The Playbook With David Meltzer

Today's episode is about how you get comfortable asking for the sale. It is all about quantifying the value, the capabilities, and the dollars that they are going to get in return. Come ask me questions live every Friday during my Free Training. Text me at (949) 298-2905 or email david@dmeltzer.com to join.

On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Andrew Schulz, stand-up comedian and podcaster who just released his first Netflix special, Schulz Saves America, shares his thoughts on: [:46] - Why he never worries about being persecuted for the jokes that he tells  [2:04] - His thoughts on the real reasons behind “Cancel Culture”  [6:37] - Why Netflix is at the top of today’s content hierarchy and how validation affects content creators [12:00] - How the “trolls” and “haters” can actually help a performer build their brand 

How to “manifest” your dreams into reality Most of us would agree that in order to make a dream into reality, we’ve got to have faith that it will happen.What many fail to realize is that putting our faith in the negative is just as easy as putting our faith in the positive, and that will bring us less-than-ideal results.We can manifest our dreams and desires by taking them from a possibility to a probability to our perspective, but we can also manifest the negative if that’s where we put our faith.If you put faith in your fears, you’ll manifest your fears. Take commonplace inner thoughts like, “I'm going to tank this interview.” or “I hope that question is not on my final exam.” for example.What do you think will happen if you continuously think these things? More often than not, your fears will come true. Put faith in what you want, think about it in terms of nourishment, feed what you believe in and starve your doubts.Come ask me questions live every Friday during my Free Training. Text me at (949) 298-2905 or email david@dmeltzer.com to join.

As you may know, what people refer to as “mommy issues” or “daddy issues” are typically a result of the relationships you had with your mother or father when you were growing up, or maybe even how the relationship remains today.These terms were originally developed and understood through a psychoanalytic lens, through the work of people like Sigmund Freud and Carl Yung, who believed that young boys were in competition with their fathers and young girls were in competition with their mothers. However, today, we know it’s about much more than this.Simply put, mommy or daddy issues (which, by the way, are terms that are thrown around way too loosely) are the psychological effects lasting into adulthood that are caused by childhood relationships with a mother or father figure.All this being said, everybody is different and has their own unique experiences and issues. Different childhoods and parent-child relationships can result in different outcomes in adulthood, and conversely, somebody who has a rough childhood won’t always have mommy or daddy issues. Plus, as previously mentioned, these terms are casually overused, often without a clear understanding of the root cause of an individual’s problem is. It’s too often used to blame and label rather than describe or understand.Tweet me @davidmeltzer your favorite takeaway from today's episode and come ask me questions live every Friday at 11:00 am PST / 2:00 pm EST. Text me at (949) 298-2905 or email me at david@dmeltzer.com to join!Click here to follow the Road to Revenue playlist on Spotify

Today’s episode is from my appearance on the HR Sucks Podcast with Katrina Ghazarian. Katrina and I are going to discuss: the questions I ask in a job interview, the two big difference-makers in business today, and the #1 mistake that all young entrepreneurs are making. Tweet me @davidmeltzer your favorite takeaway from today's episode and come ask me questions live every Friday at 11:00 am PST / 2:00 pm EST. Text me at (949) 298-2905 or email me at david@dmeltzer.com to join!

Jessica Yellin, founder of News Not Noise, author, and journalist, talks in-depth about the approach that leads to her best interviews, as well as why the news with “buzz” or “flash” doesn’t tend to satisfy the curiosity of the audience.Yellin and host of #ThePlaybook, David Meltzer, share their thoughts on a variety of topics including the difference in audience response and participation with today’s new platforms, how Jessica defines the job of a journalist, and why calmness is the first step you must take to learn. Yellin also shares insights about how reporting on one “hard-to-hear” story helped her to better understand the needs of her audience.

Today is episode 3 of my new TV Show, “2 Minute Drill.” It is the first "Pitch Only" show with four contestants competing for over $50,000 of cash and prizes. Joining me today are Jayson Waller, CEO of POWERHOME SOLAR, and the host of The True Underdog Podcast, and Rory Cutaia, the CEO of Verb Technologies. You’ll hear four pitches and feedback from the three of us and in the end, Rory will determine the winner.You can watch 2 Minute Drill on Friday’s at 8:30 pm PT on Bloomberg TV and on Amazon Prime Video.Tweet me @davidmeltzer photos of you watching 2 Minute Drill and come ask me questions live every Friday at 11:00am PT / 2:00 pm ET during my Free Training. You can text me at (949) 298-2905 or email david@dmeltzer.com to join.Click Here to Listen to the Previous Episodes of 2 Minute DrillClick Here to Watch 2 Minute Drill on Amazon Prime Video

On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Roger James Hamilton, founder of Genius Group, author, and entrepreneur, sits down to discuss: [1:00] - What can happen when entrepreneurs push themselves too hard or try to go too fast [3:40] - How the educational system tries to pigeonhole people and doesn’t allow them to “ignite their own genius”  [9:05] - What he believes is the biggest issue for entrepreneurs today and how to work through it [14:30] - Why he believes that work should be looked at as paid self-expression

Today's episode is from one of my favorite speeches I've done recently. Podmax welcomed me for an hour to talk about the most important skill you should be practicing everyday, 5 daily practices you should be doing to invest in yourself, three warning sings that changed my life. At the end you are also going to hear three people pitch me their ideas for a chance to appear on Instagram Live with me. Tweet me @davidmeltzer your favorite takeaway from today's episode and come ask me questions live every Friday at 11:00 am PST / 2:00 pm EST. Text me at (949) 298-2905 or email me at david@dmeltzer.com to join!

On this episode of #ThePlaybook, David Grutman, Founder of Groot Hospitality, shares his thoughts on: [1:00] - How the emotional intelligence of entrepreneurs who aren’t “book smart” can set them apart from competitors [4:06] - Why big-name celebrity partnerships aren’t always the ones that bring the most value [7:04] - How taking the “easy way out” will hurt your relationships and your business [12:02] - The two characteristics he looks for when hiring on a new team member