Optimal Work Daily - Career, Productivity and Entrepreneurship

Mike Smerklo shared 5 lessons that he learned about entrepreneurship in 2020. Episode 160: Five Lessons About Entrepreneurship That I Learned in 2020 by Mike Smerklo Mike Smerklo is an experienced entrepreneur, investor and business leader driven by the desire to turn ideas into reality. Having bought and scaled a small business into a publicly traded company worth nearly a billion dollars in valu...

Brian Tracy tells you how to create and strengthen your personal brand. Episode 159: How To Create & Strengthen Your Personal Brand by Brian Tracy on Branding for Business Success Brian Tracy's goal is to help you achieve your personal and business goals faster and easier than you ever imagined. BrianTracy has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,00...

Chalene Johnson of The Chalene Show talks about outsourcing and the value of a virtual assistant. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 158: [Part 2] Benefits of Outsourcing - Pros and Cons of Hiring Help & How a Virtual Assistant Will Improve Your Business Chalene Johnson is a world-renowned motivational speaker with more than 30 years as a health expert. She is a New York Times best-selling author, healt...

Chalene Johnson of The Chalene Show talks about outsourcing and the value of a virtual assistant. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 157: [Part 1] Benefits of Outsourcing - Pros and Cons of Hiring Help & How a Virtual Assistant Will Improve Your Business Chalene Johnson is a world-renowned motivational speaker with more than 30 years as a health expert. She is a New York Times best-selling author, healt...

Stephen Warley of Life Skills That Matter teaches you how to overcome overwhelm as you start a business. Episode 156: How to Overcome Overwhelm As You Start Your Business by Stephen Warley of Life Skills That Matter Stephen is a solopreneur business coach and founder of Life Skills That Matter. He is an advocate for your inner voice to help you finally create work that works for you! He’s frequent...

Mary E. Marshall with EOFire discusses entrepreneurial blind spots. Episode 155: Entrepreneurial Blind Spots by Mary E. Marshall with EOFire on Building A Business John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of Entrepreneurs On Fire, an award winning podcast where he interviews inspiring Entrepreneurs every Monday and drops value bombs every Thursday. His goal with Entrepreneurs On Fire is to deliver t...

Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle proposes that we incubate businesses, not just startups. Episode 154: Let's Incubate Businesses, Not Just Startups by Colin Wright of Exile Lifestyle on Ideation & Business Success Colin Wright is a professional author and international speaker who co-founded a publishing company and travels full-time, moving to a new country every four months or so--that country de...

Jeff Goins of Goins Writer tells you how to market successfully on the internet. Episode 153: How to Successfully Market Something on the Internet by Jeff Goins of Goins Writer on Remarkable Projects Jeff Goins is the best-selling author of five books including The Art of Work and Real Artists Don't Starve. On his blog, he shares his thoughts on writing, life, and creative work. The original post...

Douglas Lang with Altris talks about difficult conversations. Episode 152: Difficult Conversations by Douglas Lang of Altris on How to Give Constructive Feedback Altris has a range of specialised Leadership Development and Executive Coaching solutions. They believe that each leader, team and organisation is unique and therefore the solutions they deliver must be distinctive. The original post is l...

Marc Bilodeau shares what he's learned from owning a company. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 151: [Part 2] What I’ve Learned From Owning A Company by Marc Bilodeau on Entrepreneurship & Selling A Business Marc Bilodeau started his blog to become a better writer, however, it has evolved into a place where he shares personal thoughts, experiences, and words of subjective wisdom. He is not an expert or...

Marc Bilodeau shares what he's learned from owning a company. This is part 1 of 2. Episode 150: [Part 1] What I’ve Learned From Owning A Company by Marc Bilodeau on Entrepreneurship & Selling A Business Marc Bilodeau started his blog to become a better writer, however, it has evolved into a place where he shares personal thoughts, experiences, and words of subjective wisdom. He is not an expert or...

Arree Chung of My Wife Quit Her Job tells artists how to thrive as entrepreneurs. Episode 149: Why Artists Fail In Business And How To Go From Artist To Entrepreneur by Arree Chung with My Wife Quit Her Job Steve Chou of My Wife Quit Her Job carries both a bachelors and a masters degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University, but spent a good portion of his graduate education studying...

Isaac Morehouse elaborates on what's really in a name. Episode 148: What's in a Name by Isaac Morehouse on Starting A New Company Isaac Morehouse is the founder and CEO of Praxis, an awesome startup apprenticeship program making degrees irrelevant for careers. He is dedicated to the relentless pursuit of freedom. He's written some books, done some podcasting, and is always experimenting with self-...

