And she is this weekβs guest.
Janna is a return guest who you may remember is the founder of the Forever Funemployed movement.
She is a Bold & Audacious Entrepreneur.
And someone I am always grateful to sit down to record an episode with!
We ended up having such a great talk that we split it into 2!
Here is part one for you!
You can learn more about Janna here.
P.S.
Want to learn more about our Storytelling & Marketing Immersion Program?
Here are all of the details: tomearl.me/dcminvite
This weekβs episode has me so excited.
Why?
Because Emi is our guest!
*Cue the confetti and dance party.*
This is an epic conversation on business, marketing, how much we both love our kids, fun stories, shenanigans, and so many other things I canβt even remember. π
Do yourself a favor and hit play on this one.
Letβs do this. π
You can learn more about Emi here
I hope you enjoy this weekβs episode!
P.S.
If youβre ready to unlock the doors to the marketing genius inside of youβ¦
β¦then youβre a perfect candidate for our Immersion Program.
We believe in giving you the tools & skills you need to discover your own solutions.
So if youβre ready to unleash the storyteller within you then come join us.
Here are the details:
Itβs almost that time of year again.
Yup, you guessed it.
When folks are going to get their cars stuck in the snow. π
Now the worst thing you can do when you get stuck is to just floor itβ¦
β¦and hope that someone how spinning your wheels will free you.
But what happens is you just make yourself more stuck.
Hence the phrase, βspinning my wheels.β
The same applies when we get stuck in business or in our emotions.
When we just push harder or try to go fasterβ¦
β¦we just jam ourselves up more.
So this week I want to share with you 3 stories of times this year when something I was doing just wasnβt working.
And exactly what I did to get unstuck.
Sound fun?
It is.
Hit play and letβs do this.
P.S.
If youβre looking for the ultimate guide to getting unstuck in your businessβ¦
β¦then come
If youβre really feeling adventurous and are ready to get unstuckβ¦
β¦then I invite you to join our Direct Connect Immersion Program that I have just launched.
It is the first time ever that Iβm sharing my marketing playbook & the propriety storytelling & relationship-building ads system that Iβve created.
And if youβre short on cash flow but filled to the brim with ambition then I have good news:
We have βpay-what-you-canβ scholarships available to anyone who needs it.
So if youβre up for learning how to run ads like a storyteller fueled by empathy & courage then check out the details here:
https://tomearl.me/dcminvite
βAccomplishing goals is not success. How much you expand in the process is.β
This quote from Brianna Wiest perfectly explains this weekβs episode.
This is the first interview Iβve done with a guest in almost a year.
So Iβm super excited to share it with you.
Crystal was generous enough to be the first guest to experiment with the new episode format.
We both shared very personal stories from our lives & businesses.
Honestly, this is one of my favorite episodes.
Crystal is a genius SEO Content Marketer and the founder of Collage & Wood.
She is the co-host of the podcast Simple and Smart SEO Show.
You can learn more about her here.
I hope you enjoy this weekβs episode!
P.S.
If youβre ready to unlock the doors to the marketing genius inside of youβ¦
β¦then youβre a perfect candidate for our Immersion Program.
We donβt believe in spoon-feeding people answers.
We believe in giving you the tools & skills you need to discover your own solutions.
So if youβre ready to unleash the storyteller within you then come join us.
Here are the details:
It has been a fascinating time to run any kind of marketing campaign.
Especially paid ads.
Especially FB + IG ads. π
This week I want to share with you 3 stories.
And through those stories, youβll find exactly what youβve been looking for.
That is how storytelling works.
My goal is to move away from giving people advice.
Or telling them what I think is best for them.
And instead, create experiences where they can find the answers for themselves.
Because the answers you seek are already within you.
Our job is to go within and have the courage and presence to discover them.
You got this.
I believe in you.
If youβre ready for your next adventure.
Then hit play on this weekβs episode.
P.S.
If youβre ready to unlock your own doors to the marketing genius inside of youβ¦
β¦then youβre a perfect candidate for our Immersion Program.
We donβt believe in spoon-feeding people prescribed answers.
