Saturday, January 31, 2015

How I got my book to #65 on Amazon in 5 days

For the full blog post with all the resources and a video transcript, go here: http://rachelrofe.com/how-i-got-my-book-to-65-on-amazon-in-5-days
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Time: 12:57 More in Education

Saturday, January 17, 2015

How to profit with odd little niches by using podcasting

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Time: 12:28 More in Education

How to feel wildly alive – with Nichole Kellerman Wurth

Podcast Overview:

In this episode, Nichole Kellerman Wurth gives away some of her best tips on how you can feel alive.Although she is normally a weight loss teacher, we covered all kinds of accessible-to-anyone tips (and actually didn’t talk about weight loss much at all).We talked about how to tune in to what you really want, how to shut down your inner “mean” voice, and how you can focus in on your desires and actually make them happen – even if they seem very farfetched right now.

Nichole’s Bio

Nichole Kellerman Wurth wants to live in a world where women actually enjoy the process of losing weight + connecting with their bodies.As a weight loss coach, she’s been featured on major websites like The Well Grounded Life, Your Great Life TV and The Greatist.When she’s not fearlessly (but lovingly) pushing her clients into a lifestyle they dream of, you can find her laughing with friends, connecting with nature and loving up on her husband and two dogs.Her business Wildly Alive Weight Loss is for women who want to stop dieting, re-frame their minds so they can reshape their bodies. Her teachings are like nothing you’ve ever heard.Discover how you can lose weight by feeling #WildlyAlive at WildlyAliveWeightLoss.com.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

WildlyAliveWeightLoss.com –  Nichole’s siteI’m not vegan anymore – The post that Alex Jamieson made that caused an uproar with some vegans21 Day Get Moving Challenge – Nichole’s movement challenge

Episode Transcript

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Thursday, January 15, 2015

How to radically change your life – with Derek Rydall

Podcast Overview:

Derek Rydall believes you can have anything you want. What’s more, he thinks you can have it WITHOUT using self improvement or law of attraction (both of which he doesn’t believe in).In this episode, Derek goes over his framework for creating anything you want, including the exact process of how he moved from his small apartment into his dream home in less than 90 days.

Derek’s Bio

Part of the new generation of spiritual visionaries and thought leaders, Derek Rydall is the author ofEMERGENCE: Seven Steps for Radical Life Changeby Simon & Schuster (2015) and the world’s #1 expert on the revolutionary Law of Emergence. He has trained top executives at Fortune 500 companies (from American Express to Disney) in empowered leadership and communications, coached celebrities and media professionals (including Oscar and Emmy winners) on creating conscious entertainment, regularly writes for The Huffington Post, and has touched hundreds of thousands around the planet with his message on finding your path, living your purpose and making a powerful impact! In his weeklyBest Year of Your Life! podcast on iTunes he reveals cutting-edge spiritual principles and success strategies to achieve financial freedom and abundance, master productivity and creativity, and gain true wealth and happiness.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

Emergence, Seven Steps for Radical Life Change – Derek’s bookBest Year Of Your Life – Derek’s podcastEmergenceTraining.com – Derek’s video training

Episode Transcript

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How to feel comfortable in your body – with Crystal Cave

Podcast Overview:

Crystal Cave is a stylist who specializes in “not so skinny style”. Whether or not you identify as “not so skinny”, most of us have some kind of body hangups, and this show helps with that.
We cover how to love your body for whatever it looks like right now, how to handle other peoples’ judgments, and style tips for both men and women. It’s a fun episode!

Crystal’s Bio

Not-so-skinny can be oh-so-stylish.After years of styling celebrities & big brands from Taylor Swift, Mercedes Benz, and the Billboard Music Awards, I’ve discovered something surprising about great style.Nobody has the same body.  Crazy, right?!It’s not about being a size 2, having skeleton arms, or wearing the latest trends.  It’s all about knowing how to dress for your body type.After years of self-study, I learned how to dress my body.  I become the in-house stylist to my college friends.  They would go shopping in my closet and become “Crystal-ified”.Then, after getting trained in Style School and as a personal stylist, I stepped out as an industry insider.  In addition to Taylor Swift, I got to glam up Kate Upton, Usher, and Willam DaFoe for a Mercedes commercial, accessorize Debi Mazar from Entourage, get a cast member of Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 red-carpet ready, and more.Not only did I learn that great style had nothing to do with size, I also learned the insider tricks to setting up your closet for easy and effortless dressing…every day.I realized that these insider shopping & organizing tricks could be translated to any woman’s closet.  So I branched out on my own to show women how to dress their not-so-skinny-bodies — while actually having FUN in the process.Because, truly… Impeccable style has no size. Let me show you how.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode:

Miss Plus USA – Where Crystal appliedLive More, Weigh Less – The class that Crystal took that helped her a lotKat Harris – Crystal’s photographerPleasurable Weight Loss – The gal who told me the story about the guy eating the McDonald’s and realizing he didn’t enjoy itKavita Patel – One of Crystal’s coachesThe bizarre history of women’s clothing sizes – The article Crystal mentionedThe meditation challenge with Deepak Chopra and Oprah – This includes the surrender meditation that Crystal talked about.Crystal’s InstagramNot So Skinny Style – Where you can find out about Crystal’s Instagram challenge

Episode Transcript

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

How to get started with podcasting and enjoy a TON of traffic!

