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“The Epidemic of Failure” speech

  By theshot92 | April 23, 2013 - 10:56 pm | , , , , , ,
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The video below is dMark “Dave” Wheeler’s 2013 contest speech titled “The Epidemic of Failure”.  Please your comments and feedback below !

What is the Epidemic of Failure?

 

 

What does Failure mean to you?

Assuming you have watched the Epidemic of Failure video, the question you might be thinking is “What failures do I have in my past that I can learn from?” or “Am I failing enough right now to make progress toward my dreams?”  Either way, an intimate understanding of what you consider failure vs. what you consider “learning experiences” will greatly affect how you frame both past and future events in your life.

 

Are you facing your own Epidemic of Failure?

Do you have a story about failure? Perhaps one that relates to one of the ideas presented by dMark “Dave” Wheeler?

 

Our favorite “epidemic of failure” quote…

Success as the ability to go from failure to failure … without losing your enthusiasm.      - Winston Churchill

 

Did you learn?

We must Keep Failing.  Encourage Failure in others, especially your loved ones.

Fail Often … so you are less sensitive to it and can learn from every failure.

Fail Fast… so the sting won’t last and you can bound back faster.

and Fail Small … so you can make small adjustments before the stakes get large.

 

Additional Reading on the Mindset of Failure…

“Fail Forward by John Maxwell”

 

Comments Appreciated !

Please leave your “Epidemic of Failure” comments below so that Dave and others can learn from your experiences !

 

Day2 Resources from Tim Ferriss’ “4 Hour Life” on CreativeLIVE

  By theshot92 | November 16, 2012 - 5:40 am |
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Tim Ferriss 4 Hour Life Day 2

If you watched Tim Ferriss 4 Hour Life streaming video on Creative LIVE you noticed that he threw out a bunch of references to resources and recommends.  Below is a the Day 2 partial list of all the great people, websites and products that he mentioned.

If you were able to watch Tim Ferriss 4 Hour Life streaming video on Creative LIVE you would have noticed that he threw out a bunch of references to resources that he recommends.  This is a partial list of all the great people, websites and products that he mentioned.
Day 2
Noah @AppSumo.com
Injure on Reddit.com  (didn’t get all of this reference)
book: Drop Dead Healthy by A.J.Jacobs (on Amazon)
Start day with GAEBY:  Gratitude, Attitude, Exercise, Breakfast, You
Rejection Phone Numbers / HiNoah@AppSumo.com / RejectionTherapy.com
“Letters by a Stoic” by Seneca (inoculate yourself against fear, “is the condition I so feared?”)
TacoDeli.com (to Noah’s heart thru his stomach?)
Eric Reis “Vanity Metrics“
Case Study:  Mola (biodegradable toothbrushes)
sethbrooklyn2@gmail.com (100 at $50 each via Paypal)
Case Study:  Corey
22 Laws of Marketing by
Y-Combinator “What are your prospective customers currently cobbling together to solve a problem?”
520or90.com ”Find out which bridge is faster or cheaper in less than 10 seconds”
Work backward from a specific number (e.g. “top app”)
Google Forms… “What’s Your Email?” “Who is your friend who scares you?  What’s their email?”
@millionaireby25
Guest: Dave Camarillo, Guerilla Jiu Jitsu
“Own Your Walk”
4 Hr. Chef “Kitchen Segment:
Monell Chemical Senses Center
Pantry Setup:
Salts – 3 types… (missed the names.  Please add them in the comments if you got them.)
Mackavoy Olive Oil
Grape seed Oil
Ghee (in place of oil)
Coconut Oil
Wellness Effects.com
Sherry Vinegar
Champagne Vinegar
Dijon Mustard (watch for sugar)
Beans, Lentils,…
Kitchen Gear Plus:
Porlex or Horio Coffee Grinder (portable)
Aeropress
Temp Probe
Lodge Cast Iron Skillet ($20-30)
Glycerin
Chocolate
Knives…
Lettuce Knife
butcher looking knife (name?) $6-9 Amazon.com
Koon Raccoon (spelling?) peelers $8
[Slow Carb] Butterfinger Recipe…Sweet Potato (6 min. in microwave, scoop/mash), scoop of Chocolate Whey Protein, 1 tablespoon of Peanut butter, mix & eat.
Guest: Chase Jarvis
Guest: Rick Torbett
IceboxAthlete.com website “Lower Emotional Content” 3F’s – Flush Emotions, Fix it, Forget it
Guest: John Jackson, Founder, ArcheryTag.com
Conclusion by Tim:
Memento mori is a Latin phrase translated as “Remember your mortality”, “Remember you must die” or “Remember you will die” [wikipedia]
Why am I putting this list out?
While I hope this list is a real value to everyone who enjoys Tim’s books and blog, I am doing this for purely self-serving reasons.  I want people to visit my website so if you find this list useful, please post a link to it on Facebook or your blog.  If you like Tim’s stuff, I am sure you will like the articles on this site too !
* If you want more diet / brain training tips, check out my book, “Fat is all in your Head; 101 Small Decisions for Amazing Health” at www.FATisallinyourHEAD.com.  Sign up for the book mailing list and get the first 50 pages of my book !
The first day of Tim Ferriss 4 Hour Life on Creative Live was outstanding too (check it out here)!
Leave your comments or additions below !

