Have you ever looked at someone who risks it all for big rewards and thought, "wow, I wish I was more of a willingness to take risks like them. I tend to play it safe!" Here's the thing, risk isn't an all or none skill, it's actually a muscle you build over time. Now, if you are thinking, I don't need more risk in my life, I'd like you to be open to a new perspective. In this episode I'm going to suggest a few reasons why we all need to dial up our risk muscles. I'm also going to share some activities you can do to begin to flex and strengthen your risk muscles.   This podcast is the recording of one of my weekly 10-minute bursts of innovation. If you'd like to join the conversation live, click here.    Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Digital Magazine Everyday Innovators Online Academy – Join the global community Become a sought after Everyday Innovator coach and trainer. If you are looking to be a high-demand coach or trainer that commands top dollars, this training is for you. Add the IQE and the Everyday Innovator method to your toolbox.  Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book  

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Build Your Risk Muscles

Here's the real deal, the past two years have been filled with unexpected challenges and obstacles. For some it led to exponential growth, and for others it meant having the rug pulled out from underneath them. In these situations what has always inspired me are people that even against the odds find new opportunities to pursue. People that create opportunities where they didn't exist before. Today's guest is no exception to that. Eli Harris may be young, but his vision and experience is wise beyond his years. As the Co-Founder and President of R-Zero, Eli is looking to totally disrupt the disinfection industry, lead the way in the new field of bio-safety, and change a field that on one hand has experienced massive change, yet on the other hasn't seen innovation in years. Listen in as we talk about how to reframe your thinking, view legacy industries and pursue a massive vision. Connect with Eli Harris on LinkedIn and follow the Forbes 30 under 30 leader.  Check out R-Zero as they transform an industry.  Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Digital Toolkit Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book  

With Tamara - Elli Full Audio

As the vice president of marketing at Champion Petfoods, and Acana Dog Food, the only dog food specifically for rescue dogs,  Jennifer Beechen knows what it takes to build innovative products that make a meaningful difference.  She is a shinning example of learning through listening and collaboration, the power of "love letters" in your business and how to own your unique value. Jennifer's Everyday Innovator style is Futuristic Collaborative As part of my Everyday Innovator series, I'm committed to bringing you stories  from rock star Everyday Innovators like Jennifer. Their insights will help you ignite innovation, influence others, and make an impact.    Connect with Jennifer and follow updates from Champion on LinkedIn Check out Champion Petfoods. Their premier products may become your furry friend's new favorite food.    

Learning Through Listening with Everyday Innovator Jennifer Beechen

In this series I interview ordinary people doing extraordinary things. People like you and me out there innovating, influencing and making an impact. Today, Everyday Innovator Connie Warden shares with us how she had to learn to play big, stay curious and differentiate herself in an authentic way in the wellness space which is cluttered with me-too people, programs and noise. Connie has truly leveraged her Everyday Innovator style of Inquisitive Instinctual to ignite innovative ideas that have helped her launch her "mindful kindful" business and succeed. Connie is a martial artist, zen seeker, founder of ZaZen, and a truly inspiring Everyday Innovator.   Check out more about Connie's programs and her anti-stress in a box product on her website.  Her online yoga and meditation programs can also be found through her facebook page.  Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Digital Toolkit Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

Learning to Play Big with Connie Warden

In your lifetime you've probably experienced the power of a movement. Maybe you saw it on the news in a political movement. Perhaps in a cultural shift. When a majority of people with a singular focus take power, amazing things can happen. But, have you ever thought about how to leverage the power of a movement in your work and life? If you haven't yet, you will after this episode. Today, Greg Satell, author of Cascades and innovation thought leader, joins me to talk about the power of movements in creating transformational change, building cultures of change, and driving innovation in uncertain times.    Definitely check out Greg's book, Cascades: How to Create a Movement That Drives Transformational Change, on Amazon Connect with Greg on his website, and check out his services. He has a wealth of resources for leaders and organizations. Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Digital Toolkit Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

The Power of Movements to Navigate and Create Change with Greg Satell

It's easier to be attached to the things we know, even when they aren't good for us than to deal with the fear and discomfort of the unknown. At least it used to be for me. In this episode, I share my experience about being attached to the wrong emotions, the ones that weren't serving me because I could anticipate them. And, it's when I broke free from those emotions, or the attachment to what I know, that I began to experience tremendous success in work and life. In fact, everything started to really fall into place when I changed this part of my life. I hope when you listen to this episode, you'll also realize a few negative or toxic emotional attachments that aren't serving you.    Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Digital Toolkit Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

