Jeff has an incredible story. He spent years doing backbreaking labor, homeless, with 8 kids. He pushed through until he was in a position to start his own side hustle that eventually grew into his ticket to freedom. Now he's the best selling author of "Empire Divided." In our conversation we talk about he background, how he started his side hustle, how he made sure to avoid smart mistakes, and his need to write the book.

In the episode we talk about how to get inside the minds of media producers so you can become the go-to expert again and again. We also talked about the massive shift to streaming video platforms, and the influence that's had on the media landscape. There's more about her life, how to apply her strategies no matter what your profession, and lots of great stuff about making the most out of your experience.

Jeremy created LBRY because he fell in love with the idea of shared, global content registry that is owned and controlled by no one. Unsurprisingly, he is a longtime supporter of decentralized technology and freedom of information. During our conversation we talk about the impact that his work has on the world of communication, community, and beyond. Connect With Jeremy Twitter: @jeremykauffman Original Project: LBRY.com Video Project: Odysee.com

Cara has a "ready fire aim" vibe going on, and it's awesome. She's best known as the mom who learned how to build her own house by watching YouTube videos. Now she's a keynote speaker, author of 8 books, and ultimately her goal is to help people do hard things. Connect with Cara Website: https://carabrookins.com/ Facebook: @CaraBrookinsAuthor Instagram: @carabrookins LinkedIn: @carabrookins

In today's environment "personal computing" is a misnomer. Our computers are mostly a a fancy portal to centralized services like Google, Twitter, Facebook, or some other place where you don't own your data. Very little of your personal computing is actually personal. A truly personal computer should be simple, durable, and understandable by a single human. This is the mission behind the work of Galen Wolf-Pauly. He is the CEO of Tlon; a company devoted to fixing the internet from the...

About The Episode We talk about how she goes beyond the marketing boxes that want to keep her trapped as "just" a dancer or "just" an actress or "just" a singer or "just" this or "just" that. She also shares stories about moving in the tech world, the challenges she faced there, and how she makes it all look easy.

This week we're switching it up. It's my birthday this week, so I'm taking a couple minutes to invite you to my special edition of my mind reading show this week before I get back to celebrating. Listen to the 3 minute episode to get a 50% off coupon for this week's mind reading show on January 28th. See you there!

PROFESSOR OF LOSS & REINVENTION Alison Pena is a consultant, coach, and speaker focusing on helping her audiences learn how to move on after experiencing a terrible loss. As human beings, this is a topic that will affect us all. In the conversation we talk about how she and her husband of 25 years faced his dying of cancer, what caused them to feel isolated even when they were coming closer together, and how she navigated the time after his passing.

Frank is a professional comedian, speaker, and consultant. He has lived his whole life with some heavy baggage, and sharing his story helps save lives. In the course of our conversation we touch on the challenges of living on the road, the hard realities of show business, TEDx, corporate speaking, and how a lot of it centers around his passion for suicide prevention. CONNECT WITH FRANK Twitter: @theMHcomedian Speaking Website: TheMentalHealthComedian.com Coaching Website: YourTedxCoach.com

We're switching up the format this week. It's the first episode of the new year so we are taking some time to talk about new year's resolutions. I walk through general thoughts about the tradition, failure rates, and the eight steps I use to accomplish huge goals that anyone can use.

Christopher Schwarz is a furniture maker, writer and publisher who works from a storefront in Covington, Ky. He is one of the founders and the editor of Lost Art Press, which publishes books on hand tool woodworking. Additionally, he is one of the founders of Crucible Tool which designs, manufactures, and sells high quality woodworking tools. In 2019, he stopped taking commissions for pieces. Now he only builds what he wants and sells them via his blog at Lost Art Press.

Matthew Medney is the CEO of the world's greatest illustrated magazine, "Heavy Metal." He is also an author, creator, artist, and fan of big ideas. That's what makes him a perfect fit for his professorship here at the University. ABOUT THE EPISODE We explore Matthew's background as a tour manager for huge names in the music industry, rabbit holes of curiosity, and the many irons he has in the fire. He also shares the thinking behind his mission for the "Heavy Metal" magazine beyond the...

