Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)

Calm that internal chatter! In this episode, we are talking with Ethan Kross, one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind, best-selling author, and an award-winning professor at the University of Michigan. Ethan studies how the conversations people have with themselves impact their health, performance, decisions and relationships. His book, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why it Matters and How to Harness It, is a national bestseller and was chosen as one of the best new books of the year by the Washington Post, CNN and USA Today.Ethan’s research has been published in Science, The New England Journal of Medicine, and The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, among other peer-reviewed journals. He has participated in policy discussion at the White House and has been interviewed on CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper Full Circle, and NPR’s Morning Edition. His pioneering research has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, Harvard Business Review, USA Today, The Economist, The Atlantic, Forbes, and Time. In today’s episode, we talk about how Ethan first got interested in introspection, the power of internal dialogue, and the wide spectrum of chatter. We’ll also dive deeper into the connection between emotion and pain, actionable tools you can use when you experience chatter, and the best ways to get in ‘the zone’ in a short amount of time! Sponsored by -  Fiverr Business - Go to Fiverr.com/business to get 1 free year and save 10% on your purchase with promo code YAP. Podbean - Visit podbean.com/hala to start podcast advertising.  Timestamps: 00:35 - What Sparked Ethan’s Interest in Introspection04:38 - How Internal Dialogue is The Brain’s Swiss Army Knife09:43 - The Spectrum of Chatter13:30 - The Connection Between Emotions and Pain16:08 - How Ethan Got Out of His Negative Thought Loop25:52 - What Not To Do When Experiencing Chatter29:57 - Strategies To Be a Good Advisor to Problems38:20 - Tools in The Chatter Toolbox44:01 - Ways To Refocus in a Short Amount of Time52:55 - Perspective on Focusing on The Present Versus The Future56:47 - How to Deal With The Ever-Digital World1:05:31 - Ethan’s Secret to Profiting in Life  Mentioned in the Episode: Ethan’s Website: https://www.ethankross.com/Ethan’s Book, Chatter: https://www.ethankross.com/chatter/Ethan’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/ethan_kross  Social Media:  Follow YAP on IG: www.instagram.com/youngandprofitingReach out to Hala directly at Hala@YoungandProfiting.comFollow Hala on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/Follow Hala on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yapwithhalaFollow Hala on ClubHouse: @halatahaCheck out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com

Join Hala Taha for a Live Young and Profiting Podcast Episode with Stanford University Behavior Scientist BJ Fogg. They will discuss innovative habit forming changes to help influence new behavior for good! BJ is an expert in behavior science and is the bestselling author of Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything. ***Meet the Moderators*** BJ Fogg - An American social scientist, author, and research associate at Stanford University. BJ Is the founder and director of the Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab, later renamed as Behavior Design Lab.Founded the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University where he directs research and innovation. In addition, he teaches industry innovators how to use his models and methods in Behavior Design. The purpose of his research and teaching is to help millions of people improve their lives.Developed the Fogg Behavior Model - a model that shows that three elements must converge at the same moment for a behavior to occur: Motivation, Ability, and a Prompt. When a behavior does not occur, at least one of those three elements is missing.BJ is the Author of Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything  Social Media: Follow YAP on IG: www.instagram.com/youngandprofitingReach out to Hala directly at Hala@YoungandProfiting.comFollow Hala on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/Follow Hala on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yapwithhalaFollow Hala on ClubHouse: @halatahaCheck out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com

