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005 Jason Campbell: Meditation Hacks by a Zen Master

December 30, 2019 by Denise Gosnell

On December 30, 2019, Jason Campbell joined Denise to share some rituals in order to achieve a “Zen” life. Listen to full episode here.

In this episode, Denise and Jason discuss:

What “Zen” means
Success rituals you can use to lead a “Zen” life
How to use meditation and music to transform your life
How to grow your business faster through meditation
One trick you can use in meditation when your mind wanders too much
What it’s like to reach the highest state of being in meditation (“Satori” or “Nirvana”)
The differences between QiGong, Tai Chi, and Yoga, and when to use one versus the other

Key Takeaways:

Meditation is like putting a snow globe on a flat surface.
When you feel like you aren’t getting results in meditation or that your thoughts are too frequent, play the cat and mouse game.  Ask the question: “I wonder what thoughts are going to come next.” Then watch like a cat watches a hole for the mouse to come out.  Observe the thought floating by.
Even 5-10 minutes of meditation daily can transform your life and your business to give you the clarity you need.
Meditation allows you to tap into higher intelligence and creativity.
There is no such thing as good or bad “Zen”. There is just Zen.

“The word human being – there’s a profound teaching in that word. There’s two parts of us – the human part and the being part. The human part constantly changes, we are very different than when we were eight years old. Every seven years, every cell in the body replaces itself and replenishes, so literally the person that you were seven years ago is totally different than the person that you are now. The being part doesn’t change. We are still that eight-year-old observer.” — Jason Campbell

About Jason Campbell:

Jason is a 7th degree black belt and co-founder of Zen Wellness, where they teach “a new definition of wealth” that includes mobility, stability, inner peace, and clarity.

Many Zen Wellness clients begin “rich and broke”, meaning that they have achieved material success, but at the expense of their mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.  The company offers seminars, retreats, and online courses.

Jason’s meditation and Zen training began as a child through music.  Jason considers music as a tool for transformation and meditation. Jason has created a music style called 5 Element Meditation Music, by fusing “five-element teachings” and music to be used for both meditation and wellness.  He has released 12 albums including 2 new ones in 2019. Jason has had several albums this year in the billboard top five.

Jason’s music has opened meditation to thousands of people who have never done it before or who have tried meditation and have failed in their effort to simply sit still and clear the mind.

Connect with Jason Campbell:

Website: ZenWellness.us & JasonCampbellMusic.net

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Denise Featured In Genius Network Podcast

December 24, 2019 by Denise Gosnell

Denise talked about how one can become super productive and hyper-efficient by working less in the December 24, 2019 episode of Genius Network with Joe Polish. Listen to the full episode here.

004 Denise Gosnell: Grow by Subtraction Using Forced Hyper-Efficiency

December 23, 2019 by Denise Gosnell

In the December 23, 2019 episode of The Vacation Effect Podcast, Denise shared how she managed to work up to 40% less while her businesses continue to grow. Listen to full episode here.

In this episode, Denise discuss:

Work up to 40% less while your business continues to grow.
Denise’s journey since June 20, 2011 and the life changing knock on the door.
What forced hyper-efficiency is and how you can use it in your life

Key Takeaways:

Are you spending all your time and money to buy stuff that doesn’t even matter?
Decide now – make today what you want tomorrow to be.
Work with Denise and The Vacation Effect to learn the same tips and tricks and took her years and millions to learn.

“I finally broke my 20-year cycle of workaholism and I’m never going back. And the good news is, I don’t have to. I learned the way to have plenty of free time and continued business growth – it’s not either or, you can truly have both.” — Denise Gosnell

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003 Roland Frasier: Faster Growth With “No Money Down” Acquisitions

December 16, 2019 by Denise Gosnell

On December 16, 2019, Roland Frasier talked about the importance of looking for leverage points in reaching a desired outcome even faster. Listen to full episode here.

About Roland Frasier:

Roland is co-founder and/or principal of three current Inc. Magazine fastest-growing companies, and he has founded, scaled or sold 24 different 7 to 9 figure businesses ranging from consumer products to industrial machine manufacturing companies with adjusted sales ranging from $3 million to $337 million. Roland practiced business, tax and securities law for over 12 years and is now an active investor who drives growth and scale in his portfolio companies.  Roland is currently growing DigitalMarketer.com, RivalBrands.com and Plattr.com while advising over 150 other companies on digitally centric customer acquisition, activation, referral, retention and revenue strategies and plan implementation.

Key Takeaways:

Roland started out in real estate and buying properties with nothing down with seller financing (such as a land contract).  He then wondered whether the same strategies could work with buying companies where you could acquire the company with seller financing terms and use the company’s revenue to pay for itself.

Always Look For The Leverage Points:

Roland always looks for the leverage points in reaching the desired outcome even faster.  Examples: Instead of going after real estate clients one by one, he partnered with developers who had multiple listings.

