Ep 014: The Fun Formula – How Curiosity Risk-Taking And Serendipity Can Revolutionize How You Work

by Brad Friedman

The Fun Formula – How Curiosity Risk-Taking And Serendipity Can Revolutionize How You Work

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

What is success? Is it having a lot of money, fancy cars, and living a lavish lifestyle? Success means different things to different people. But, fulfillment is the same for everyone.

Fulfillment is being able to achieve the goals you have set for yourself based on your unique interests and circumstances. However, some people can end up in the wrong profession, job, or business because they followed what others wanted them to be.

The result is unhappiness, emptiness, and even life-threatening depression. Thankfully, there is “The Fun Formula” urging you to pursue your passions and fulfill your destiny. Realizing that when you are doing what you really want, you feel happy and satisfied. Work isn’t work anymore because you are having so much fun. In this episode of BRADS LIVE, discover “The Fun Formula” and see how it is much more than just a book.

In this Episode:

Joel’s professional and business journey from selling emergency response systems and encyclopedias in the early days
How Joel came to write his recent book, The Fun Formula: How curiosity, risk-taking, and serendipity can revolutionize the way you work
How Joel discovered after 23 years of doing business that the hustle and grind practice only lead to more failures than success
How the work you choose should be on what you’re passionate about and not just about making a living
How living a supposedly satisfying celebrity lifestyle can still result to cases of suicide and depression
How “The Fun Formula” paradigm seems to run contrary to the traditional virtue of hard work
How being yourself, engaging your curiosities, and following your own path will help you succeed more
How not to be influenced by the performance-based society that tends to dictate who you should become
How negative scripting from people around you can develop into self-defeating behaviors
Risk-taking as a critical part of “The Fun Formula”
How letting go can open more doors for you
How to “trust the process” as a third ingredient to “The Fun Formula”
How to derive your own Fun Formula through curiosity, risk-taking, and trusting the process

Quotes From this Episode:
“I learned from Zig Ziglar, you know the best. He was my mentor and to this day, the things he said, you know, stick in my mind and in my soul .” - Joel Comm
“What I realized is, the massive successes came with the least amount of effort, without the hustle and grind.” - Joel Comm
“Not just going, well how do I make a living but how do I make a life.” - Joel Comm
“Don’t be anybody else. Be an original.” - Joel Comm
“The Fun Formula isn’t a mathematical equation. It’s highly dependent upon you being you in pursuing that which matters most to you.” - Joel Comm
“I’ve learned to not care what other people think of me and what I believe is the right thing to do.” - Joel Comm
“You have to be willing to fail, and when you do, embrace it, because failure is the best teacher.” - Joel Comm
“You have to let go to move forward and to grow.” - Joel Comm
“You have to be willing to follow your own curiosity and see where it takes you.” - Joel Comm
“If you’re bringing the greatest value that you’re designed to bring, then you’re gonna have a successful work-life and you’re gonna be more fulfilled personally.” - Joel Comm

Resources:

Joel Comm
Twitter: @joelcomm
Facebook: @joelcomm
LinkedIn: Joel Comm
Podcast: The Bad Crypto Podcast
Book: The Fun Formula

Brad Friedman

Twitter:

@BradFriedman

@FriedmanGrp

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedman/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia

Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com

Books
“Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman

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Ep 013: Separating Yourself From Your Business And How The Law Can Help

by Brad Friedman | The Digital Slice

Ep 013: Separating Yourself From Your Business And How The Law Can Help

by Brad Friedman

Separating Yourself From Your Business And How The Law Can Help

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

How often do you hear as a small business owner that you are your brand? Well, that could be an essential paradigm behind personal branding but when it comes to living a well-balanced life, that may not always apply.

In fact, you may need to realize how separating yourself from your business is key to your self-actualization. Because like it or not, you are a whole being and your business is just one part of you and not all of you.

So while your business is important, you have to consider creating a clear distinction between who you are and your business entity for legal as well as for reasons of self-preservation.

In this episode of BRADS LIVE, discover the beauty and power behind being able to separate yourself from your business.

Joey Vitale is the founder of Indie Law, a law firm dedicated to small business owners, especially those passionate ones in the creative space. Joey is adamant about providing his clients the protection and legal foundation they need to grow their business.

Through Indie Law, he is able to offer educational webinars, consultation sessions, flat-fee packages, as well as subscription plans. So whatever legal issue from trademarks, business formation, copyrights to contracts, Joey is able to help. Joey is also a digital savvy expert who manages a Facebook Group for Business Owners with more than 7,000 members.

In this Episode:

How Joey found his passion for working with creative small business owners
How Joey’s law firm, Indie Law has been a success in the past 2 years
Joey’s panic attack and hospitalization and how it made him realize his priorities over his business
How loving yourself more than your business is key to well-being
How to live on the lighter side of business with Joey being called the “babe-dude”
Why separating yourself from your business is important legally
Inevitable business risks and fears and how to protect yourself
LLCs, contracts, team agreements, and other forms of protective separation layers
How a contract can become a foundation for your ideal business and client experience
The pros and cons between single proprietorship, LLCs, and corporations
How to choose the right type of business entity for tax purposes
The perfect timing for using legal protection for your business
How trademarks are to be used at a certain success level
How contracts are top priority when starting out a business
How a contract should be a dynamic document that’s adaptive to change and constant improvement
How to best choose the attorney for your needs based on pricing, reviews, personality fit, team support, and customer service
How having a team behind you for continuity of work for clients is a crucial part of separating yourself from your business
Joey’s Smile Bigger 12-week course on business lessons learned the way