Be effortless!In today’s episode, we are talking with Greg McKeown, best-selling author and CEO. Greg’s break-out book, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. The book is frequently ranked as a #1 Time Management book on Amazon, and challenges core assumptions about achievement to get to the essence of what really drives success.Greg is the CEO of McKeown Inc. Clients include Adobe, Apple, Google, Facebook, Pixar, Salesforce.com, Symantec, Twitter, VMware and Yahoo!. His writing has appeared or been covered by The New York Times, Fast Company, Fortune, HuffPost, Politico, and Inc. Magazine. He is among the most popular bloggers for the Harvard Business Review and LinkedIn’s Influencers group: averaging a million views a month. McKeown has been interviewed on numerous television and radio shows including NPR, NBC, and FOX. In this episode, we talk about Greg’s path from studying to be a lawyer to becoming a writer, the definition of Essentialism, and how we can decide what’s ‘essential.’ We’ll also discuss the three steps to being effortless, how to make essential work more fun, and how to achieve residual results with your work. If you’re a high-achiever and looking to step up your productivity without dedicating all your time, this is a must-listen! Sponsored by -  Credit Karma. Go to creditkarma.com/podcast to learn more and find offers tailored just for you.  Olay Body. Fearless In My Skin. Social Media: Follow YAP on IG: www.instagram.com/youngandprofitingReach out to Hala directly at Hala@YoungandProfiting.comFollow Hala on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/Follow Hala on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yapwithhalaFollow Hala on ClubHouse: @halatahaCheck out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com Timestamps: 00:37 - Greg’s Upbringing02:12 - How Greg Strayed From Being a Lawyer and Became a Writer08:30 - The Definition of Essentialism09:45 - How Achieving Success Can Cause Failure12:32 - The Way Essentialism Relates to Being Effortless15:37 - How We Can Decide What’s Essential21:17 - Why Greg Wrote Effortless24:51 - 3 Steps for Being Effortless29:05 - The Problem With Effort31:41 - Strategies to Achieve the Effortless State36:07 - Does Effort Equal Time? 38:19 - How to Make Essential Work See More Fun42:21 - Ways to Combat Complex Projects and Make It Simple50:59 - Why Rest is Essential58:35 - Difference Between Linear and Residual Results1:04:32 - Greg’s Secret to Profiting in Life Mentioned in the Episode: Greg’s Website: https://gregmckeown.com/The Essentialism Website: https://essentialism.com/Greg’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregorymckeown?lang=en

Join Hala for a Live Young and Profiting Podcast Episode with former Netflix CEO Marc Randolph & Kickstarter Co-Founder Yancey Strickler as they discuss the fundamentals of building a start-up and sharing their tips and tricks for success ***Meet the Moderators*** Marc Randolph -Marc Randolph, the co-founder and first CEO of Netflix, and a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, investor, and advisor. As well as the author and podcast host of “That Willl never Work. Yancey Strickler is the co-founder of Kickstarter, father of the philosophy of Bentoism, and author of This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World. Social Media: Follow YAP on IG: www.instagram.com/youngandprofitingReach out to Hala directly at Hala@YoungandProfiting.comFollow Hala on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/Follow Hala on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yapwithhalaFollow Hala on ClubHouse: @halatahaCheck out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com

Storytelling Made Simple! In today’s episode, we are talking with Donald Miller, best-selling author, CEO, and podcast host. Donald is the CEO of Business Made Simple, an online platform that teaches business professionals everything they need to know to grow a business and enhance their personal value on the open market. He is also the host of the Business Made Simple Podcast and is the author of several books including the bestseller "Building a StoryBrand." Donald is widely considered one of the most entertaining and informative speakers in the world. His audiences are challenged to lean into their own story, creatively develop and execute the story of their team, and understand the story of their customers so they can serve them with passion. Don's thoughts on story have deeply influenced leaders and teams for Pantene, Ford/Lincoln, Zaxby's, Chick-fil-A, Steelcase, Intel, Prime Lending and thousands more. In this episode, we discuss Donald’s upbringing without a father figure, the power of storytelling, and why you should always aim to tell stories. We’ll also talk about the seven steps that happen in every story, the best call-to-actions, how customer testimonials can be important, and how to use storytelling in your social media. Sponsored by -   Save $15 off your first visit with a board-certified dermatologist at Apostrophe.com/YAP Visit capsule.com to get your prescription hand delivered today—for free  Social Media:  Follow YAP on IG: www.instagram.com/youngandprofitingReach out to Hala directly at Hala@YoungandProfiting.comFollow Hala on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/Follow Hala on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yapwithhalaFollow Hala on ClubHouse: @halatahaCheck out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com Timestamps: 01:05 - What Donald Was Like As A Child04:19 -The Importance of Mentors07:49 - Why Stories Are So Powerful11:25 - Importance of Messaging Being Concise16:05 - The Explanation of Story Loops19:02 - Why You Need to Continuously Solve Problems21:45 - Where the CEO Fits Within the Face of The Brand27:04 - The Seven Steps That Happen in Every Story31:25 - Details on How To Use the Seven Steps32:44 - Best Call-To-Actions35:49 - The Principle of Pricing in Storytelling38:17 - Real Examples of 7 Soundbites44:28 - Why Customer Testimonials Are So Impactful45:43 - How Brand Elements Can Pass The ‘Grunt’ Test51:11 - Best Practices for Storytelling in Social Media52:28 - The Comparison of Business to An Airplane59:13 - Donald’s Secret to Profiting in Life  Mentioned in the Episode: Donald’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-miller-storybrand/Donald’s Book, Business Made Simple: https://www.businessmadesimple.com/Donald’s Company: https://storybrand.com/StoryBrand’s Upcoming Marketing Workshop: https://storybrand.com/#registerFree 5-Minute Marketing Makeover: http://www.5minutemarketingmakeover.com/