Some of Roland’s Favorite Business Hacks:

If you want to do business with someone, find a paid way to get their attention (as a customer, like by joining their group).  They will then pay attention to you since you are their client.
Then, figure out how to stand out to them, like Roland did with winning the Wicked Smaht (Smart) contests in War Room and impressing Ryan Deiss and Perry Belcher so they brought him in as a partner.

Growing By Acquiring Other Companies:

Roland said he can’t think of a faster way to grow than acquiring another company.  Here are the 7 types of companies you can grow by acquiring them:

Your competition
Media (such as a company with eyeballs of your ideal customer, such as a single YouTube channel or other account where they have the audience you want).
Talent or team (like if they had a sales rep network and you need one to grow).
Products
Services
Vertical integration (anyone who is supplying you with goods or services in your supply chain)
Intellectual property – patents, trademarks, copyrights, courses, other IP assets you could benefit from in growing

Even if you don’t want to grow by acquiring another company, you can still form strategic partnerships with companies in each of the above categories to reach your goals faster.

Some of Roland’s Favorite Time Hacks:

Don’t be on the org chart of any of your companies.  Otherwise, it is just a job.
Be willing to trust the people to do the job that you’ve hired them to do.
He doesn’t care about ever reaching inbox 0.  Roland goes to his email if there is a reason to do so.
For social media, he pretty much ignores everything except the comments and then replies to comments during his downtime (at the airport, etc.).

Some of Roland’s Favorite Travel Hacks:

If your flight has been canceled, call the 800 number instead of rushing up to the desk.  You can generally get through a lot faster than standing in line and will have more availability of flight choices than those standing in line.
If it looks like there is going to be a weather or other problem that will cause a disruption, why wait until there is stress or drama to do something about it.  Instead, Roland recommends that you make proactive travel changes – like change your plans to stay in that city and get a nice hotel. Make it an adventure and avoid the drama and hassle.

“All of the actual jobs that are on the organizational chart belong to people other than me. That’s something that’s been very important in allowing me to have the time to do the things that I do. That’s probably the #1 hack of all hacks for that.” — Roland Frasier

Connect with Roland Frasier:

Facebook: Roland Frasier

Website: RolandFrasier.com

Mastermind: WarRoomMastermind.com

Show: Business Lunch with Roland Frasier

LinkedIn: Roland Frasier

Book Reference: Nothing Down Real Estate by Robert Allen

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002 Mike Koenigs: “Gamifying” Your Life and Money

December 16, 2019 by Denise Gosnell

In the December 16, 2019 episode of The Vacation Effect Podcast, Mike Koenigs joined Denise Gosnell to talk about health hacks and lessons he learned during his cancer scare when he could only work one hour per day to keep his companies going. Listen to full episode here.

In this episode, Denise and Mike discuss:

Health hacks and lessons that Mike learned during his cancer scare when he could only work one hour per day to keep his companies going.
Deciding what’s important when you have a limited amount of time.
The infectious disease of busy nonsense.
How Mike creates boundaries in a world where everyone has a proposal for him.
“Gamifying” your life and money.

Key Takeaways:

Learn how to ask great questions! Get those you’re talking to emotionally connected, concerned, and involved in ways they aren’t used to.
Plan your day based on what is most important, your health, sleep, and the people you love.
The fear of not having enough, not being enough, is an illusion.
Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.
Play the long game and build your platform.

“Most of our lives are filled with chaos and time-wasting BS. Very few things give us maximum impact. One of them that is an absolute for sure is working out.” — Mike Koenigs

About Mike Koenigs:

Mike Koenigs is a Serial Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Judge on Entrepreneur.com’s “Elevator Pitch”, and 13-Time Bestselling Author.  Mike helps business owners and entrepreneurs get PAID for BEING, instead of DOING by elevating their status and message to create more impact, income and freedom.

Mike’s companies have helped over 57,000 customers in 121 different countries gain attention and engagement. He’s helped over 1,800 business owners become bestselling authors.

As a serial entrepreneur, his first exit, Digital Cafe, one of the first digital marketing agencies, was sold to the publicly-traded Interpublic Group. His next two, Traffic Geyser and Instant Customer, were SaaS companies, were sold to publicly-traded companies. His fourth business was sold last year to a private buyer.

Mike is a regular contributor and columnist for Entrepreneur and Forbes magazines and has interviewed, consulted and advised celebrity clients, billionaires and bestselling authors including Tony Robbins, Paula Abdul, Harvey Mackay, and Darren Hardy, to name a few.

Connect with Mike Koenigs:

Website (including the free training Mike mentioned): MikeKoenigs.com

Show: Capability Amplifier Podcast

LinkedIn: Mike Koenigs

Facebook: Mike Koenigs

YouTube: Mike Koenigs

Instagram: @mikekoenigs

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