ABOUT THE PROFESSOR Mike Schwebke is a musician who plays the steel pan (among other instruments). He also has an instrument restoration business that draws heavily on his time working in his family's powder coating business. We talk about how to make so many irons in a fire work, and how to think about pricing your work out if you're an artist. CONNECT WITH THE PROFESSOR Website: https://schwebkemusic.com/ Instagram: @schwebkemusic Facebook: @SchwebkeMusic

Joshua Lisec is a multiple best selling author with at least one or two on the New York Times Bestseller list. None of them have his name on them. He's a ghostwriter who has cracked the code on writing a book that will get noticed. He is here today to show you how to make a bigger impact on the world with your knowledge and experience. Have him build your book: https://entrepreneurswordsmith.com/book/ Twitter: @JoshuaLisec

About the Professor Tony Blauer has been studying the psychology and physiology of fear & violence for 40 years. He trains the nation's best in the military, police forces, and everyday citizens on recognizing and using fear instead of letting fear freeze them in their tracks. About The Episode We talk about how to present your work to encourage deeper discussions, understanding how to deescalate encounters, and more about the mental game behind protecting a life you've built.

My guest's husband died a couple years ago from a preventable condition (sepsis) so we talk about grieving in a healthy way, and how to identify situations where you might need to be an advocate for the people you love. We also talk about dreaming bigger, the virtue of not knowing how difficult your dreams are to achieve, enjoying the process more than the outcome, and more valuable details for anyone working on making their dreams come true.

PROFESSOR OF RAISING MAVERICKS Emily, a former playboy photographer, is a child sexual abuse prevention educator and anti-pornography activist. She is a woman on a mission to stop the cycle of sexual trauma and open our eyes to the high price we're paying for our pornified culture.

"Q" as I've always known him, is a college professor, a consultant, a bartender, and a whole lot of other things too. He lives in Orlando which is where I first met him in 2006 when I appeared on his internet radio show "Q's House." Our conversation covers a lot of ground about how to make the most out of having a strange professional trajectory, and we talk about the value of giving up what doesn't work but not giving up. CONNECT WITH Q Website: http://www.qentertainmentlaw.com/ ...

ABOUT THE PROFESSOR Chuck Whitworth is a veteran, patriot, mentor, and member of the "Gray Wave" on Twitter which is devoted to providing guidance to the next generation of leaders. In our conversation we talk about truth within teamwork, the role of leadership, how its different from management, and the role of honor in a good life. CONNECT WITH CHUCK Website: https://www.chiefchuck.com Twitter: @chiefchuck2k Instagram: @chiefchuck2k

Our guest this week is a business coach living in Bali. She focuses on helping women make the most out of their dreams by helping them rewire the beliefs that have been keeping them back. We talk about living in "paradise" while still being a fallible human, why so much of the coaching world is recycled multilevel marketing scams, and the challenges that she's currently going through.

Yin Yin Lu is a Rhetoric Doctor which is someone who recognizes the power of communication in all aspects of human life. She has a background in product management, marketing, and she thinks deeply about the challenges of making connection on and offline.

Michelle Kuei is a certified confidence & leadership coach who helps negative self-talkers to believe in the talents to reach full potential in a fulfilling personal and professional life. She is the author of the new memoir, Perfectly Normal-an immigrant’s story of making it in America. She is a board member of the United Nations Association of the USA and a Clinical Pharmacist at USC’s Keck Medical Center. She was born in Taiwan, but today she lives in LA with a short-haired brown tabby...

Betty J. Kovacs, Ph.D., earned her doctorate at University of California, Irvine, in Comparative Literature and Theory of Symbolic/Mythic Language. She served many years as Chair & Program Chair on the Board of Directors of the Jung Society of Claremont in California & sits on the Academic Advisory Board of Forever Family Foundation. Dr. Kovacs also wrote Merchants of Light: The Consciousness That Is Changing the World, winner of the Nautilus Silver Book Award & The Scientific...

After a long time thinking about the nature of reality, the origin of ethics, and the difference between good and evil, William was faced with a situation: Forget his personal code of ethics and continue on his way, or Do the right thing and go to prison. He went to prison. In this episode we talk about his work on what he calls "the Heroic Ethic," the zero aggression strategy, his stint in Rikers Island, and why dudes hit like creampuffs.