Your Attachment to the Wrong Emotions Is Stifling Your Success

One of the most important aspects of any business is your customers. Not just getting customers, but keeping them. In fact, most failed businesses spend a lot of time and money on acquiring new customers but not a lot of energy on keeping them. Showing your customers some love is a great place to innovate as well. The element of surprise and delight goes a long way with your customers or clients. In this episode customer experience guru, Shep Hyken, gives us some real-world stories and tools to keep our customers coming back for more. As a reminder, you may have customers, clients, members or even internal customers inside your organization. No matter where you are coming from, this episode will help you think differently about your customer experience.    Definitely check out Shep's website. You'll find a wealth of resources and learn more about how to connect with Shep. And his latest book, I'll Be Back, can be found on Amazon, his website and most retailers.    Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Digital Magazine Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

Keep Your Customers Coming Back with Shep Hyken

Do you ever feel like you are having an internal war between your head and your heart? Between moving forward and standing still? Between your comfort zone and your growth zone? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. So many of us struggle with this continual battle between what we know we want to do and what we actually do. In my twenty-five plus years of work I've come to identify the three major sabotagers of your own progress - fear, comfort and constraint. And, they don't always show up the way you think they do. In this episode I'll deep dive into all three, how they show up, and what you can do to ensure they don't hold you back from achieving your best.  Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Digital Magazine Everyday Innovators Online Academy – Join the global community Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book  

Fear, Comfort and Constraint

Emotionally intelligent leadership, understanding what makes you stand out, mindset, and approach to creating ground-breaking work. These are just a few of the things my guest Kevin Allen and I discuss. Kevin has had a wildly successful career both creating advertising campaigns that changed industries and leading teams to great success. He is the embodiment of true leadership, everyday innovation, and seeking to make an impact on the people in his community, both personally and professionally. I learned a lot in this interview and I know you will too.  Kevin Allen was the creative mind behind the iconic "priceless Mastercard" campaign, the founder of EI games, an award-winning online leadership development platform that focuses on emotional intelligence, and the author of The Case of the Missing Cutlery: a leadership guide for the rising star.   Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Digital Magazine Everyday Innovators Online Academy – Join the global community Become a sought-after Everyday Innovator coach and trainer. If you are looking to be a high-demand coach or trainer that commands top dollars, this training is for you. Add the IQE and the Everyday Innovator method to your toolbox.  Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

The Power of Emotional Leadership with Kevin Allen

Do you look at kids and think, "they are so naturally creative?" Yet somehow as adults, we've lost our way, and most of us would describe ourselves as missing the creative bone that only the select few possess. Interesting that as kids we all have it, yet as adults-only a select few do. Why is this? Well, it's because creativity, or as we say here at LaunchStreet, being an innovator, is actually a skill we all have, but over the years it gets minimized, ignored, or even taught out of us. My guest today, Shafik Mina believes that not only is everyone creative but that it's a skill we must teach and foster in our kids so that they develop strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaboration skills in the future. And, as he shares, some of the things they do in Crayola Imagine Arts Academy and Mad Science translate into strong leadership. Check out both Crayola Imagine Arts Academy and Mad Science. These programs serve an incredibly important role in fostering creativity in tomorrow's leaders. Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Digital Magazine Everyday Innovators Online Academy – Join the global community Become a sought-after Everyday Innovator coach and trainer. If you are looking to be a high-demand coach or trainer that commands top dollars, this training is for you. Add the IQE and the Everyday Innovator method to your toolbox.  Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book    

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Today's episode is going to help you avoid being derailed by difficult people who stall or slow down your work. Whether you like it or not, you will lead, manage or be on a team with difficult people. Aside from being annoyed, what do you do? What I've learned in my 25 plus years of work is that what you can't do is ignore them. In fact, as an innovator, you need to get them on board or get them out. But trying to move forward by ignoring or brushing their difficultness under the rug won't work. In fact, it will work against you. Our guest today, Jonno White is dedicated to creating strong relationships at work that move and business forward. We dig into what to do with difficult people, and situations, and how to not let things fester to the point of no return.  Check out Jonno White's book, Step Up or Step Out. As we talk about in the podcast and he goes into detail in his book, you can manage a difficult person to either get on board or get out in just 4 weeks.  Jonno White's website also includes the 7 questions and other things we discussed.  Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Digital Magazine Everyday Innovators Online Academy – Join the global community Become a sought-after Everyday Innovator coach and trainer. If you are looking to be a high-demand coach or trainer that commands top dollars, this training is for you. Add the IQE and the Everyday Innovator method to your toolbox.  Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

