Podcast

Raul Colon on Getting Rid of the Limones and Nurturing Quality Business Relationships (Misfit Series)

June 11, 2014 By Berni

Thanks to my cousin Chris Brogan, I got to meet today’s featured guest back in 2011 when I was just getting acquainted with the online world. My primo Raul Colon joins me today in a revealing conversation about how he shifted his focus from chasing the dollar to nurturing quality relationships in business and the community. We get to reminisce about where we started and how far we’ve come since our #KTCO days (small business community run by Chris Brogan and Joe Sorge). Check out this episode if you want help getting rid of the dud clients and improving your business inside and out.

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I’m not fearless. I’m very scared at times. But that fuels me to focus more and make better decisions. @rj_c #shutupshow (click to tweet)

RAUL ON NURTURING QUALITY RELATIONSHIPS IN BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY:

Stop looking for “What’s in it for me?”
Focus on quality, not quantity.
Find a way to connect to and relate with others.
Give to others and help.
Be consistent about who you are online or offline.

CONNECT WITH RAUL:

RaulColon.net (personal blog)

Limonade Inc. (new company inspired by misfit Eric Proulx)

Photo credit: Raul Colon

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Permission to Shine with Liz DiAlto of Wild Soul Movement

June 6, 2014 By Berni

I’m super excited to share this episode featuring my chat with the radiant Liz DiAlto of Wild Soul Movement. We had a lively and very important discussion about releasing things that don’t serve you and reprogramming the negative self-talk that tells you time and time again you’re not good enough. Stick around to the end of the conversation to learn more about how you can join the movement to tap into who you really are and give yourself permission to shine.

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Everything you’ve ever needed is already inside of you. – @LizDiAlto #shutupshow (click to tweet)

LIZ ON GIVING YOURSELF PERMISSION TO SHINE:

There’s no point to live in deprivation.
People want to be led by someone who’s the real deal.
Never take advice from people who don’t already have what you want.
I want freedom. Sometimes that involves eating pizza.

CONNECT WITH LIZ:

Try out Liz’s Wild Soul Movement for free through June 5! (Affiliate link)

#ishineyoushine (7 days of prompt to give women permission to shine)

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Empowering a Community and Changing the World with Social Entrepreneur Tyson Adams (Misfit Series)

June 4, 2014 By Berni

Today’s episode is one of my favorites because I spotlighted my good friend, Tyson Adams, all the way from Laos (my parents’ home country). If you’ve been following my journey for awhile, you know Tyson is the founder of Jhai Coffeehouse (the world’s first philanthropic coffee roaster at the source). He is also “the guy I lost to” after entering a contest run by misfits-in-chief AJ and Melissa Leon back in September 2012. But I won’t be hatin’.

I collaborated with Tyson in 2013 during a time I was heartbroken and depressed dealing with being alienated from my son. I didn’t know if I had anything left in me to keep showing up to do the work with my confidence wavering. It was because of Tyson’s bravery and resilience that I became even more inspired to step up and make a life-changing impact instead of staying stuck in my sob story.

Shortly after Tyson and I recorded this episode, AJ Leon asked me to interview Tyson on-stage at MisfitCon 2014 in Fargo, ND in front of 150 fellow misfits. It was the most revealing experience I’ve had in a very long time.

Though we were not permitted to LIVE stream the interview, I’ve included a photo of Tyson and me at the event. If you feel moved to change the world or make a positive difference in someone’s life, you’ve got to check out today’s episode.

[Tyson took us on a virtual tour of Jhai Coffeehouse from video track time 7:23 to 16:51]

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Stop bringing in people & opinions that won’t facilitate the transformation you have burning deep inside of you. @adamstyson #shutupshow (click to tweet)

TYSON ON LEADING AND EMPOWERING AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY:

Don’t ask for permission.
Stop bringing in people and opinions that aren’t going to facilitate the transformation you have burning deep inside of you.
You’ll never know what you become until you serve or give up your life for a certain period of time.

