was learned from formal education vs being self taught, and we dive a bit into how knowing about the 4 basic personalities have helped him in his career and how others can apply the same info to their lives.
As always, thanks for listening, and enjoy the show!
SPECIFICALLY, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT:
What inspired Jon to do a Captain Jack Sparrow impersonation in the first place? 8:40
Where did he get the help to come up with his costume? 11:43
When was Jon first bitten by the entrepreneur bug? 14:45
Where did his company, Horizons, come from? 16:05
How much of his work is formal education vs self taught skills? 17:43
How did he get started with Super Gainz Fitness? 23:23
When did his business really take off? 26:22
What’s the deal with his project Business to Arts, Arts to Business? 31:08
Does Jon deal with any copyright issues with impersonation? 34:28
What’s some more info on the personalities and how can they help in someone’s career? 36:23
What are some of the things that Jon’s looking forward to in 2017? 43:11
Three books that he tells others about. 46:47
What social norm has taken a 180 degree turn in the past 10 years? 48:50
What’s the smallest decision Jon’s made that has had the largest impact on his life? 57:26
If he woke up tomorrow as his 10 year old self with all of his memories intact, what would he do? 59:42
What’s the secret to achieving personal freedom? 1:01:14
Prince EA: Everybody Dies, But Not Everybody Lives:
Shawn Achor: The Happy Secret to Better Work
Alyson Tabbitha’s Jack Sparrow Transformation/Tutorial:
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Networking is vital to building your reach as a creator. Whether you’re starting a nonprofit, a business, or just wanting to build awareness of whatever else you might be doing, you’re going to have grow your network.
In this post, I’m going to share with you how you can start meeting like minded people today. This is the first step in building key relationships to help expand your community, audience, and/or business.
Get Started Locally
Many people in business are used to going to networking meetings in their local area. BNI, Toastmasters, and the Rotary are just a clubs you can meet other business owners. The great part about these particular clubs is that they’re everywhere.
There are a couple of places where you start looking for groups with similar interests to yours: meetup.com & eventbrite.com. The events that you might find might not be down the street, but they’ll be worth the drive.
For example, when I was first getting my feet wet when it came to entrepreneurship here in Indy, I would go to 3+ meetings a month where entrepreneurs could get together and discuss the newest and coolest things.
After a while, what I came to find out, especially here in Indy, was that I would tend to see the same people each week.
That’s great if what you’re looking to do is build solid foundational relationships. In fact, you might need to start there. However, after a while, the same people can only help you get your reach so far.
You need to keep meeting new people.
When you start feeling the itch to expand, it’s time to change things up.
Getting Out Of Your Town
Going to Conventions
For most industries, the way to meet people has been to gather in places where the leaders of the industries would gather. Conventions have been a part of history for a very long time. Maybe not to the extent that they are today, but they’ve been there.
When people think of conventions, they might think of something like Comic Con or CES. (Both are two that I want to check out before too long.)
I’ve been to my fair share of conventions. When the second trilogy of the Star Wars movies was coming out, I went to a Star Wars convention here in Indy called Celebration. A couple of years later, I went to a few trade shows, and then I started going to a series of business conventions.
Going to events like these – especially to those that you have a deep interest in topics discussed there – is one of the best feelings you can feel. I’m not sure how to entirely describe the feeling, but the best way that I can describe it is like going to a toy store (Toys ‘R Us for me) when you were in middle school.
You understand what it means to be there and there’s just so much potential of what could be.
The big difference between going to a toy store and going to a convention is that when you go to a convention, there’s other people there who are like you. They might have an audience already and doing what you want to do or they might be at your same level and have a missing piece to what you’re wanting to start.
Either way, conventions are a quick way to find people that understand you, think like you, and believe in what you’re doing as a creator.
Social Media:
While nothing can really replace the feeling of going to a convention, you can come close to the after effects (connecting with people) if you learn how to network on social media.
There’s a reason why you can max out your friends list on Facebook at 5000 people. Facebook really doesn’t expect you to really have that many deep relationships. However, they know there will be types of people who want to have as many connections as they can. Whether that’s for business or just for the heck of it, Facebook lets you do it.
So, if you’re a business owner or some other type of creator who wants to get their work known, don’t be afraid to network on Facebook.