Brad Smith with Neil Patel tells you how to optimize your keyword strategy Episode 147: How Your Keyword Strategy is Failing You (And How to Fix It) by Brad Smith with NeilPatel.com on Organic Search Neil Patel is a New York Times Bestselling author. The Wall Street Journal calls him a top influencer on the web, Forbes says he is one of the top 10 marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine says he creat...

Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro talks about whether or not people with dream jobs are more productive. Episode 146: Are People Who Have Their Dream Jobs More Productive by Laura Stack of The Productivity Pro on Business Goals Laura Stack, MBA, CSP, CPAE is an award-winning keynote speaker, bestselling author, and noted authority on employee and team productivity. She is the president of The Pr...

Dr. Benjamin Ritter of LFY Consulting shares the main reason you're doubting yourself as an entrepreneur and what to do about it. Episode 145: The Main Reason You're Doubting Yourself As An Entrepreneur and What to Do About It by Dr. Benjamin Ritter LFY Consulting, based in Chicago, IL, and Austin, TX, offers leadership, career, and empowerment coaching and consulting services for senior leaders a...

Benjamin Hardy tells us 10 things that immediately happen when real leadership shows up. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 144: [Part 2] 10 Things that Immediately Happen when Real Leadership Shows Up by Benjamin Hardy on Entrepreneurship Benjamin Hardy has been the top writer on Medium.com since late 2015. He focuses on self-improvement, motivation, and entrepreneurship. His writing is fueled by his p...

Benjamin Hardy tells us 10 things that immediately happen when real leadership shows up. Episode 143: [Part 1] 10 Things that Immediately Happen when Real Leadership Shows Up by Benjamin Hardy on Entrepreneurship Benjamin Hardy has been the top writer on Medium.com since late 2015. He focuses on self-improvement, motivation, and entrepreneurship. His writing is fueled by his personal experiences,...

Elana Miller of Zen Psychiatry shares 10 lessons she learned at the 2013 World Domination Summit. Episode 142: 10 Things I Learned At The 2013 World Domination Summit by Dr. Elana Miller of Zen Psychiatry on Facing Fear Elana Miller is a psychiatrist based out of Los Angeles, California. She loves to write, read, and make music. Elana received her B.A. in psychology at Harvard University before st...

Cal Newport of the Study Hacks blog talks about achieving greatness and going beyond the 10,000 hour rule. Episode 141: Beyond the 10,000 Hour Rule: Richard Hamming and the Messy Art of Becoming Great by Cal Newport on Excellence Cal Newport is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University, who specializes in the theory of distributed algorithms. He previously earned his Ph....

Chris Guillebeau teaches you how to get paid for what you love. Episode 140: How to Get Paid for What You Love by Chris Guillebeau on Pursuing Entrepreneurial Passions Chris Guillebeau is a New York Times bestselling author and modern-day explorer. He is the author of 5 books and his daily podcast, Side Hustle School, is downloaded more than 2 million times a month. Every summer in Portland, Orego...

Ryan Hoover encourages you to not learn how to code. Episode 139: Don't Learn to Code by Ryan Hoover on Tech Startups & Building Skillsets Ryan Hoover, the founder of Product Hunt, is a product guy with a passion for startups, product design, and personal growth. He also created Startup Edition, worked as an EIR at Tradecraft, and was the Director of Product at PlayHaven. He's a contributing write...

Nir Eyal & Sangeet Paul Choudary talk about why the Network Effect isn't good enough. Episode 138: The Network Effect Isn't Good Enough by Nir Eyal & Sangeet Paul Choudary on Nir And Far on Acquiring Users Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. The M.I.T. Technology Review dubbed Nir, “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.” Nir fou...

James Altucher shares another 10 reasons that you need to quit your job. Episode 137: 10 More Reasons You Need to Quit Your Job Right Now! By James Altucher on Enjoying Work & Finding Happiness James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. He has founded or cofounded more than 20 companies and says he failed at 17 of them. He has published 11 bo...

Matt Wolfe of Evergreen Profits talks about how to get more likes on a Facebook page. Episode 136: How To Get More Likes On A Facebook Page by Matt Wolfe of Evergreen Profits on Social Media Network Marketing Joe Fier & Matt Wolfe are the co-founders of Evergreen Profits and absolutely LOVE showing people how simple it really is to get seen online in competitive industries. They get pumped up to s...