Quotes From this Episode:
“When you start a business that you love, it’s so easy to be in business mode all day.” - Joey Vitale
“Everybody should have a therapist, especially business owners.” - Joey Vitale
“This really is kind of the why behind Indie Law. We want to give as much peace of mind as we can on those foundational, legal pieces of your business puzzle.” - Joey Vitale
“In order for you to love yourself more than you love your business, there has to be a separation between you and your business.” - Joey Vitale
“Really, what we’re afraid of are things that haven’t happened yet.” - Joey Vitale
“The real point of a contract is to make sure that everybody involved is on the same page because yes, you wanna avoid a worst-case scenario but you’re all also really excited about this potential best case scenario.” - Joey Vitale
“I update my contract several times a year, every time a hard lesson’s learned or there’s a procedural change.” - Joey Vitale
“What I’m wanting for people is, I’m wanting them to smile bigger in business. I’m wanting them to smile bigger as a person.” - Joey Vitale

Resources:

Joey Vitale
Twitter: @joeycvitale
Instagram: @joeycvitale
Facebook: @IndieLawFirm
Website: Indie Law

Brad Friedman

Twitter:

@BradFriedman

@FriedmanGrp

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedman/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia

Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com

Books
“Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman

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Ep 012: Build Your Business By Speaking Human-to-Human #H2H

by Brad Friedman | The Digital Slice

Ep 012: Build Your Business By Speaking Human-to-Human #H2H

by Brad Friedman

Build Your Business By Speaking Human-to-Human #H2H

The Digital Slice Podcast is brought to you by The Friedman Group, LLC

Does human-to-human have a place in business? Gone are the days when business is all about the big brands and huge corporations which seem impervious to who the customer is and what he really needs. This day and age is all about social business and of knowing, understanding, connecting with, and even developing a relationship with your potential and existing market.

What it takes is true authenticity in the way you use technology and communication tools to make that individual on the other end feel he is interacting with a human being instead of a company or brand. This podcast episode focuses on how to be human in a seemingly non-human world and still grow your business.

Bryan Kramer is the ultimate human being - President and CEO of PureMatter, a Brand Marketing and Interactive digital agency. He is a well-known social business strategist, impressive keynote and TED speaker, executive coach, trainer, Forbes columnist, consultant, and best-selling author.

It is Bryan who instigated the #H2H or human-to-human movement in social, marketing, and business. With literally thousands of followers in social media, he has acquired an intimate understanding of the innerworkings of social technology and social behavior.

Bryan is considered an authority on everything #H2H or human-to-human and his first book, “There is no B2B or B2C: It’s Human to Human #H2H” rose to the top-selling spot in Amazon business books on its first week of release. The Writer named #H2H as the number 1 buzzword for 2015.

Bryan is also the foremost global leader when it comes to the art and science of sharing. His second bestseller, “Shareology: How Sharing is Powering the Human Economy”, was published by Morgan James Publishing and was listed as one of Business Best Sellers Top 25

In this Episode:

- How Bryan’s interest and work in human marketing was ignited
- How to humanize the use of chatbots in communication
- How to leverage technology to help with business while maintaining your authenticity as a human being/business owner
- Amount of time spent vs. Quality of value delivered in closing more business with customers
- How to silence the noise of technology and social media to permeate your target market
- Steps to take in humanizing your brand
- How talking to 10 people is better than sending emails to 10,000
- How to attract the right people and build your tribe out of your authentic interests and unique passion
- The importance of self-care such as meditation in achieving work-life balance
- Bryan’s free video series on humanizing marketing and branding; and one-on-one coaching
- All about the H2H Private Club, Hot Seat, and Master Class
- How doing something unexpected but needed, and in a personalized manner is an effectively humanized marketing for your business
Quotes From This Episode:
“I don’t think we should pretend to be machines.” - Bryan Kramer
“When we can make each other smile or laugh and entertain each other, we’re being our most human selves.” - Bryan Kramer
“I love to use automation upfront to strike up a conversation with the right people and then for the human side to take over with the response.” - Bryan Kramer
“It’s not the amount of time that you spend on something that makes you the money that you make. It’s the quality of the thought process and the strategy and the brand that you build and the creative ways that you connect with people.” - Bryan Kramer
“We need to go back to a more simplistic time of marketing” - Bryan Kramer
“Authenticity is probably the number one key to building a real business, if you’re a small business.” - Bryan Kramer
“It really is about picking up the damn phone and calling people.” - Bryan Kramer
“No matter what size the company, you are the brand.” - Bryan Kramer
“Slowing down helps us make more quality decisions.” - Bryan Kramer

Resources:

Bryan Kramer
Twitter: @bryankramer
Facebook: BryanKramer
LinkedIn: BryanJKramer
Website: http://bryankramer.com

Bryan Kramer’s books

Headspace

Insight Timer

H2H Private Club

Brad Friedman

Twitter:

@BradFriedman

@FriedmanGrp

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefriedmangroup

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bfriedman/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-friedman-group-llc

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/friedmansocialmedia

Website: https://friedmansocialmedia.com

Books
“Brad Friedman on Digital Marketing,” by Brad Friedman
“The Small Business Owner's Guide To Inbound Marketing,” by Brad Friedman

Be sure to sign up for the Brad Bot at TheBradBot.com To get reminders when I go live on Facebook and to receive freebies and other content from The Friedman Group, LLC.

Growth Hacking Strategies For Small Businesses With Small Budgets With Jon Ferrara [PODCAST]

by Brad Friedman | Podcast

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How To Engage Your Audience With Video Marketing

by Brad Friedman | Inbound Marketing, Live Video

In the past five years alone, the concept of what makes a good promotional video has changed wildly. Once, television commercials were the only form of company video other than training media but the world of YouTube and social media has made company videos much less promotional. The new trend is not to convince your audience or announce something to them, but to attempt to chat with them, like a friend. How-to videos and industry behind-the-scenes are increasingly popular. (more…)