The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it. – John Ruskin

CONNECT WITH TYSON:

Email Tyson@JhaiCoffeeHouse.com

Photo credit: Joyce Murray Sullivan

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Stop Resisting. Work the Plan. Featuring Co-Host Meron Bareket (Selling Series)

May 28, 2014 By Berni

Our featured co-host for today is my dear friend and fellow podcaster, Meron Bareket of Inspiring Innovation podcast. You might remember Meron’s podcast because he interviewed yours truly earlier this year. I couldn’t wait to get Meron on the show to talk about how he braved through major resistance and ended up developing a FREE podcast bootcamp product in less than a month! If you’re looking to kick fear to the curb like Meron did, grow your list by hundreds and engage more people by the thousands, you will thoroughly enjoy today’s episode.

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“When you have a plan and you work the plan you don’t have room for the doubts.” @MeronBareket on #shutupshow (click to tweet)

MERON ON LAUNCHING A PROJECT:

Plan backwards.
Set deadlines and milestones.
Work hard.

MERON ON MONEY AND PRICING:

Research the market and assess where you are.
After you downplay how much you’re worth, raise the price.
Cut the bullshit. Ask yourself “Why” until you have an answer.

CONNECT WITH MERON:

Sign up for Meron’s latest product, The Podcast Incubator, and take your podcast from zero to thousands of engaged listeners (affiliate link)

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The Best Breakup That Ever Happened to Me (Shin Kicking Mondays)

May 23, 2014 By Berni

I know what you may be thinking, “How the heck can I find a silver lining story when I didn’t win over the guy/gal I wanted to be with?” Sometimes it’s hard to imagine what the story of triumph might be when you’re fresh in the moment or just getting out of it. Having felt rejected, abandoned, deceived, and unloved, I know firsthand what it feels like to think you are not good enough and that timing is never on your side.

In this episode of Shin Kicking Mondays, I finally talk publicly about what really happened in my first ever psychotherapist visit more than six years ago. The day I thought I would never recover from a breakup with the guy I believed was “the one.” The same day I realized that losing him was the defining moment in my life when I discovered my dream job, which I’m living and breathing today.

Today’s episode is sponsored by the amazing Selz.com | Seriously Simple Selling.

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I did not get the man. But in the process of getting over him, I fell in love with making a positive impact in the world. @BerniXiong (click to tweet)

WHAT’S IN TODAY’S SHIN KICKING TOOLKIT?

Transforming your tragedy, challenge or perceived deficiencies into a story of triumph, bravery and resilience:

Think about a time in your life when you had to look fear in the eye or hit rock bottom.
What did you do particularly well to get you through to the other side?
How did that experience shape who you are today?
Check out the first and original blog post I’ve ever written titled Finding the Silver Lining When He’s Not That Into You

Setting up your video/audio making studio on the cheap (shout out to Dave Conrey of The Fresh Rag Show for the tips):

Blue Icicle Preamp ($48) – Click here to buy on Amazon (affiliate link)
Audio-Technica Microphone ($68) – Click here to buy on Amazon (affiliate link)
Lighting Umbrella Kit ($29) – Click here to buy on Amazon (affiliate link)

Selling your products or services online–it’s FREE and you don’t even need a web site!

Check out this FREE web training I created a few months ago showing you how to set up an online store in less than 10 minutes using Selz.

WATCH US LIVE EVERY MONDAY AT NOON (CENTRAL U.S. TIME)

Shin Kicking Mondays (The Shut Up Show’s free weekly coaching series) will help you kick start the week with more confidence and a great mental attitude! You’ll be so inspired to jump out of bed and get shit done. By the week’s end, you’ll already be looking forward to next Monday.

Every Monday we deliver a swift kick to the shins with FREE COACHING to help you:

Do work you love while making an impact in the world.
Stand out and get noticed by like-minded and like-hearted peeps.
Attract more paying clients to help you build a steady income stream.

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