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Whether chasing a goal or simply trying to get things done, accountability can determine your success or lack thereof. This week, we sit down with Yvonne Lyngaas, founder and CEO of Monarch & Company, and discuss what goes into building accountability for yourself, and for others.We explore:+How awards provide motivation+The unpopular approach to failure+Understanding the mindsets contrary to your own+Comparing yourself to others+Accumulating knowledge versus getting good grades+Being able to flip the switch between playful and serious with others+The struggle to hold yourself accountable to you+Writing down 3, 5, and 10 year goals+Internalizing your goals+Connecting to the deeper purpose of your work+Controlling your environment by controlling yourself+Taking ownership and responsibility over your actions+Making yourself “the type of person” who does or doesn’t do something+Doing what you say you do+Having the lifestyle that supports your goals+Figuring out the little things you don’t know you’re good at+Finding your lane and sticking to itFind Yvonne at:Yvonne@monarchandcompany.comBy phone: 312-265-5840References/Resources:Ryan Holiday: Ego Is The Enemy - https://amzn.com/B015NTIXWE Anders Ericson: Peak: Secrets From The New Science of Expertise - https://amzn.com/B011H56MKSSeason 5 Theme Song:cLOUD9 - After Party-- available at www.chicagoloud9.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Like the U2 song says, sometimes you’re stuck in a moment and you can’t get out of it. This week, we discuss pulling yourself out of that moment with fitness trainer and blogger Erin Bahadur, who served 9 months in prison as a result of a painkiller addiction.We explore:+How peer pressure affects decision-making+The addiction mindset+Taking responsibility for your behavior+Finding balance during difficult times+Living up to others’ expectations+How different reward systems influence behavior+Claiming your identity through external validation+How the educational system promotes peaking at a young age+Seeing yourself for possibility and instead of limitations+Controlling your perspective in adverse situations+The need for a major life event to shake you out of complacency+Living your life based on what other people say vs. what you say+Being honest with yourself about what you’re actually doing+Efficiency vs. effectivenessFind Erin at:www.erinsinsidejob.comTwitter, Instagram, and Facebook @ErinsinsidejobReferences/Resources:Shoe Dog by Phil Knight: https://amzn.com/1501135910Team of Teams by General McCrystal: https://amzn.com/1591847486Season 5 Theme Song:cLOUD9 - After Party-- available at www.chicagoloud9.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After doing something you enjoy for awhile, inevitably you think about turning it into a business, or another type of formalized venture. That's when the fun can be cannibalized by the workload and the "must-do's". In this episode, we sit down with Willpowered Inc.’s Colin Robertson about the balance between business and pleasure:We explore:Understanding “feast and famine” in the content publishing space.Differentiating your passions from your paycheck.Creating steady streams of revenue in the content world.Building a passive income despite any new content.Separating “good money” from “bad money.”Seeking publicity is business, getting publicity is pleasure.How to make or break a sales funnel.Reconciling different mindsets between being sales focused and content focused.Redefining metrics of success.Finding pleasure in your business.Learning from experts and independent contractors.Understanding how content changes with mindset.Getting lost in strategies versus proactively implementing new ideas.Doing what makes you useful.Finding a meaningful audience.Find Colin Online at:http://www.willpowered.co/reverberation.coReferences/Resources:The Best Moments of Milhouse Van Houten- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GunaXxJifPASeason 5 Theme:cLOUD9 - After Party-- available at www.chicagoloud9.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re all creatures of habit. But what kind of creatures do those habits make us? In this episode, we sit down with Cracked.com’s Alex Schmidt and discuss what goes into improving on bad habits.We explore:+Tracking success metrics+Fighting procrastination+The benefits of limited resources+Treating creative work as always on vacation, and never on vacation at the same time+Working in industries and environments that force you to keep up+Making yourself aware of your habits+Creating triggers that enforce positive habits+The downside of to-do lists+Doing your most creative work when before you’ve hit decision fatigue+Having a strong enough reason to make or break a habit+Discerning between your “shoulds” and “wants”+Not everything has to be made into a habit just because it exists+Fighting past your ‘bleeding gums’ moment when starting or breaking habits+Creating less rules to avoid restricting yourself+The Chuck Jones Rules of Engagement+Defining your Fight Club+Determining the person you want to become+Embracing where you are in your process+Asking for help+Admitting to yourself that you have room to improveFind Alex at:www.alexschmidty.comTwitter @alexschmidtywww.cracked.comReferences/Resources:Cracked.com podcast on The Simpsons: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/insane-simpsons-easter-eggs/id689900475?i=1000370592944&mt=2New York Times Article - “Is Everything Wrestling?”: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/magazine/is-everything-wrestling.html?_r=0Season 5 Theme:cLOUD9 - After Party-- available at www.chicagoloud9.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The actions we take drive the mindsets we create, and the mindsets we create drive the actions we take. In the Season 5 premiere, we welcome back media personality and author Srinivas Rao to the show and discuss the nature of the relationship between mindset and behavior.We explore:+The negative stigma around therapy+How patterns and routines help us navigate down periods+Maintaining your health during transition periods+Srini’s preparation for public speaking appearances+Focusing your efforts, and getting into Deep Work+”Repetitive like a mechanic, spontaneous like an artist”+Does mindset drive behavior, or does behavior drive mindset?