How to Deal with Difficult People with Jonno White

A lot has changed personally and professionally in the past year. New technology has automated many functions humans used to be responsible for, the internet gives people instant access and global choice for just about anything, and teams have become virtual, as a way of doing business. In order to stay on the forefront of these massive shifts, it's also important we open our minds to the latest trends and technology. This episode with my guest, Paul Ace, will help you do just that. We dig into the new business and customer model of "conversational commerce" that is gaining. alot of traction. Fortunately, Paul is on the forefront of it all. He also shares how he keeps his global and virtual team motivated and why he focuses on effectiveness, not efficiency. We also dig into how he ignites innovation and gathers ideas that keep his business moving forward. Take a moment to check out Paul's business, Amplify C-C. He might be able to help you get unstuck and grow. He's helped a lot of online business leaders amplify their businesses and could do the same for you. You know I’m all about getting into the Zone. It’s where I get my best work done. Of course I’ve perfected the external triggers that get me into that creative and focused space, and my favorite is FocusatWill.com. No joke, every time I turn it on the distractions around me disappear and my energy and my mind just flow. Try it today! Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Digital Magazine Everyday Innovators Online Academy – Join the global community Become a sought after Everyday Innovator coach and trainer. If you are looking to be a high-demand coach or trainer that commands top dollars, this training is for you. Add the IQE and the Everyday Innovator method to your toolbox.  Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book        

Conversational Commerce and Leadership with Paul Ace

Do you ever feel like you are working hard, maybe even harder than you ever have, yet the results don't show it? It's as if your productivity is through the roof, but the outcomes are still lackluster. My guest today, Roy Redd, shares with me a concept he lives by called "Workability." In short it's finding what works, what gets results, and doing more of that, and getting rid of the busy work. Wouldn't that be nice?! Roy and I also dig into fear of failure really being fear of looking like a failure, our misperceptions of stress, and how he went from homeless to a successful business man.  You know I'm all about getting into the Zone. It's where I get my best work done. Of course I've perfected the external triggers that get me into that creative and focused space, and my favorite is FocusatWill.com. No joke, every time I turn it on the distractions around me disappear and my energy and my mind just flow. Try it today! Today's guest, Roy Redd is a real rock star. If you want to connect with him, get his book, book him to speak, or just continue to learn from a person that's out there doing it, go to his website. You'll find everything you need and more there.  Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Digital Magazine Everyday Innovators Online Academy - Join the global community Become a sought after Everyday Innovator coach and trainer. If you are looking to be a high-demand coach or trainer that commands top dollars, this training is for you. Add the IQE and the Everyday Innovator method to your toolbox.  Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

Focus on Workability, Not Productivity with Roy Redd

How much time do you waste trying to convince your doubters your ideas are right? Do you know how to facilitate a meeting or conversation to get the best results? Are all those meetings you and your team attend actually moving the business forward? What would it take to actually build a culture of innovation where people know how to connect and collaborate? Great news! My guest Douglas Ferguson and I talk about all of these things and more. He makes a compelling case for ignoring your doubters, building influencers and becoming a master facilitator.  Douglas Ferguson is the president of VoltageControl, an innovation consultancy focused on design thinking and giving you the skills you need to become a master facilitator. What's important to note here is that Douglas sees being a strong facilitator as an essential skill of success. After you listen to this episode I think you'll see why! And, don't to get my favorite motivational water bottle, HydroMate. It's a water drinking game changer.  Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Become a sought after Everyday Innovator coach and trainer. If you are looking to be a high-demand coach or trainer that commands top dollars, this training is for you. Add the IQE and the Everyday Innovator method to your toolbox.  Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book  

Stop Trying to Convince Your Doubters Your Ideas are Right with Douglas Ferguson

Soft skills are not your technical skills that show up as a bullet point on your job description. They are the interpersonal or behavioral skills you actually rely on to do your job, live life, and get ahead. The ones that are hard to track but are equally, or more important. In fact, I'd argue that the technical skills you rely on to do your job are cost of entry and can become irrelevant. But, soft skills are lasting and critical. In this episode I'll share the 6 soft skills that lead to your success - innovation, resilience, communication, decisiveness, leadership, openness. These are the critical soft skills for success in our complex, rapidly changing times. I'll even give you a quick activity you can do to dial up your soft skills in these 6 areas.    Don't forget to get your Hydromate and drink up. When we are dehydrated we easily get exhausted and have mental fog. Being hydrated is foundational to your energy and your success.  Go to the podcast website and get your 6 Soft Skills to Success bonus. Use it to remind yourself, activate your soft skills, or share with your team.  I mentioned Indeed.com. This is one of the major talent and recruiting matching marketplaces. If you are looking for a new job, this may be a good place to start. I talked about Infinite Monkey Urban Winery and their once inciting question that lead to an industry revolution.  One of the exercise's I gave you is from motivational master, Mel Robbins. It's here 5 second countdown. Her website has more on this exercise and lots of other great activities. Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Become a sought after Everyday Innovator coach and trainer. If you are looking to be a high-demand coach or trainer that commands top dollars, this training is for you. Add the IQE and the Everyday Innovator method to your toolbox.  Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

6 Soft Skills of Success

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