Luck Is the Retinent of Design

009: The Creative Leader’s Guide To Making Money By Thinking Outside Of The Box With Jason Zook (SurfrApp)

I love discussing how we can all better ourselves using the creative portion of our brain.  Jason has mastered this vital skill.  I loved this episode.  I’m proud to say that Jason has become a great friend!  I think it is one of most life-changing and important skills we can master.

That’s just one reason I had an awesome time interviewing today’s guest on The Learning Leader Show.

Jason Zook (SurfrApp) was tired of living a life that felt prescribed to him by society, so he used his out-of-the-box thinking and ingenuity to create multiple profitable Internet-based businesses

And in his new book “Creativity For Sale”, he faces head on the belief that a creative mindset is always the best one.

We go over everything from Seth Godin’s “Purple Cow,” to how to become a great public speaker.

We talk about building a “trust circle” and how that can help each and every one of us.

Welcome to Episode 009 with the creative genius, Jason Zook (SurfrApp)

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“Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.” – John Wooden 

Some Questions I Ask:

• What big moments in Jason’s life made him who he is today?
• How to view adversity as an opportunity?
• How did you turn wearing t-shirts into a million dollar business?
• At what specific moment did Jason know he had created something meaningful?
• Why he sold his name?
• What specific things can people do to get outside of their comfort zone?

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How to create a business from a passion of yours
• The benefits of utilizing James Altucher’s 10 Ideas a Day approach to life
• Specific Goal Setting Practices
• The importance of loyalty
• How regular people can do what Jason has done
• How to become a better public speaker
• How high performers use fear instead of getting rid of it
• How To Stop Failing at “To Do Lists”

“Build a Trust Circle.” 

Continue Learning

• Go to Jason's Website
• Read Smartcuts by Shane Snow
• Follow Jason on Twitter @IWearYourShirt

You may also like these episodes:

Episode 001: How To Become A Master Connector With Jayson Gaignard From MasterMind Talks

Episode 002: How To Take Over And Set Bigger Goals With Chris Brogan

Episode 004: How Todd Wagner (and Mark Cuban) Sold Broadcast.com To Yahoo! For $5.7 Billion

Did you enjoy the podcast?

I love discussing how we can all better ourselves using the creative portion of our brain.  Jason has mastered this vital skill.  I loved this episode.  I’m proud to say that Jason has become a great friend!  Who do you know that needs to hear this?  Send them to The Learning Leader Show!

Episode edited by the great J Scott Donnell

Bio:

Jason Zook (formerly Jason SurfrApp, Headsetdotcom & Jason Sadler) is an unconventional marketer and entrepreneur. He created IWearYourShirt, a company that used sponsored t-shirts to promote businesses on social media and in 2012 and 2013, he auctioned off his last name to the highest bidders. Jason recently wrote a book about his entrepreneurial journey, but in a very unique way. Frustrated by the confusing landscape of book publishers and book agents, Jason self-published and raised over $75,000 through sponsorships in his book Creativity For Sale before a single word was written or a single copy of the book sold.

Tired of living a life that felt prescribed to him by society, Jason SurfrApp used his out-of-the-box thinking and ingenuity to create multiple profitable Internet-based businesses. Jason is a public speaker, an entrepreneur at heart, lives a life of intention, and continues to strive to make a living doing what he loves.