+Environment’s role in our thoughts and actions+Our tendency to be in environments that drain our energy+Being in situations that foster the conversations you want to have+Treating your work as your craft instead of your job+Breaking through the culture of sameness+Honing in on your craft+Srini’s mindset shift in getting a publishing deal with Penguin+The opportunity is not the permission slip+“Success gives you the conditional opportunity to try again”+The “Do, Have, Be” Conundrum+Making money off of what you enjoy+Shifting your expectations as you see resultsOrder Srini’s Book, Unmistakable: Why Only Is Better Than Best, and get Pre-order Bonus details at:www.unmistakablecreative.com/bookFind Srini and his podcast at:www.unmistakablecreative.comReferences/Resources:Cal Newport - Deep Work-- https://amzn.com/1455586692Dan Kennedy - No B.S. Wealth Attraction--https://amzn.com/1599183692Season 5 theme:cLOUD9 - After Party-- available at www.chicagoloud9.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, enjoy this "Best of" Classic episode from Season 3, when we sat down with professional dating coach Thomas Edwards, theprofessionalwingman.com, and explored how to prove yourself wrong.Season 5 premieries on August 1, 2016! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 5 of our show kicks off on August 1! In the meantime, enjoy this classic from Season 1--our 3rd episode ever--when we sat down with poets Clementine Von Radicz and Alex Dang, discussing perception and reality, and how that impacts our world views. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our Season 4 finale, we’re back with choreographer Katherine Hill to continue discussing how you evolve over time. In this episode, we revisit and expand on last week’s prompt, and learn how to constructively grow.We explore:+Reconciling the difference in roles between student and teachers.+Realizing we live in our own contexts.+Compromising with other ability levels, opinions, and worldviews.+Understanding the humility that comes with changing your perspective.+Sharing your “wealth” by investing your time as a mentor in your mentees. +Revisiting the importance of setting habits and finding balance.+Exploring “the quantified self.”+Commitment is directly related to passion; the more you choose to immerse yourself in an activity, the more positive gains you will see.+Understanding that immersion is an active choice.+Keeping your goals tied to a larger purpose and mission.+Pivoting from one passion to another is more productive than completely starting fresh.+Identity is fluid; evolving is a holistic process.+Roles and titles ebb and flow.+Be cognizant of how others introduce you, and ask yourself is this how I want to be known?+Earning your title versus assigning it to yourself.+Embrace a slow, consistent evolution down a singular path.Find Katherine Online:www.khill.coReferences:McLovin- Superbad (2007) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HTHPtoNJLkSeason 4 Show Theme:Tia Einarsen, My Bones-- https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/my-bones/id1078388013?i=1078388323 also available on Spotify Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katherine Hill knew at an early age she wanted to be a choreographer. She realized how her passion manifested itself in different areas of her life, and we sit down with her to discuss the importance of evolving over time.We explore:+Relating a niche experience and passion to many different endeavors.+Navigating the relationship between student and teacher.+Learning to play off of other's strengths and weaknesses.+Allocating mental energy correctly.+As long as you “own your status,” you have value to bring to the conversation.+Understand the simple nuances between being “first chair” and “directing the orchestra.”+How perfectionism yields progress.+The importance of stamina to continue a project or being able to put in the time and iterations into a passion.+Liking the process of hard work.+Be as specific as humanly possible in your passions to truly isolate what is important to you.+Understanding the chicken/egg, the ebb/flow, and the either/or when creating content.+The importance of integrating separate passions together to encompass all of your interests into one activity.+Allow yourself to try and do.+Understand that there will be a lack of safe spaces to try and learn, but don’t let that stop you from trying.+Managing your internal rhetoric.+Allowing your passions to be a lifestyle rather than a side hobby.+How mastering the art of visualization can be applicable to small and large goals.Find Katherine Online:www.khill.coReferences:Silicon Valley S3E4: “If the Box Was a Canvas” (HBO) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oJCoPd9wh0Season 4 Show Theme:Tia Einarsen, My Bones-- https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/my-bones/id1078388013?i=1078388323 also available on Spotify Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professional wrestler and podcaster Colt Cabana found a sense of belonging in his career and in his life. In this special bonus episode recorded in front of a live audience at Techweek Chicago, we sit down with Colt and discuss how he found his niche. We explore:+How to seize opportunities without asking for permission+Reaching a goal can be achieved through creative means; it is important to think outside the box+There are many paths to the same goal+There’s no curtain in anyone’s life+Use your authentic self but heighten it to maximize your potential+Don’t be afraid to create your own platform; if there is an audience, there is potential+Working by trial and error isn’t wrong, rather, it’s effective+Tweak as you see fit+Be discretionary and selective when you ask for feedback+Merging your interests to form one encompassing idea and project maximizes your strengths and enjoyment+Pigeonholing yourself maximizes risk and minimizes success+Diversify your projects to create contingency plans for yourself+Support is built through humility+Storytelling is integral to finding your niche; rather than telling people your story, invite people to come along the journey with you+Actively promote your brand to avoid indifference+Believing in longevity breeds complacencyFind Colt Online:The Art of Wrestling Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/coltcabanawww.coltcabana.comwww.prowrestlingtees.comLearn more about Techweek at www.techweek.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.