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July 8, 2015
Season 4, Episode 10: The Hidden Dangers of Sitting [Podcast]
4 Stats that Will Motivate You to Stand Up
Welcome to Season 4, Episode 10 of the This Is Your Life podcast. Stu McLaren is filling in for my regular cohost Michele Cushatt. In this episode, we discuss the hidden dangers of sitting.
Modern Americans are the most sedentary people in the world—ever. Between our beds and our seats, we’re on our feet only a few hours each day. The bad news is that it’s killing us. Here are four stats that will motivate you to spend more time standing—starting today.
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MICHAEL HYATT WITH STU MCLAREN
S04E010 - The Hidden Dangers of Sitting
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July 6, 2015
The Busy Blogger’s Guide to Creative, Compelling Images
My Top-5 Resources for Blog Posts, Social Media, and More
If I told you there was one thing you could do with your blog that would boost your traffic by 94 percent, what would you say?
I recently blogged about seven mistakes bloggers cannot afford to make. No. 2 was failing to use compelling imagery.
Some bloggers don’t use images at all. That’s a miss. Others use low-quality, unprofessional images. And that’s a miss, too, because it trivializes their brand. Using subpar images on your blog is like saying, “Readers, don’t take me seriously!”
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July 3, 2015
What the Fourth of July Really Means [Video]
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It turns out a large number of Americans have no idea what the Fourth of July is all about. That’s tragic!
Almost thirty years ago today, President Ronald Reagan gave an address for the Fourth of July. Whatever your party or politics, I hope you’ll find it both inspiring and informative.
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July 1, 2015
Season 4, Episode 9: Don’t Bite That Apple [Podcast]
4 Temptations Every Leader Faces
Welcome to Season 4, Episode 9 of the This Is Your Life podcast. Stu McLaren is filling in for my regular cohost Michele Cushatt. In this episode, we discuss four temptations every leader faces.
Power amplifies who you are—the good, the bad, and the ugly. That means leaders have to be on their guard about certain temptations. I don’t know a single leader who has not dealt with at least one of these four.
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MICHAEL HYATT WITH MICHELE CUSHATT
This is Your Life Podcast
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June 30, 2015
Update! Help Us Pick the Winner of the Next Platform University Makeover
We Have 5 Finalists. Who Deserves to Win? You Decide
The votes are in, and Mike Berry has won an official Platform University makeover. See the winning video below. I am thrilled to award him a full-service, bumper-to-bumper branding overhaul. Congrats, Mike!One of the things I love most about Platform University is our ability to help platform-builders at all levels reach more people and create a bigger impact.
One way we’ve done that is through platform makeovers. Last year we received an incredible response to the work we did with Jackie Bledsoe. Now we’re ready to do it again.
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June 29, 2015
Why the Place You Live Determines Your Success
3 Reasons You Should Call the Movers if You’re Serious about Following Your Dream
Everyone knows the old line from the real estate business, “Location, location, location!” But did you know it can have a direct impact on your professional success and satisfaction?
I’ve lived just outside Nashville for almost thirty years. It’s been a major center for the music business for decades, but Nashville is now a major hub for mediapreneurs of all stripes.
Publishers, podcasters, bloggers, photographers, authors, agents, designers, marketers, musicians, filmmakers, speakers—you name it, and they’re here. So why aren’t you?
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June 27, 2015
5 Reasons Publishers LOVE Bloggers
Why Blogging Might Be Your Fastest Way to Secure a Book Deal
This is a guest post from Chad R. Allen, a blogger and entrepreneur who serves as an editorial director for Baker Publishing Group. In Spring 2016 Baker will publish my next book, coauthored with my friend Daniel Harkavy, titled Living Forward. Find out more about it here. You can follow Chad on Twitter, Facebook, and his blog.If you have ever known a clean-shaven man who quickly grew a beard, you have a clue about changes in the publishing industry over the past five to ten years. Publishing today looks very different from how it looked a few years ago, and the transition can catch you off guard.
Whether it’s the decline of bricks-and-mortar retail, the advent of ebooks, the audiobook boom, the democratization of media channels, or any of innumerable other changes, the shifts have been rapid and dramatic. Even the nimblest publishing professional can have trouble keeping up.
But among authors one group in particular has been able to capitalize on upheaval in the publishing world: bloggers.
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“Do one thing every day that scares you.” -Eleanor Roosevelt [Photo]
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June 26, 2015
Why You Don’t Have to Be a Jerk to Win at Work
4 Ways Kindness Can Give You an Edge in Business
We sometimes think we have to be jerks to win at work. Standout leaders like Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos are famous for their tough approach. And we all know raging meaniacs set impossible standards and get amazing results, right?
I spent most of my professional life in the publishing business. While I was president and CEO of Thomas Nelson there were a couple of executives working for another major publisher. These two were like blowtorches with business cards, they sometimes clashed, and they were legendary across the industry for their egos and attitudes.
Like Jobs and Bezos, they were also successful.
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June 24, 2015
Season 4, Episode 8: Goal Setting for Beginners [Podcast]
5 Principles for Setting Goals That Work
Welcome to Season 4, Episode 8 of the This Is Your Life podcast. Stu McLaren is filling in for my regular cohost Michele Cushatt. In this episode, we discuss how to start setting goals that actually work.
When I speak, I’m amazed at how many people in the audience recognize the value of setting goals. I’m also surprised by how few actually do it. I’ve been setting and achieving big goals most of my life, and I’ve identified five simple goal-setting principles that will help you get results.
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MICHAEL HYATT WITH MICHELE CUSHATT
This is Your Life Podcast
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