Join Hala for a Live Young and Profiting Podcast Episode with Steven Kotler, one of the world’s leading experts on human performance. They will discuss how converging technologies are transforming business, industries and our lives. This episode is sponsored by Ivoox and Credit Karma ***Meet the Moderators*** Steven Kotler Steven is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and entrepreneur.  Has written 16 published works, including Flow, The Art of Impossible, and Stealing Fire  His articles have appeared in over 70 publications, including The New York Times Magazine, LA Times, Wired, Time magazine, GQ, Discover, Popular Science, Outside, Men’s Journal, Details and National Geographic Adventure. Founder and executive director of the Flow Research Collective - A research and training initiative primarily focused on decoding the science behind ultimate human performance. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance.  Social Media: Follow YAP on IG: www.instagram.com/youngandprofitingReach out to Hala directly at Hala@YoungandProfiting.comFollow Hala on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/Follow Hala on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yapwithhalaFollow Hala on ClubHouse: @halatahaCheck out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com

In this episode of YAP, we are talking with Martha Beck, bestselling author, life coach, and speaker. Martha is known for her unique combination of science, humor, and spirituality and famous for being Oprah Winfrey’s life coach. Her written work includes several international bestsellers, as well as over 150 magazine articles.  Martha holds three Harvard degrees and for over two decades she has been, in the words of NPR and USA Today, “the best-known life coach in America.”Her published works include several self-help books and memoirs, including New York Times and international bestsellers Finding Your Own North Star, The Joy Diet, and Expecting Adam. Martha’s newest book, The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self, was an instant New York Times Best Seller. Tune in as Martha will share how not telling a single lie for a year drastically altered her life, and how to know if you aren’t following your truth. We also chat about culture vs. nature and get into an emotional discussion about something I’ve been personally going through. And lastly, we’ll get Martha’s guidance on how to live our life with the utmost integrity and her alternative to a hustler’s mentality. Sponsored by: Olay Body. Fearless In My Skin.LinkedIn Learning. Try free for 1 month at LinkedInLearning.com/FREE MONTH.Social Media: Follow YAP on IG: www.instagram.com/youngandprofitingReach out to Hala directly at Hala@YoungandProfiting.comFollow Hala on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/Follow Hala on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yapwithhalaFollow Hala on ClubHouse: @halatahaCheck out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com Timestamps: 00:38 - How Martha’s Life at 29 Shaped Her02:56 - The Frequency at Which People Lie 04:05 - How Not Telling a Lie For a Year Changed Martha’s Life05:44 - The Way Martha Used Dante For Inspiration08:06 - Why Martha Decided to Write, Leaving The Saints15:59 - Culture Versus Nature24:10 - How To Know If You Aren’t Following Your Truth26:07 - Martha’s Perspective on Hustle27:32 - The Right Way to Make Progress 30:36 - Why You Should Accept Losing Relationships When You Speak Your Truth32:15 - Actionable Steps To Live Your Life With Integrity34:11 - How Martha Dealt With Integrity in Pregnancy36:30 - Martha’s Secret to Profiting in Life Mentioned in the Episode: Martha’s Website: https://marthabeck.com/Martha’s New Book, The Way of Integrity: https://marthabeck.com/the-way-of-integrity/

Join Hala for a live Young and Profiting Podcast Episode with Gig Economy and Outsourcing experts Joey Hickson, Maddy Osman, Tim Salau, Dana Bowling and Liya Palagashvili. They will discuss how businesses effectively integrate freelancers into their workflows and benefit from having access to the best talent in the world with just a few clicks. This Episode is Sponsored by Fiverr ***Meet the Moderators*** Tim Salau - Mr.Future Of Work and CEO of Guide, a B2B Learning & Talent Development app joined us back in episode #90 The American Dream last year Joey Hickson is Social Media producer with 4M+ following on Instagram who runs an 7-figure marketing agency - proud to also call him my business partner Maddy Osman SEO Content Strategist & Founder at The Blogsmith a SEO content agency Liya Palagashvili - Assistant Professor of Economics at State University of New York-Purchase and a research fellow with NYU Law. Dana Bowling - motivational speaker, online business coach, and IG + Clubhouse marketing queen  Jeremy Abramson- is a high energy coach, tiktok super star and host of the Trive University podcast. Social Media: Follow YAP on IG: www.instagram.com/youngandprofitingReach out to Hala directly at Hala@YoungandProfiting.comFollow Hala on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/Follow Hala on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yapwithhalaFollow Hala on ClubHouse: @halatahaCheck out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com

