In the modern world, there’s no shortage of carnival barkers trying to grab your attention. Everyone is looking to build an audience and become an Influencer, and social media has incentivized people to act a certain way to grab people’s focus and their follows. Many of us look at them and think “If I want to have influence in this world, that’s who I have t ... Show More
Oct 28
How to Buy Back Your Time w/ Chris Do | Ep 457
Every service business hits the same wall: finite units of time and energy. Chris Do’s fix is not working harder, it is moving units of time off his own plate to someone less expensive, starting with the work that needs no taste. Filing receipts, categorizing expenses, production ... Show More
6m 33s
Oct 21
You're Not Underpaid, You're Afraid w/ Nidhi Tewari | Ep 456
Most creatives think their pricing problem is a pricing problem. Nidhi Tewari, LCSW and author of Working Well, says it starts much earlier, in the messages you absorbed about whether this career was ever going to pay. She and Chris trace how old rejection turns into shame, and h ... Show More
34m 36s
Oct 14
Positive Thinking Never Sticks w/ Dr. John Demartini | Ep 455
At twenty-eight, Dr. John Demartini took 300 best-selling books on positive thinking, underlined every positive word, compiled 2,000 index cards, then chanted them 108 times a day for two years while monitoring seven areas of his life four times a day. At the end he ran the numbe ... Show More
23m 41s
Apr 2025
#341: Are You an Influencer or a Person of Influence?
Chris Goede and Perry Holley explore the difference between being an influencer and a person of influence. They discuss four phases of influence: modeling, motivating, mentoring, and multiplying. Explaining that modeling involves people observing a leader's actions, reactions, an ... Show More
19m 23s
Nov 2022
Attention is the New Oil | Ep 460
Get them hooked, get their attention. Today, Alex (@AlexHormozi) talks about how his multiple beliefs about personal branding and creating content were thrown out the window after seeing highly influential figures do it, how “attention” is the new “oil” in business, and the facto ... Show More
43m 46s
Aug 2021
How to Get People to Follow You
From political movements to small businesses, families to relationships, at some point we all want to influence people to follow our lead. In this episode, discover powerful principles you can use to empower others to want to support your vision. “If you want people to follow you ... Show More
20m 33s
<p>We’re constantly bombarded with competing images, messaging, and bids for our attention. That's why as communicators, it’s increasingly important to know what engages people.</p><p>In this episode of <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/"><em>Think Fast, Talk Smart</em></a><e ... Show More