Day 1 Resources from Tim Ferriss’ “4 Hour Life” on CreativeLIVE

  By theshot92 | November 16, 2012 - 12:40 am |
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Tim-Ferris-4-Hour-Life-Day1

If you were able to watch Tim Ferriss 4 Hour Life streaming video on Creative LIVE you would have noticed that he threw out a bunch of references to resources that he recommends.  This is a partial list of all the great people, websites and products that he mentioned.

If you were able to watch Tim Ferriss 4 Hour Life streaming video on Creative LIVE you would have noticed that he threw out a bunch of references to resources that he recommends.  This is a partial list of all the great people, websites and products that he mentioned.
Why am I putting this list out?
While I hope this list is a real value to everyone who enjoys Tim’s books and blog, I am doing this for purely self-serving reasons.  I want people to visit my website so if you find this list useful, please post a link to it on Facebook or your blog.  If you like Tim’s stuff, I am sure you will like the articles on this site too !
Resources:
SuperMemo (what is it?)

First Guest: Philippe von Borries, Refinery29
Gunderson Law Firm (for startups)… unsure of website.
Brad Feld, Boulder, CO
“Venture Deals Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist” by Brad Feld (book on Amazon.com)
“Losing My Virginity” by Richard Branson (book on Amazon.com)
Unbounce.com (test landing pages)
Google Website Optimizer … “Website Optimizer has been integrated with Google Analytics as Content Experiments. To use Content Experiments, sign in to Analytics, open Standard Reporting, and in the Content section, click Experiments.”
Second Guest:  Leila Janah, Samasource.org
Third Guest: Neil Strauss, Author of “Everyone Loves You when you are dead“
Joseph Campbell “The insecure way is the secure way” [follow your passion]
Program: “Freedom” (unplug & lock you out from internet)
Scrivener software (for MAC) (for Win) for writing scripts, books, etc.
ScreenFlow screen recordingDropBox.com
On Writing Well by William Zinsser (book)
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (book)
Brigade to Cuisine
wordpress for blogging (WordPress.com or WordPress.org)
Blog2Book examples …

   smitten kitchen cookbook
Stanford D School (free stuff online re: telling stories)
Learn a Language in 3 Months
michel thomas language recordings (Amazon)
Vis-ed.com (flash cards)
Japanese comic books
Slow Carb Diet *
Tim’s Dad… “30g of protein within 30 minutes of getting up each morning”… Myoplex by EAS

Dr. Kelly Starrett, physical therapist, www.mobilityWOD.com
YouTube videos
Mark Bell, weight lifter
* If you want more diet / brain training tips, check out my book, “Fat is all in your Head; 101 Small Decisions for Amazing Health” at www.FATisallinyourHEAD.com.  Sign up for the mailing list and get the first 50 pages of my book !
The first day of Tim Ferriss 4 Hour Life on Creative Live was outstanding and check back here for the resources list for Day 2 !
Leave your comments or additions below !