Regardless of the situation, always have true grit and grace!In this episode, we are chatting with Amberly Lago, best-selling author, speaker, podcast host, and health coach. She started her speaking career after her life was deeply altered and her world was completely changed in May 2010. While riding her motorcycle in Woodland Hills, CA, she was hit by an SUV and thrown thirty feet down a busy street. Her right leg took the brunt of the impact and was crushed almost beyond repair.Despite an incredibly difficult recovery process, being a former professional dancer, athlete, and fitness trainer, she was determined to not only save her leg, but her career, her dreams, and her dignity. After a lengthy hospital stay and 34 surgeries, doctors were able to fuse her leg together and repair her severed femoral artery despite the one percent odds of saving it and the initial recommendation to amputate. Her life experience and the proven strategies she has created to understand and maximize resilience resonate with companies whose core values include perseverance, grit, passion, and team building. And for audiences living with chronic pain (like her from CRPS) she delivers a powerful message of hope and offers solutions at conferences, workshops, and clinics.In today’s episode, we discuss Amberly’s upbringing, how she survived abuse as a child, the importance of forgiveness, and how to most past self-pity. We also dive deeper into the repercussions of her car accident, how to pace (not push) yourself through pain, and how Amberly starts her days off with reminders of gratitude. Amberly’s story is incredibly powerful and inspiring - you won’t want to miss this episode! Sponsored by -  Policygenius. Head to policygenius.com to get started. NordVPN. Go to nordvpn.com/yap or use a coupon YAP to get a 2-year plan plus 1 additional month with a huge discount! Podbean. Go to podbean.com/hala to start boosting your business with podcast advertising. Social Media: Follow YAP on IG: www.instagram.com/youngandprofitingReach out to Hala directly at Hala@YoungandProfiting.comFollow Hala on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/Follow Hala on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yapwithhalaFollow Hala on ClubHouse: @halatahaCheck out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com Timestamps: 01:11 - How Tough Love Shaped Amberly in Her Childhood06:08 - How Amberly Survived Sexual Abuse15:48 - Amberly’s Take on Forgiveness 19:39 - The Way Amberly Moved Past Self-Pity24:49 - Amberly’s Adult Life as a Single Mom and Her Accident34:15 - How Amberly Deals with Chronic Pain and How to Sensitive43:08 - Where Amberly Got Her ‘Grace’ From47:51 - The Way Amberly Starts Her Day 51:40 - How to Pace Yourself Through Pain59:05 - Amberly’s Career Evolution1:09:52 - Amberly’s Secret to Profiting in Life Mentioned in the Episode: Amberly’s Website: https://amberlylago.com/Amberly’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amberlylagomotivation/Amberly’s Podcast, True Grit and Grace: https://amberlylago.com/podcast/Amberly’s Book: https://amberlylago.com/book/

Join Hala for a live recorded episode of Young and Profiting podcast featuring Brit Morin, CEO and Founder of Brit + Co. Selfmade brings together the world's top female entrepreneurs to teach you how to create a new business or grow your existing one in a 10-week highly interactive virtual course. ***Meet the Moderators*** Brit Morin: Brit grew up loving to create but as she began to learn coding, she traded her love of art for a career in technology and marketing by working with big names like Apple and Google.In 2011, Brit started the progressive, girl centric brand Brit & Co which provides similar projects that she fell in love with all those years ago in a host of categories including business and illustrating!Brit has been featured as a contributor for the likes of CNN, the Today Show, and Katie Couric, just to name a few and her latest book Homemakers: A Domestic Handbook for the Digital Generation is a guide to creative living in and out of your home.Brit is also the founder of Selfmade which is the title of this room. Selfmade is an education and community platform for female entrepreneurs (more about that later). And finally, as if this wasn't enough, Brit is the host of the Teach Me Something New podcast. Social Media: Follow YAP on IG: www.instagram.com/youngandprofitingReach out to Hala directly at Hala@YoungandProfiting.comFollow Hala on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/Follow Hala on Instagram: www.instagram.com/yapwithhalaFollow Hala on ClubHouse: @halatahaCheck out our website to meet the team, view show notes and transcripts: www.youngandprofiting.com