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How do we step into our fullness? By finding our true identity. Rock Thomas believes that you can rewire and reprogram your thinking about yourself and begin to create the version of yourself you want to truly be. In today's episode he shares how you can reframe bad things into new possibilities. Your bad situations can become the resources to create a better future. It's time to live big and unlock the power of true identity.Recommended Reading: Principles: Life and WorkRock's Links: Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTubeToday's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels and OpportunityInChina.comAbout Rock ThomasThe World’s #1 Whole-Life-Success ExpertAs seen in the Goalcast video Rock Thomas impacted over 70 million lives, created the #IAMMovement and is known as the one who will help you redefine your life.From humble beginnings, Certified NLP Practitioner, self-made millionaire, bestselling author & world renowned speaker Rock Thomas skyrocketed to success, earning awards, shattering records, and becoming one of the top fifty realtors in the world. Searching for more meaning in a life filled with achievements, he traveled the world, studying one-on-one with the world’s best teachers, including masterminds of growth like Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, Wayne Dyer, and more. Over the years Rock has touched millions of lives and now, he spends his time helping others achieve whole-life wealth & success through event, programs, books, and coaching. 

Have you ever wondered how to succeed in business? Jim Beach has both lived and taught the lifestyle of entrepreneurship. He thinks that creativity, risk, and passion are killing the potential new entrepreneurs. He shares how you can move past creativity, risk, and passion an open new doors to find success in what you do. We also discuss how being a contrarian can help you see the hidden potential to get the competitive edge over your competition. Recommended Reading: The Millionaire Next DoorToday's episode is sponsored by: Mighty Travels and OpportunityInChina.comLinks: Website, LinkedInJim is known for this belief that entrepreneurship is not about creativity, risk, or passion. Jim’s first book, School for Startups, was published by McGraw-Hill in June 2011 and reached as high as number 9 on Amazon’s business section. Promoting the book, he has done over 100 radio interviews, was featured in a UPS commercial, was referred to as the Simon Cowell of venture capital by CNN, and was excerpted by Entrepreneur magazine and the Wall Street Journal India.Author of “School for Startups,” Jim argues that entrepreneurship is not about creativity, risk, or passion. Featured in a UPS commercial, published by McGraw Hill, hired by SunTrust, Wells Fargo, and Toshiba, and featured speaker around the US and in Egypt, Dubai, Japan, Brazil, and India, he is a recognized leader in entrepreneurship.At the age of 25, Jim founded American Computer Experience. From 1993 to 2000, Jim grew the company with no capital infusion to $12 million in annual revenue and to over 60 permanent and 700 temporary employees, operating in 39 states and in three countries. The company was the world’s largest technology training company for children, and enjoyed corporate tie-ins with Microsoft, Intel, Lego, NASA, and many others. In 2000, Jim closed two rounds of venture funding, one for $2.4 million and another for $6.4 million. Jim was selected as one of the “Forty under Forty” most influential citizens by Georgia Trend magazine, and he appeared on NPR, MBNBC, CNN, and in the New York Times, Wired, and Entrepreneur Magazine as an expert on technology and education.In 2001, Jim joined the Institute of International Business at Georgia State University. He taught international entrepreneurship, with a focus on risk avoidance, creativity, and internet marketing skills, and was lectured at universities in Colorado, Texas, Utah, Hawaii, Japan, Korea, India, Dubai, and Egypt. In 2002, Jim started his first import/export firm, called TimelessChair.com. The firm was the result of a bet he made with a class. In 2009, Jim founded the School for Startups, a web resource devoted to teaching his philosophy of low risk entrepreneurship. He is Executive Director of a non-profit source on entrepreneurship for over 100 countries called InternationalEntrepreneurship.com. Jim has presented for or on behalf of Wells Fargo, Toshiba, UPS, SunTrust and others on topics as diverse as the “Future of Oil Scarcity,” “How to Export in a Down Economy,” and “Getting to Number One on Google.”