Speaker Demo Video for dMark “Dave” Wheeler

  By theshot92 | September 25, 2012 - 1:24 am | , , ,
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Speaker Demo Video of dMark “Dave” Wheeler – Mindset Training Expert

Text of the video:

WHEELER:  Now let’s talk about this big pink elephant.  That’s your subconscious mind.

Your subconscious mind is very powerful, it’s very large.  It takes in everything that’s going on, everything.  All of the emotions.

How do you control that elephant?  Does anybody know how they train elephants to stay with the circus so that they don’t kind of rampage off through the town?  Well what they do is when they’re small, they take a rope, not a big rope just a regular rope and tie it around their ankle and they stick a little stake in the ground.  Tiny little stake.  And the elephant doesn’t go anywhere.  Huge elephant that just pulled the tent up and he’s got a little rope around it and he says no I can’t do it.

How does that happen?  Well it started way back when he was a little elephant and he physically couldn’t pull it out.  He tried and he tried, couldn’t do it.  And eventually he learns I can’t pull it out, and he can easily pull that stake out.

As a matter of fact, when the circus goes to a new town, the elephant is the one that pulls the tent pulls up.  It’s powerful but it’s already decided that it can’t pull that stake out.

Right from when you were born you were being conditioned.  Your parents said don’t do that, you know.  Don’t do that, you should do this, and you believed it.  That became part of your conditioning, part of your programming.

Even now beyond friends and family you have the media.  And if it’s repeated enough, your mind says … well I’ve heard it ten, 20, 30 times and it must be true … even if it’s not.

Understand this, the most powerful form of conditioning are the words that are going on in your head, the words that you actually say.

There’s a rope on your elephant that’s holding you back, a rope that you could easily yank out. You have the choice.

You can train your brain to do whatever you want.  The choice is yours.

HIRE Dave to speak to your group !

Email:  dave [at] dmarkwheeler.com

 

Hire the RIGHT Motivational And Inspirational Keynote Speaker

  By theshot92 | June 30, 2012 - 5:48 am | , , ,
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Who is the RIGHT Motivational & Inspiration Keynote Speaker … for you?

It is becoming increasingly important to hire the services of motivational and inspirational keynote speakers for business workshops, educational seminars and corporate retreats. Why?  Because we are often overwhelmed with responsibilities and it is very easy for people to lose interest in things; even their jobs. Thus, when men (or women) have been doing the same thing for a long time and may have lost their “zeal”, they will need to be challenged and encouraged by someone from outside the organization.

Empowerment

This is the major reason why businesses of all sizes need to go out of their way to organize programs for empowering their workers. An efficient keynote speaker knows how to fire the zeal and determination in the workers so that they can feel a sense of participation. This is because he makes them realize that they have the potential to achieve greatness.

A Wizard with Words

One of the tools in trade of inspirational speakers is that they are master of words. They are experts in using words to appeal to the intellectual and emotional reasoning of their listeners. In addition, they know how to use engaging words, personal stories and other real life stories to connect to their listeners. This enables them to break down all the emotional barriers that may be in the heart of the listeners.

Nevertheless, it is important that you know that employing effective keynote speakers should not be an impulsive decision. You must make it a point to consider some important aspects of potential speakers before you make the decision to hire anybody. For instance, it is very important that you consider the reputation of any speaker before you hire him or her.

Reputation & Accountability

You need to start by understanding the fact that you cannot afford to hire someone who will disappoint you by not showing up for the event. If you make the mistake of hiring some that would stand you and your attendees up, the consequences can be bad. In fact, you need no prophet to tell you that your attendees will leave the venue more uninspired than they were when they arrived at the center.

Style & Point of View

In addition, before you hire any speaker, you may also want to consider his presentation methods in for you to make an informed decision. For instance, some speakers know how to appeal to people to do the right thing while others know how to challenge them into doing the right thing. You may also want to reach a decision concerning the use of audio-visual stimulus.

Meet Your Target

You will also need to think about the outcome that you want to get from the whole presentation. If you want your workers to put more efforts into their production you will need different speakers than if you want them to bring new and innovative ideas to the company. The point is that you should considedMark-Wheeler-Keynote-Speakerr the outcome when hiring a speaker.