For the last couple of years, ever since you had to pay for your page’s posts to reach more than 5% of your audience, groups have been making a huge comeback.
Luckily for you, there’s groups of all kinds.
If you want to build relationships outside of your town, you can start today. Just open up Facebook, search for something you’re interested in, find a group that looks somewhat alive, and then add value to the conversation.
Do that upwards of 20 some times (over a month) and people will know you provide value. Keep doing it over a few months, and you might actually start getting traction in that group as being a figure who knows what they’re talking about!
As you’re engaging in those groups, feel free to add people as friends if they seem like they’re cool. Chances are they’ll accept and you can carry the conversation on outside of the group.
Making It Happen
Eventually you’re going to want to meet with people in person. Whether that’s face to face or through something like Skype, you’ll need to find a time to meet up with someone that you’ve started engaging with.
The Traditional Method:
When you’re looking to meetup with someone you’ve met outside of the usual events or groups you engage in, you might have an idea to send them an email to meet up. You send a few back and forth and you come up with a date and time to get together.
Then, you’re probably going to record it somewhere – unless you have a really good memory.
If you’re a busy person and have lots of meetings, or just like to keep track of things in a calendar, you might use one on your phone, computer, or perhaps online. For me, I use Google calendar for just about everything these days.
It wasn’t always that way. When I had a very repetitive schedule, I had no reason to use one.
Funny enough, I only started using a calendar when I had to start booking guests to interview on my podcast.
And now, I’ll just say it’s easier to write things down in a calendar then it is to try to remember all the events I have to be at or write them down on random pieces of paper.
A quick note: Always get the person’s email that you’re booking a meeting with. That way you can invite them through Google Calendar. This acts as sort of a confirmation that you’re actually putting it in your calendar. If they weren’t already, they’ll take you more seriously this way.
Automate It:
Since many podcasters have guests on their show like me, they have to set recording sessions on a regular basis.
Having to send multiple emails or messages and writing down the agreed upon date can take up a fair amount of time – especially if it’s repeated over and over.
To help gain back some of that time, there have been a few tools created over the years which can make this process much easier.
Calendly.com If you’re a host and you have a set schedule each week, then Calendly could definitely become one of your favorite tools. All you do is connect it to your Google calendar and let it know what types and length of meetings you’re wanting to do.
After that, it will give you a link to share with people you want to meet with. Once you give it to them, they choose a time and you don’t have to have a trail of emails. Again, pretty handy if you have a set schedule each week!
Doodle.com This tool is one of my favorites because I have co-hosts who I work into the show whenever possible. It’s a solution for for more than 2 people. Instead of connecting this to your calendar, you manually pick a few dates and times you’re available to meet. Then, you share a poll with the other people you’re interested in meeting with. They vote on the times that they can get together and if a time has everyone match, that’s the one you choose to get together on.
There are other tools that are very similar to Calendly and Doodle, but I haven’t used them, so I can’t readily tell you the difference. Both of these do what I want them to do when needed!
Action Steps
Back in 2010 when I first started on my journey, groups on Facebook (or LinkedIn for that matter) weren’t as common as they are today. There’s literally no reason why you can’t start building your network today.
Here’s a few steps for you if you haven’t been leveraging Facebook to it’s fullest potential.
Clean up your profile. Make it look like it’s a run by someone who cares about how they present themselves to the world. If it’s easier to start another “professional” account, then do that instead. Make sure it’s filled out so that you appear as if you’re real.
Add 5 groups that you think are in your realm of expertise.
Look for conversations you can add value to and do it. Don’t force yourself onto conversation you know nothing about. 😉
After a couple of days of engagement, feel free to add up to five people from the group. If they ask you about a new account (provided you made one in step 1), let them know the truth – you’re original profile is too cool for the group! 🙂
Anyhow, hope that helps you build out your network guys. Let me know if you’re struggling. Remember, the more friends you have that are building the same types of things you are, the faster you all will get to where you’re going.
Bonus Video on Booking Yourself Solid:
If you want to set up more potential client meetings, head on over to Fizzle and check out the course by Book Yourself Solid guru Jason Billows.
Here’s an interview of him with Paul McManus to give you a taste of what he’s about:
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Patrick Lencioni on one of the Five Dysfunctions of a Team:
John Maxwell introduces his book Intentional Living:
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