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MBA1389 Recording Content While Traveling

Travel can be a great part of entrepreneurship. It can also hurt your content production — but only if you let it.

You don’t have to choose between travel and content productivity. Whether you need to record podcasts or videos, you can stay on schedule with the right tools, the right tricks, and the right approach. Best of all? You don’t have to sacrifice one bit of quality.

Our intrepid host Omar would know. 

He’s traveling all week, despite having to record an interview, give an interview on another podcast, and shoot some marketing video. It’s not our first time producing content on the move, and we’ve got it down to a (conveniently mobile) science. 

Today, we’ll discuss the travel-friendly recording equipment we use to keep the content coming, no matter where we are. We’ll explain how to find and set up the right space for good audio and visuals. We’ll also tell you what to do before you travel, so you can get clean, professional results. 

Don’t let traveling mess with your content schedule — or vice versa. Click Play!

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MBA1388 Must Read: Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink

Discipline isn’t scary.

That’s a core belief of former Navy SEAL Jocko Willink, and the central message of his latest book, Discipline Equals Freedom. Willink has experienced the toughest kind of discipline, but it didn’t just help him succeed in the military. It showed him how to enjoy his life more.

That’s right: discipline doesn’t make your life harder. In the end, it makes things easier.

For entrepreneurs, this lesson is invaluable. The same discipline necessary to be productive and move your business forward also protects your social and family life. Discipline isn’t about punishment. It’s an investment — and the returns are incredible.

Tune in, and learn how you can see discipline as something liberating, not suffocating. Hear why our (very disciplined) host Omar loves this book, and why it’s better as a hardcover than an audiobook or e-book. 

Get comfortable with discipline, and see how your life and business can improve. Click Play!

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MBA1387 The Dangers of Free + Free Ride Friday

“Free” can really cost you.

If you’re giving away too much, it’s not just hurting your bottom line. It’s hurting your future chances of success by building an expectation you can’t escape. It’s also creating a very unfavorable impression about your product’s true value. Far more than the actual cost of a product that’s offered for nothing, you might be losing years of potential future revenue.

Before you give anything away, you need to understand what you’re giving up.

We’re not talking about free trials or other limited marketing tactics. We’re talking about devaluing your product to the point where customers no longer believe it’s worth anything. And you’re not the only one who loses; statistically, customers rarely get the full benefit of a product they haven’t properly invested in themselves.

Before you offer anything for free, take the time to consider the long-effects. Tune in, and learn where the line is between marketing and freebie-ing your way out of business. Click Play!

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MBA1386 How to Fight and Beat Your Impostor Syndrome

You can do this. You are doing this. And it’s not a mistake.

Impostor syndrome affects almost everyone, but it’s especially vicious among entrepreneurs. Because we’re off the beaten path, making our own decisions and living according to our own ideas, it can be very easy to start doubting ourselves. Without the support of a conventional job structure, it can be hard to believe in our own ability.

You’re not the only one.

Impostor syndrome has killed innumerable businesses. Sometimes, people simply can’t believe that they deserve success — especially if there’s no one telling them so. Today, we’re sharing the tricks and tips we use to abolish Impostor Syndrome, and keep misplaced emotions from obscuring the fact that we are good enough. 

We’ll discuss how to maintain an honest and accurate assessment of yourself and your ability, and to silence the negative internal chatter than can creep into you head. If you’re doubting yourself, take a listen. Click Play!

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MBA1385 Q&A Wednesday: What businesses can I start without funding?

No rich parents or angel investors? You can still start a business.

It’s Q&A Wednesday, and one listener wants to know what kinds of businesses you can start without a dime in funding. Well, we’ve got it down to about $100. With only that much, you can build the foundation of a business that can grow into something big. Yes, it’s possible — if you know how.

In fact, we’ve got 5 different ways to start a business for less than the cost of a new pair of sneakers.

Our host Omar has personally done all 5, from scratch. From services to brokering to affiliating, you can always build a business if you realize that money isn’t the only asset you can leverage. Funding-free, bootstrapped businesses are more possible than ever today, thanks to a little thing called the Internet. 

It’s just a matter of applying your own existing skills and knowledge in places that need them. The options are limitless. Tune in, and see which path can work for you. Click Play!

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MBA1384 4 Simple Health Hacks That Will Improve Your Productivity

Tired? Sluggish? Over it?

Here’s the thing about your health: not only is it more important than your business, it’s also crucial to your business. Unhealthy, fatigued, tired entrepreneurs simply don’t have the energy required to get things done. And that means your business suffers.

Which raises the question: how can you get in entrepreneuring shape?

Well, our intrepid host Omar isn’t a doctor or a fitness expert. But he is a healthy, energetic business person, and he attributes that energy to a few simple habits he’s developed over the years. Today, we present the 4 things that keep Omar on top of his game.

Of course, they can work for you too.

We’d like to challenge you to try these health tips, and see what kind of impact they have on your business. We think you’ll find that the effort you put into your health is well worth the productivity that results. There’s one way to find out — Click Play!

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MBA1383 Guest Teacher: Tom Cronin – How to Handle Stress and Work in Peace

Stress hurts.

That’s not a complaint; it’s a fact. Excessive mental and emotional stress — the kind that seems to permeate modern life and business — hurts you, and your business. It diminishes health, and it kills performance. If you are stressed, you are not at your best.

Managing stress isn’t a luxury. For entrepreneurs, it’s a responsibility.

Tom Cronin knows about stress. He spent years in the stock market, and saw how stress can consume us. That’s why he founded the Stillness Project, which helps business people integrate healthy stress management into their lives.

Today, Cronin is here to explain the effect stress has on your body, and how to combat those effects. He’s not here with promises to rid you of stress; rather, he’s here to help us understand the function of stress in our biology, and how to manage it effectively.

Don’t worry; the practices and exercises Cronin is sharing don’t require you to shave your head and seek enlightenment. We’re simply making a business proposal: that stress management is an investment of — not a waste of — time. And the returns are worth it. Click Play!

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