Bottom Line

Interestingly, if you are able to get your hiring decision right and you hire the right speaker for your audience, you can be sure that the attendees stands a good chance of gaining more knowledge. In essence, hiring a motivational and inspirational speaker can go a long way in helping you to record success in your business.

 

Inspirational video from a “Stronger” Hospital Ward

  By theshot92 | May 11, 2012 - 11:03 am |
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Inspired & Motivated by a Hospital

If you are looking for inspiration, you don’t always need to hear it from a professional speaker. Sometimes regular people (and kids) have to dig deep and find the motivation to overcome amazing challenges.

The video below from Seattle’s Children’s hospital has an amazing energy (and I love the song too.)  Did I mention that it was my theme song for the 6 weeks I was in a cast after achilles tendon surgery?  Check it out!  I bet you will be dancing right along with them.

 

The hemoncology floor of Seattle Children’s Hospital performs Kelly Clarkson’s song “Stronger”.

Don’t you wonder how all the patients & staff felt after the videographers made this video?
I don’t know about you, but I definitely felt better after watching the video.

Want more inspiration?

Here is a video showing the behind-the-scenes ”The Making of…”

 

Sometimes even celebrities are touched and inspired by a YouTube video.

Here is a short video showing one last aspect to this story (from Kelly Clarkson)…

You have got to be inspired by this story!

Are you motivated to bring some extra energy into some corner of life that needs it? There are opportunities all around … we just need to see something like this video to know that it is possible.

Inspire someone. It will come back to you many times over !

d.Mark “Dave” Wheeler
Mindset Training Expert

 

Dr. Daniel Amen says “Stop Being Stupid”

  By theshot92 | February 16, 2012 - 12:52 pm |
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I recently received a link from Brendan Bouchard to a wonderful video featuring Dr. Daniel Amen, the author of Use Your Brain to Change Your Age: Secrets to Look, Feel, and Think Younger Every Day (Available on Amazon.com).

The overall video is about an hour and a half long, which would usually turn me off since I have so much to do and little time to get things done, but I’m glad I took the time to watch it.  I would have embedded the video below, but was not able to so here is a link to it…  http://www.highperformanceacademy.com/amen

Did you watch the video?
If you still don’t have time to watch the video, here is the “Reader’s Digest” version based on a few of the slides that Dr. Amen presented …

Dr. Amen's Bad Things to Avoid for your Brain Health

Dr. Amen's Bad Things to Avoid for your Brain Health

I found it facinating to see the “things to avoid if you want to maintain a healthy brain”. Some of them are obvious but some of them you might not have thought about. Dr. Amen’s experience having studied thousands of brain scans lends loads of credibility to his suggestions.

 

Living with Self Control - Physical Aspects of Brain Health and Decision Making Capability

Dr. Amen's Living with Self Control - Physical Aspects of Brain Health and Decision Making Capability

Dr. Amen’s “Living with Self Control” – Physical Aspects of Brain Health and Decision Making Capability.

Many of these suggestions are also featured in dMark Wheeler’s upcoming book titled, “FAT is all in your HEAD: plus 101 Small Changes to Improve Your Health”.  Look for it on Amazon soon !

Dr. Daniel Amen's Components of a BrainSmart Culture
Dr. Daniel Amen’s Components of a BrainSmart Culture

Dr. Daniel Amen’s Components of a BrainSmart Culture including nutrition, exercise and learning. 

 
I especially liked his story about being a friend, not an accomplice.  Another way of putting it would be to ask whether or not you are “enabling” someone else’s bad behaviour?  Do you eat more salads around your friends who are overweight or do you “splurge” when you are around them?
Your example can make a major difference in their life!  Think about it !
Dr. Amen's Call To Action ... for your brain
Dr. Amen’s Call To Action … for your brain

Dr. Amen’s Call To Action … for your brain.  It is the culmination of his presentation and includes some great ideas.

 
 
 
 
 
After watching this video, I’m definitely going to purchase a copy of Dr. Amen’s book !
 

 

2012 = The Year You Make It Happen !

  By theshot92 | December 14, 2011 - 7:02 am |
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2012 Make It HappenI have designed a notecard (graphic used is shown to the right) to help inspire my friends and professional associates to achieve greatness in 2012.  