We believe in giving you the tools & skills you need to discover your own solutions.
So if youβre ready to unleash the storyteller within you then come join us.
Here are the details:
Imagine youβre a digital artist and the work of art that wins first place in your category is created through the use of A.I.
Would that change how you feel?
Would it feel like cheating?
What if youβre a business coach and lose a customer, not to another coachβ¦
β¦but to an A.I. algorithm that can receive questions and give customized advice better than you.
Would that change how you feel?
Right now someone somewhere is working on a piece of tech or an invention that will make your business absolute.
Is that alarming? Fear inducing?
Or is that just business?
This is not theoretical or just a fun intellectual exercise.
This is reality.
We like to think that it will always be someone elseβs businessβ¦
Or someone elseβs industryβ¦
Or someone elseβs skill that will be made absolute by an invention or new technology.
When in reality we are all susceptible to the laws of change.
So how do we address this?
First - talk to your therapist about the emotions that come up - they are an opening to healing.
Second - letβs talk about how to use the momentum of change to launch you into even greater heights than your current comfort zone.
All that plus some fun stories and the occasional ramble by yours truly.
That is if you dare to take the wild leap into the adventure that is this weekβs episode.
And yes this is a brand new never before-released episode.
I hope you enjoy it at least 3% as much as I did recording it. π
Then againβ¦to be honest I donβt think anyone listens to my podcast other than my bestest of friends.
And they listen in just so they can lovingly mock my podcast voice anytime we hang out. π
Well, there you have it.
This weekβs write-up.
Give it a listen.
I double dare you.
P.S.
This was not written using A.I. Maybe you can tell. π
P.S.S.
If youβre really feeling adventurous then I invite you to join the experiment & intentional community that I have just launched.
It is the first time ever that Iβm sharing my marketing playbook & the propriety storytelling & relationship-building ads system that Iβve created.
And if youβre short on cash flow but filled to the brim with ambition then I have good news:
We have βpay-what-you-canβ scholarships available to anyone who needs it.
So if youβre up for learning how to run ads like a storyteller fueled by empathy & courage then check out the details here:
Peace and Blessings,
Tom Earl
Original Air Date: October 18, 2021
Less is more. Truly.
But as humans we always seem to want more. Is the desire for more causing us to lose what truly matters?
In this episode, I share my thoughts on the practice of pursuing less.
Some refer to this as βessentialismβ since the purpose is to maintain a deep focus on only the most important things in life.
This discipline is just like any in that it takes a lot of practice. Mindfulness. An active re-commitment to simplifying things we try to complicate.
According to Greg McKeown, βItβs a systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is not, so we can make the highest possible contribution toward the things that really matter.β
If you feel:
β’ burnt out
β’ overworked
β’ unproductive
β’ unhappy, but too busy to change it
β¦ then this might be the change youβre looking for.
A way to finally take control of your life and jump off the treadmill thatβs leading nowhere, but exhausting you.
I invite you to have a listen, to see if whatβs in this episode makes the difference in your outlook that it has on mine.
Original Air Date: February 22, 2021
The way to differentiate yourself in todayβs economy is by investing time and resources in things that donβt scale.
Deep listening + building lasting relationships will always = a fantastic customer experience. This is at the center of my conversation with this weekβs return guest - Tech Founder and Millionaire Business Coach - Crysta Tyus.
As a refresher, Crysta Tyus is an online marketing consultant who helps service-based businesses get clients from social media, master sales without being salesy, and build multiple 6-figure businesses.
Crystaβs episode, which was released 1 year ago, is in our top 3 most listened to episodes from our almost 300 episode catalog.
βHow can I scale this and fast?β is the question many entrepreneurs are pondering these days.
Sadly, it often leads to a low-quality customer experience.
What many business owners find is that when they start to scale, they water down the magic that brought them their initial success in the first place.
That is because many businesses are willing to trade speed in exchange for real human touchpoints.
Crysta shares with us how she has been able to build a 7 figure business and create a technology company, all without sacrificing building authentic connections with her customers.