Stuart Day is a master luthier who has studied under some of the biggest names in the guitar building industry but now he is building multiple businesses to build a sustainable business model. Many who chase their dreams don't realize that there is more to entrepreneurship than doing what you love. Building a business is hard work and Stuart had to learn how to go beyond building guitars to learn how to build a business. Stuart has now diversified and also runs multiple businesses in different industries. In today's episode Stuart shares his story of how he became and entrepreneur and why turning your passion into a business is often much harder than expected. We also chat about mentoring, regenerative farming, real estate, building marketing firms, the power of how we learn, creating a new model for apprenticeship, and what true materialism should mean.Stuart's Links: Website, Instagram, FacebookToday's episode is sponsored by OpportunityInChina.com and Mighty TravelsStuart Day has been practicing the fine art of lutherie for all of his adult life. After working with some of the finest in the industry Stuart is now proud to offer his own selection of world class acoustic Arch-top and Flat-top steel string guitars. Each and every Stuart Day Guitar is an exquisite, handcrafted, reflection of Stuart's years of experience and dedication to the craft of Lutherie.

We are trying something new we call 'Friends Friday' where we interview entrepreneurs that are good friends of our. Our first guest on Friends Friday is Phoebe Mroczek. Phoebe is a coach, personal branding expert, and podcaster. We met at New Media Summit in Austin Texas.Phoebe has been on an entrepreneurial journey into the unknown. She didn't set out to be an entrepreneur but over the course of some major life decisions found that she connected with the freedom that entrepreneurship allowed. The freedom of creating, travel, adventure, exploration, and finding community. Along the way she has found herself by unbecoming everything she is not. In today's episode we discuss her story of entrepreneurship, travel, navigating the complex landscape of true community in a digitally connected world, marketing, and why she's so excited about podcasting.Let today's episode challenge you to take your own adventure into the unknown and intentionally create the life of your dream.Recommended Reading: Untethered Soul and Conversations with GodPhoebe's Links: Unbecoming Podcast, InstagramToday's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels and OpportunityInChina.comPhoebe Mroczek is a podcaster and marketing strategist who helps online entrepreneurs create a profitable business that is an honest reflection of who they are and what they want most.She is the host of the Unbecoming Podcast, a show that helps entrepreneurs release judgments, beliefs and past conditioning holding listeners back from living a more meaningful life.Over the past few years, she’s built an online marketing business that helped established entrepreneurs refine their paid ad and launch strategies, created a podcast she co-hosted with 900K+ downloads and organized various in-person events, masterminds and online communities.Phoebe believes that while what we do in the world is important, we’re meant to do so much more in life than just work. As an curious explorer and recovering perfectionist, she’s traveled to 64 countries on 6 continents, been cage diving with great white sharks, camped in the Serengeti and motorbiked across Europe.

On today's episode we chat with Erwin Raphael McManus about his new book, "The Way of the Warrior: An Ancient Path to Inner Peace." Erwin is known as a cultural visionary for his progressive integration of spirituality and creativity. Throughout the interview Erwin shares insights into how faith can be a catalyst for creativity in the journey of building our dreams and ideas. His perspectives on the journey of peace leads us to his seven 'Codes of the Warrior' and how practicing humility, focus, ownership, clarity, strength, and vulnerability can establish peace in our lives ultimately effecting a global change in our homes, neighborhoods, and communities.We also discuss: faith and entrepreneurship, how to navigate transition in life and business, loosing faith and finding God, creativity, and moreRecommended Reading: 'Way of The Warrior' About Erwin Raphael McManusErwin Raphael McManus is an iconoclast, artist, and cultural thought leader known for his integration of creativity and spirituality. He is the founder of MOSAIC, a church movement started in the heart of Hollywood with campuses across Los Angeles, Orange County, Mexico City and Seattle, and a global community that spans the across the world. Erwin is the acclaimed author of “The Last Arrow,” “The Artisan Soul,” “Soul Cravings,” and “The Barbarian Way.” His books have sold more than a million copies worldwide. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife, Kim McManus.LinksWebsite: http://erwinmcmanus.com/Facebook: www.facebook.com/erwinmcmanus Twitter: @erwinmcmanusInstagram: @erwinmcmanusToday's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels and OpportunityInChina.com

Somewhere along the way we lost our sense of wonder. But what if wonder is what can unlock your ideas and dream? In today's episode we share how you can rediscover wonder as part of your every day life. Wonder can be defined as a feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable. It can also be defined as the ability to be curious to know something. Each of these perspectives on Wonder impacts our lives differently. By once again finding our sense of Wonder we unleash a superpower that will help you see unknown possibilities and create new solutions.Today's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels and OpportunityInChina.com