I know you have it in you … you just need to “Make It Happen”.  

I am in the process of uploading a PDF version of the card to this webpage so you can print them out and give them to your friends as well.  (Check back often or subscribe to this blog for updates.)

You might be interested to know ….
There were more than a few Transderivational Wording concepts that went into the title of this card.   [FYI - TW concepts are covered in my Mindset Advantage Program.]

What do I mean?
Transderivation is the process where our mind converts words we read or hear into concepts / memories / programming in our mind.  This is both a conscious and subconscious process and it is one of the ways that our minds were programmed through our whole life.  

Let me explain how it applies to this card by showing you some of the alternative titles I considered . . .

1) “The Year I Make It Happen”… when we read something, we take in the words in at least two ways, as the first person saying the words and as if someone else was saying the words to us (second person).  While this phrase would be inspirational for the reader in first person since they would be telling themselves that they will make it happen, the second person perspective takes the “locus of control” outside of the reader and puts it in the hands of the original author.  This second person perspective disempowers the reader since they are not involved in “making it happen”.  The choice of whether first or second person is appropriate for a particular sentence is all handled subconsciously but both meanings receive consideration in the brain, even after a “decision” on the meaning has been given to the conscious mind.

2) “The Year We Make It Happen” … the use of “We” gives the impression of teamwork (a positive) but can be limited if the reader does not feel that their contribution to the team’s success will have an impact on the final results.  The other problem with this phrasing is that it also reduces the readers responsibility for creating results for themselves.  It is too general and subconsciously it lets the reader “off the hook” to make it happen in their life in 2012.

3) “Make IT Happen” … The use of the word “it” is purposely vague.  “It” can be anything, which gives the reader the opportunity to insert their own goal into the meaning as they read the phrase.  “It” is also singular, which is important, since it indicates that a Focus and Clarity of Purpose is needed.

There are other meanings built into the card … but I will leave them to you to discover now that you have been introduced to the concept of Transderivational Wording (TW).

Suffice it to say that all of the meanings indicate that 2012 will be a fantastic year !

To all your success !

d.Mark “Dave” Wheeler

Success Mindset featuring Will Smith

  By theshot92 | December 6, 2011 - 11:52 am | , , ,
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This video compilation contains some excellent concepts about what it takes to be successful from the mind of Will Smith.

When I see someone recommend an online video that is more than 9 minutes long, I often wonder if it will be worth my time … this one is definitely worth your time !

Enjoy … and then leave a comment below  !

The Value of Over-stretching

  By theshot92 | November 9, 2009 - 10:59 pm | ,
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The past couple weeks have seen very few posts on this blog and I finally have time to reveal everything that has happened (and was distracting me from this blog).

Cha-Ching….
First, I’ve been working on getting some new real estate investment projects “off the ground” and in the past couple weeks I’ve gotten a large chunk of investment capital. Of course “large” is a relative term but let’s just say that it is large enough to give my investment business a significant boost.
Stagetime, Stagetime, Stagetime…
Secondly, I am involved in Toastmasters as the Lt.Gov.-Education & Training for District 53 which covers all of CT, Western MA and Eastern NY (north of Westchester County). There have been a bunch of activity in this role over the past few weeks … culminating in the D53 Fall Conference last Saturday.
In my role, I, 1) gave a “First Timer Session”,
2) presented the “High Performance Leadership” Workshop,
3) participated in the Keynote speaker’s exercises (as a volunteer),
4) gave a “Roast” for the immediate past district governor,
5) gave my LGET report at the business meeting,
6) brought the First Timers onto the big stage (for recognition) and
7) introduced a reduced price offer for the Spring Conference in May 2010.
All that “stage time” in one day. Thank goodness the conference co-chairs did such an incredible job of organizing everything … and were flexible enough to try some new things (First Timer’s on stage).
Now things should be a little less hectic in the Toastmasters department so I can concentrate more on making millions !
Where is that comfort zone?
I also feel like my comfort zone has been stretched and as Marshall Sylver says, “Once you stretch beyond your comfort zone, it never returns to the same size!”. I’m excited to try new things and accomplish much more than I have in the past.
Next post… Food / Exercise update!