Deep listening and having actual conversations with your customers are what Crysta believes will give you an unfair advantage over your competitors.
Over this past year, Crysta has also developed, designed, and launched an app that is able to add even greater value to her customers.
Crysta shares with us the lessons she has learned serving as the CEO of a technology company, and the insights we can all take away no matter what industry we work in.
This was a very special episode.
Crysta and I also have real conversations on mindset, limiting beliefs, self-doubt, believing in yourself, and the power of being a visionary.
I promise you will walk away transformed after listening to this episode.
Do yourself the favor.
Hit play.
.P.S.
You can follow Crysta on Instagram or watch her on YouTube.
You can check out my past episode with Crysta here.
http://tomearl.me/ct
Original Air Date: August 10, 2020
Imagine coming home from work only to find that your partner of 7 years has completely moved out of the home you shared together.
No warning. No note. No discernible reason.
Just the empty space where that personβs furniture, clothes, dishes, and presence once were.
Ok. Now letβs jump back one year.
Letβs say you were to study your ass off for years. You go through the rigorous and grueling process of medical rotations. You walk across the stage to receive your pharmacy doctorate β only to realize less than 1 year later that this profession isnβt for you.
We all have an origin story.
These are just two of the life events that this weekβs guest, ππ«. ππ«π²ππ§ ππππ₯πππ«π«π² shared with us in this powerful episode.
This interview is personal.
It is vulnerable.
It is transparent.
It is real.
ππ«. ππ«π²ππ§ lives the truth that he shares as a holistic life coach, business mentor, and speaker. The core premise of his work is to empower and teach each person he encounters to take control of their mind, body, and life by investing in themselves.
I promise you: you will not regret jumping into this episode. Itβll be a cool pool on a hot summerβs day.
We got real as we talked about mental health, social justice, neuro-linguistic programming, self-awareness, how to transition from loss, and how to move forward when your world falls out from underneath you.
Bryan and I also went deep on men and mental health. We talked about how toxic masculinity and patriarchy keep men in an unhealthy box, and how we can break free from that box.
Most importantly, Bryan made sure that he didnβt just speak in the theoretical or philosophical. He shared tools, steps, exercises, and processes you can use to address the issues that were raised in this interview.
Iβm telling you, we went in on this episode.
Hereβs my suggestion: hit play and brace yourself.
You can learn more about ππ«. ππ«π²ππ§ ππππ₯πππ«π«π² through his website; or you can follow him on Instagram
Original Air Date: July 5, 2021
Have you ever had a conversation that changed your life?
This weekβs episode, βLiving In Legacy & Breaking The Curseβ, with Khalisa Rae, is all of that and more.
Our guest, Khalisa Rae, is an award winning poet and journalist in Durham, NC that speaks with furious rebellion. She is also the author of Ghost in a Black Girl's Throat (Red Hen Press 2021).
Her essays are featured in Autostraddle, Catapult, LitHub, as well as articles in B*tch Media, NBC-BLK, and others.
Her poetry appears in Frontier Poetry, Florida Review, Rust & Moth, PANK, Carousel, HOBART, among countless others.
She is the winner of the Bright Wings Poetry contest, the Furious Flower Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Prize, and the White Stag Publishing Contest, among other prizes.
Currently, she serves as Assistant Editor for Glass Poetry and co-founder of Think in Ink and the Women of Color Speak reading series. Her second collection Unlearning Eden is forthcoming from White Stag Publishing in 2022.
This day, Khalisa gifted all of us with her honesty, poetry, insights, brilliance, and creativity. I am truly grateful for the courage and vulnerability she brought to our conversation. We explored:
-Healing from trauma
-How to create your own team of superheroes
-The importance of honoring your gifts
-The power of words
-Protecting your light
Khalisa shared some really powerful stories that left me feeling more grounded and connected to my inner power.
Not to mention that she shared with us two poems that hit me right in my soul.
Iβm telling you - this episode will be a game-changer. For anyone who is serving a mission greater than themselves - this episode is for you.
You can learn more about Khalisa through her website. Khalisarae.com