How I got started with podcasting and some things you can do to start yours. My full course is here: http://www.PodcastProdigy.com
Views: 144
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Time: 12:10 More in Education

Monday, January 12, 2015

How to make a podcast

How I got started with podcasting and some things you can do to start yours. My full course is here: http://www.PodcastProdigy.com
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Time: 12:10 More in Education

Thursday, January 8, 2015

How to Become a Morning Person

You've probably heard it since you were little: "The early bird catches the worm.""Good for the worm," you might think. "I'm hitting snooze."Most of us would love to be morning people. We've heard about the benefits of waking up early time and time again. But it's easier said than done, and good intentions alone don't go very far. You need actionable, can-do strategies to make lasting change.Here are some battle-tested tips you can use to go from annoyed to animated every morning:

Have your first activity of the day be something you love. 
It's a lot easier to get out of bed when you have something to look forward to. Create a great playlist, save a podcast you want to listen to for your morning walk, or schedule an exercise class with a friend.

Plan out the "hard" things the night before. If you drink a morning smoothie, have everything pre-cut and ready to go in a Ziploc bag. If you want to exercise in the morning, have your workout clothes ready -- or even sleep in them. When you prepare in advance, getting up doesn't feel like as much work.

Go to bed earlier. This isn't new, but consider the time you spend watching TV or surfing the Web. If you can cut that out in service to making lifestyle changes that make you feel a lot better, your quality of life may exponentially increase. It's worth testing, right?

Set an alarm clock at night. Have an alarm clock that reminds you when it's an hour away from bedtime. Start shutting your electronics down and doing any other nighttime rituals you need to do.

Put your alarm clock across the room. 
Hitting "snooze" over and over in the morning isn't giving you any quality sleep, so you may as well just get up when your alarm goes off. Once you get out of your comfortable bed to shut it off, it's a lot more likely that you'll stay up.
Commit to waking up early for 21 days. 

Commit to waking up, even through the discomfort, an hour earlier every day for 21 days. Whenever you don't feel like doing it, remind yourself that it's only for 21 days.
Some say it takes 21 days to create a habit, while others say that's a myth. Either way, committing for only 21 days is a great way to "trick" yourself. When you see how good you feel, you'll likely want to keep doing it.

Become accountable with a friend who also wants to wake up earlier. Set a time for both of you to wake up. Text each other to show you've done it. Accountability is a very powerful motivator.

Get perspective. 
The amazing Hal Elrod said in an interview, "When the alarm clock goes off in the morning, it's life's first gift to you. But it's also life's first challenge or test. You say you want an extraordinary life, but the message we send to the universe is 'Well, no, no, no. I don't want it as bad as I want to lay here unconscious for another nine or ten minutes.' Then the alarm goes off again, and it's like, 'Yeah... I could wake up and become a better version of myself but I'm too lazy. I just want to lay, I don't have the discipline.'"
Remind yourself of this when you'd rather lay in bed -- it's powerful.

Visualize yourself waking up early the next morning. 
Feel how it feels, what you see, and how you move throughout your day. Many people swear by this method.

Remind yourself what the benefits will be. 
When your alarm goes off and you'd rather keep sleeping, remind yourself that you're about to get some "me" time, that you're going to be becoming healthier, or that you'll be enjoying some endorphins if you plan on exercising first. You can also feel proud of yourself for committing to something and sticking with it.

Create a reward. If you're motivated by pleasure, tell yourself that if you wake up earlier for "x" days in a row, you'll reward yourself with something that you love. Maybe you buy yourself a present, take a day off, or do something else that will motivate you.

Create a consequence. If you're motivated by pain, figure out what happens if you don't wake up earlier. Maybe you'll just be angry with yourself, maybe you'll feel like a failure, or keep having a life you're not proud of. You might also have to give money to a friend or do something embarrassing. You'll know what motivates you the most.

Take deep breaths before you go to bed. If you're going to bed with stress and anxiety on your mind, it'll be a lot tougher to fall asleep and/or have high quality sleep. Take several deep breaths before you go to bed to help calm down your nervous system.

If all else fails, start slowly. If you've tried other things and you just can't wake up 30-60 minutes earlier, try doing it gradually. Set your alarm clock 15 minutes earlier than you normally get up for a few days, then 30 minutes, then 45, and then 60. It might make it easier if your sleep routine isn't that different.

Your changes never need to feel too drastic, but making small commitments can add up to some major long-term results.

Thursday, January 1, 2015

7 Ways To Get Anything You Want

Many people say success is all about “taking action”. In my opinion, that isn't the truth. It's all about taking FOCUSED action – and this episode goes over ...