What does it take to build ethical journalism using blockchain? Matthew Iles and the team at Civil set out to solve this complex problem to bring back ownership to the journalists creating the news. With the clutter of 'fake news' and 'news with bias' they also decided it was time to bring trust and transparency back to the newsroom. Their launch was filled with great victories and setbacks, but they have pushed forward to change the game in modern day news. Now they are helping to grown independent newsrooms around the world all while allowing journalist to capture more value they create, in a community that prioritizes ethics in journalism above all else.In the episode we also discuss: Digital marketing agencies, Navigation success and failure, building a platform based business, building the right team, media and journalism, blockchain, cryptocurrency, ethical journalism, and more.Links:https://civil.co/The Next Chapter for CivilCivil on TwitterMatthew Iles on TwitterRecommended Reading: The Hard Things about Hard ThingsToday's episode is sponsored by MightyTravels and OpportunityInChina.com.About Matthew IlesMatthew studied journalism at Duke University before embarking on an entrepreneurial career in digital marketing and innovative business modeling. He long imagined it possible to harness both the wildly explosive power of an open discourse platform along with the financial and behavioral incentives of a global cooperative, and first wrote about the concept behind Civil in November 2016.Beyond advocating for sustainable journalism, Matthew also believes deeply in evolutionary organizational methods over traditional command-and-control hierarchies. At Civil, Matthew and the team practice what he originally coined Synchronicity — a cascading, distributed leadership model predicated on vast common knowledge, continuous realignment and a deep appreciation for everyone's personal self-identity. He owes much of his career success to his wife and prior entrepreneurial partner Katie Iles. They live in Brooklyn with their dog Emma.When not working on Civil, Matthew enjoys reading science fiction, cooking and playing board games with Katie, and exploring New York City's and the Hudson Valley's best restaurants and bars.About CivilCurrently, Civil counts 18 newsrooms among its ranks with a total readership near 10MM people, and more than 50 additional newsrooms are preparing to join for our February launch. The Civil Foundation is charged with community-building, and their ambitious goal is 1,000 small to midsize newsrooms onboard worldwide by 2020.Civil sits at the intersection of two major trends: 1) decentralized economies powered by blockchain, and 2) quality journalism and civil discourse in an era of unprecedented division. Both are volatile and face adversaries who wish to hamper their growth and sustainability. Both are vital to a more open, trustworthy and transformative society tomorrow and beyond.

Boredom is often considered bad. But what if I told you that boredom can unlock creativity and help make your dreams and ideas become reality? In today's episode we share how you can use boredom as a tool in your journey of finding significance and purpose. In society today it is easy to get stuck in the routine of everyday. It's easy to simply check out and binge on the latest show. We have lost the art of boredom. Some of the most influential authors and innovators from J.R.R. Tolkien to Steve Jobs have stated how powerful Boredom was for them. In the second segment of the episode we share some practical tips on how you can create a habit of boredom to launch you to the next level.Today's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels and OpportunityInChina.com

What does it take to farm in the middle of New York City? Ben Flanner co-founded Brooklyn Grange with the idea that farming could still happen in major urban centers. So they set out to solve this problem and bring agriculture into the city. They found a few warehouses in Brooklyn and Queens and started farms on their rooftops. This journey was one without a roadmap. No one else could show them the way, but they decided to press forward and pioneer a new way to farm. Their farms are impacting the local community in many ways including reducing rain water runoff, brining organic foods right to the doorsteps of local restaurants and farmers markets, and creating community around innovative solutions. In today's episode we also bring in questions from our listeners. Thanks Rebecca, Jackson, and Phoebe for joining the conversation! Topics we discuss in the interview include: sustainable farming, urban farming, solving complex problems, and much more.Check out Brooklyn Grange at their Website, InstagramToday's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels, Flocksy, and OpportunityInChina.com.More about Ben and Brooklyn GrangeBen Flanner is a co-founder and CEO of Brooklyn Grange, based in New York City. A pioneering urban farm operation, the business farms rooftops, designs and builds green spaces, and promotes sustainable living and local ecology through food, education, and events. The business includes over 3 acres of intensive green roofs, and sells its produce via restaurants, farmer’s markets, and CSAs. Brooklyn Grange is widely recognized as a world leader in urban agriculture, with an unwavering drive to develop the concept with an exceptional green and community minded business. Ben’s experience gardening began at a young age, alongside his mother in their Wisconsin backyard. After earning his BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Ben moved to New York City, where he began a short career in management consulting, and then financial marketing, notably at E*Trade Financial. But his desire to engage more with community than numbers–and more parts of his body than his brain–drew him to the world of food and farming. Ben has presented to audiences including NYU Stern Business School; Central European University; American Farmland Trust, US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA); Slow Money; Barcelona’s Smart City World Expo; MAHA Agriculture Conference in Malaysia; The American Farm School in Thesaloniki, Greece; numerous Northeastern Horticultural Societies, and has been a guest expert on dozens of panels and university classes. He was included in 2016 by the New York City Food Policy Center’s 40 under 40 working to transform New York City’s Food Policies. Ben is a juror on the International Architizer A+ Awards, and he has taught urban agriculture courses in multiple cities in North America, and a course in the Environmental Studies department at New York University (NYU).When he’s not meeting with soil scientists to develop a better growing mix or tinkering with a fussy irrigation pump, Ben can be found whipping up a batch of his homemade bitters, or lacto-fermenting whatever is in season at his Crown Heights, Brooklyn apartment.

Often when we are on other podcasts and talking to people about jumbleThink, they ask us 'Why jumbleThink'. In today's episode I answer that question for the first time on the podcast. I also share more of the jumbleThink origin story along with giving you challenged on finding you own why.This episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels, OpportunityInChina.com, and Flocksy.

You've heard of crowdfunding to get a product or service off the ground. But what if you actually want to crowdfund VC or Angel Funding? Can you truly bring startup funding to the masses? Kendrick Nguyen is doing just that through his company Republic. Getting into the world of VC or Angel Funding as an investor can be hard to do. It's often limited to accredited investors who are millionaires and billionaires. That's changing through Republic. They are helping worthy startups find the funding they need to get their dreams and ideas off the ground through investments from every day people. In today's episode we discuss: Crowdfunding, VC and Angel Funding, Capital for Business, Mission Driven Entrepreneurship, Blockchain and Crypto / Cryptocurrency, Entrepreneurship, and funding startups.Today's Episode is sponsored by: Mighty Travels, OpportunityInChina.com, and Flocksy.About Kendrick Nguyen:Kendrick Nguyen is CEO and co-founder of Republic, an investment platform that provides both accredited and non-accredited investors around the world with curated startup investment opportunities. Republic also facilitates compliant investing in blockchain-enabled projects under the brand Republic Crypto. Republic is an affiliate of AngelList and CoinList, the latter of which he is a founding adviser. Prior to Republic, Kendrick served as General Counsel and Venture Hacker at AngelList and, before that, Fellow of Stanford Law School and the Rock Center for Corporate Governance at Stanford University. Formerly a securities attorney, Kendrick has been working on several initiatives aimed at defining a compliant but pragmatic protocol for conducting compliant coin offerings and has briefed the SEC, Congress, and foreign regulators on this issue. He frequently lectures on the topics of the intersection of law and entrepreneurship, and his views have been cited in a number of court decisions and publications. An immigrant from Vietnam, Kendrick has a strong interest in improving access to capital for underserved entrepreneurs in the US and beyond. About Republic:Republic is an investment platform for startups to raise capital and for everyone to invest in startups. Our highly curated platform hosts a diverse set of equity and crypto-focused offerings, with minimum investment amounts as little as $50. Anyone can invest in the startups they believe in for the chance to earn a return. Republic operates under U.S. equity crowdfunding regulations and is under the supervision of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. To date, the acceptance rate of companies applying to fundraise on Republic is well below 10%, while funding success rate exceeds 90%. For additional information, please visit: www.republic.co @joinrepublic www.facebook.com/joinrepublic

Season Two of the jumbleThink podcast has been filled with amazing guests, topics, and stories. In today's episode I share excited news about season three (starting on Tuesday February 4th), look back on some of our favorite guest episodes from Season Two, and share a little about two of our best topics.So what's happening in Season Three? We are excited to share that we are having some incredible new guests. We are also brining you into the story by asking our guests your questions, sharing your stories, and brining you new live events! We are also going deeper into the topics to help you chase those dreams and ideas in your lives.We also look back at a few of our favorite episodes from people like Cary Burkett, Walter O'Brien, Eric Reed, and Phil Rosenthal. Later in the episode we discuss the topics of Created Purpose and The Dreamer's Guide to Micro-Experiments.Today's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels, Flocksy, and OpportunityInChina.com

Do you have a strategy to turn your ideas and dreams into reality? Many people starting out (and even big businesses) forget that innovation is critical to the success of your business. A good Innovation Strategy will help you move from uncertainty into a clear vision for the future. But what is an innovation strategy and how do you create one? In today's episode I share some tips on how to create your own innovation strategy that will help you create the life of your dreams.Today's episode is sponsored by:Mighty TravelsFlocksyOpportunityInChina.com

Building a lifestyle of entrepreneurship can be hard. It can even be harder when you are building it with your spouse. In today's episode Jane Deuber shares how they were able to build six successful businesses together while thriving both as a business partners and as a family. Along the way they have learned how to master sales, teach and mentor Thought Leaders, use date and quizzes to gain valuable insights, and learned how to accelerate growth and alleviate suffering by 'Doing the right things at the right time.''Business Awareness can't happen without self awareness.' - Jane DeuberRecommended Reading: How to stop feeling like Sh*t.Today's episode is sponsored by Mighty Travels, Flocksy, and OpportunityInChina.com.Learn more about IDEA CAMPS at https://jumblethink.com/ideacamps/More about Jane DeuberJane Deuber's entrepreneurial journey began in 1987, when Mario (her husband of 30 years) used the $5000 we had saved for their wedding for seed money in their first business. Together they took that business to the multi-million dollar mark and sold it in 2000. It still thrives today.But she was hooked… the entrepreneurial lifestyle suited her and so over the next 15 years they would go on to start and grow 6 successful businesses together.While her credentials include a Masters in International Business Administration, it is in-the-trenches experience, not the classroom, where she gained the insight, intuition and expertise that enables her to support others on their quest for entrepreneurial bliss.A Game-Changing ExperienceIn 2005, the trajectory of their life and business changed when her husband and his business partner, Nickolai, created an e-learning platform for her to deliver a leadership course to association clients scattered all over the world. It was her first taste of empowering clients from a distance and she loved it. Since then their course design and delivery service has earned a reputation for being the Mercedes of the eLearning world. With an emphasis on stellar curriculum design and a powerful user experience, they now help entrepreneurs around the world turn their expert knowledge into programs that impact lasting change and bring a consistent flow of revenues into their business.How Jane Sees Business NowToday, Jane sees life and business through new eyes. Each new client they take on, each course they help design and help take to the world represents a sacred partnership. Through their clients they fulfill their mission of “exponential empowerment” which says means when we empower one – they empower millions through the meaningful work they do.Cool Things Jane Has Done Received her BA in East Asian Studies and studied Mandarin Chinese for four years Spent her junior year in college attending school at the Palais Kinsky in Vienna, Austria Held a toga party with 10 friends at the Parthenon in Athens Greece Lived in Taiwan, Japan and traveled to more than 24 countries Authored two best-selling books that have been translated into six languages Helped thousands of entrepreneurs turn their passions into higher business profits Took two businesses to the multi-million dollar mark and beyond Co-Founded an international association for home-based entrepreneurs Launched a new business for a graduate school friend in just 6 months Broke a 6 year standing sales record on the #1 Canadian TV shopping channel Remained blissfully married to her soul mate, Mario, for over 30 years

When we chase our ideas and dreams we often become self focused and ultimately selfish. We forget about those around us and ultimately the ones we serve by chasing our dreams and idea. In today's episode I challenge you to go deeper. Think about how your dreams and ideas impact your family, friends, client, customers, community, and the larger world around us. Often when we begin to remember who are dreams and ideas serve we find that our dreams and ideas take a new life. They begin to grow in ways that are unexpected. When we begin to serve others with our dreams and ideas they often want to become part of that story. Our dreams and ideas not only serve them but it sparks others to begin to dream bigger themselves. So today let's go deeper into serving others.Our host, Michael Woodward was recently on a few Facebook Lives and other podcast. You can check them out here:Fearless week with Adam Lewis Walker: https://www.facebook.com/groups/747898158601357/Broken Catholic with Joseph Warren: http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/8286032Idea Camps: https://www.jumblethink.com/ideacamps/Today's episode is sponsored by our friends over at Flocksy, OpportunityInChina.com, and Mighty Travels