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Adam Gilbert is the Founder of MyBodyTutor, a company that helps people lose weight and live a happy, healthy life. After graduating college, Adam began working as an auditor at Ernst & Young. In 2007, he decided to quit his job as an auditor and start MyBodyTutor, which allowed him to combine his passion for health with his entrepreneurship skills.

MyBodyTutor is now celebrating 14 years of business, helping people of all ages, sizes, and shapes get (and keep) the body they want. Adam is changing the world one client at a time, and he looks forward to the positive long-term effects that MyBodyTutor will have on the lives of so many people.

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The most difficult part of creating new, healthy habits lies in the plan of action. It can be easy to create a plan—but it can be tough to stick to it when you’re juggling kids, work, and everything else in your life. So how do you create a successful, and achievable, plan that will change your life for the better?   

Living a happy and healthy life requires commitment and accountability, according to Adam Gilbert of MyBodyTutor. But it’s not all or nothing: starting out small is one of the best ways to turn practice into habit. When you complete these small goals, you’ll feel the positive effects of the accomplishment and get one step closer to building a better life.

In this episode of The Michael Simmons Show, host Michael Simmons sits down with Adam Gilbert, Founder of MyBodyTutor, to talk about creating healthy habits. Adam shares his tips on defining your goals, building pathways to reach those goals, and gaining self-confidence to follow the pathway and create the life you want. Stay tuned.

Spencer Greenberg is a mathematician, entrepreneur, and the Founder of Clearer Thinking, a company that offers free online tools and training programs to help people change their habits and make better decisions. 

Spencer is also the Founder and CEO of Spark Wave, a venture builder that creates socially beneficial software products from scratch. Spencer is the host of the podcast Clearer Thinking, where he explores ideas related to society, technology, science, and self-help.

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Asking questions can be a resource to guide you through life’s decisions and avoid common pitfalls. But what questions should you be asking yourself? And how can you use questions to reach your goals?

Spencer Greenberg is an expert at asking questions to build relationships, find value in life, and self-reflect. Spencer has over 8 years of experience building free online resources and training programs to help others avoid bias, make better decisions, and improve their life. 

In this episode of The Michael Simmons Show, host Michael Simmons is joined by Spencer Greenberg, Founder of Clearer Thinking and host of the podcast Clearer Thinking. Spencer shares the reasons why you should ask more questions and how you can use questions to build better habits. His strategies can help you form relationships, decipher the truth, solve problems, and achieve your goals. Stay tuned.

Jessica Hagy is an artist, writer, and creator of the award-winning blog, Indexed. She uses visual storytelling to let readers draw their own conclusions and actively participate in each narrative. Since 2006, Jessica has been a freelance illustrator for clients around the world. Her diagrams and illustrations depict everything from business strategies to sly puns. 

Jessica’s work has been published in various web formats, galleries, books, magazines, newspapers, television outlets, and advertising campaigns. She is also the author of many books, including How to Be Interesting and The Art of War Visualized.

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Are you a creator looking to find inspiration and gain a new perspective about the world? Do you want to improve your creative process and publish content across multiple industries? 

As a widely known writer, artist, and creator, Jessica Hagy is combining humor, visual design, and storytelling to make something unique. Her exploration of language, translations, and the origin of words has led her to a niche that spans across industries where she can transform how we look at the world. This line of creative work has allowed her to expand her curiosity, and now she’s here to share her methods with you.  

In this episode of The Michael Simmons Show, writer and artist Jessica Hagy talks with host Michael Simmons about how she creates content. Jessica shares exercises that help her stay curious, tips for posting content consistently, and strategies for incorporating feedback and engaging with an audience. Stay tuned.

Niklas Goeke is a writer reaching over 500,000 monthly readers with a personally-curated email list of 70,000 subscribers. His work has been published in Business Insider, CNBC, Fast Company, and many more. He is also the Founder and CEO of Four Minute Books, leading a small team that publishes free and daily book summaries from non-fiction bestsellers. 

In the past five years, he has created several courses to help writers create better content and strive to control their craft development, including his flagship course Write Like A Pro, where he teaches writing to over 100 creatives. Niklas has been featured as a Top Writer in over 10 topics on Medium and was named Top Writer in 2017 and 2018 on Quora.

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Storytelling is one of the oldest forms of communication known to humans. Stories are constantly being retold and enhanced with each generation—and this is nothing new! The only difference between these stories is two-fold: how we tell them and who experiences them. 

Niklas Goeke, a writer and author, understands that our stories differ based on life experiences. So, he’s developed an interesting strategy for getting his point across in writing: using characters from movies and tv shows to demonstrate his point. 

Join us for this week's episode of The Michael Simmons Show as host Michael Simmons sits down with Niklas Goeke, a renowned writer. They discuss creating a soul-market fit for your writing, deliberate practice, and how early monetization can ruin your writing career. Niklas shares how he creates a daily feedback loop and limits distractions in his writing space. He also shares his writing routine and how it has changed over the years. Stay tuned.

Jono Hey is the Chief Product Officer of Zen Educate, an online staffing platform and social enterprise that directly connects schools and teachers. Jono is a product leader, startup veteran, and all-around guru when it comes to user experience research, design, business strategy, and product management. His invigorating and user-focused approach to the user experience has helped companies like Nutmeg.com (and many more!) establish and transform their brand. 

Jono earned his Ph.D. in Design from the University of California, Berkeley. When Jono isn't revolutionizing the way we consider design, he shares one sketch a week on his website sketchplanations.com.

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What daily or weekly habits have you kept up with for years? This could be anything: journaling, afternoon napping, listening to music while you make your daily schedule. Jono Hey, Chief Product Officer at Zen Educate, has created one sketch every week for seven years to deconstruct abstract scenarios into simple ideas—and sharpen his user experience skills. 

Jono Hey uses his eye for user experience (UX) design and creating stellar product management processes to take abstract ideas and simplify them into weekly sketches. Over the last seven years, he has fine-tuned his approach for creating an idea feedback loop and redefining the bounds of what it means to be creative. 

In this week's episode of The Michael Simmons Show, host Michael Simmons sits down with Jono Hey, Chief Product Officer at Zen Educate. They discuss what it means to be a creator and how to create a positive internal and external feedback loop for constructive work from ideation to application. Jono talks about his process for creating sketches and staying consistent when considering quality over quantity. He also shares his thoughts on the power of visual communication and its evolution online.

Russ Ruffino is the Founder and CEO of Clients on Demand, a company that provides small business owners and entrepreneurs with the necessary tools to scale their potential. Through Clients on Demand, Russ helps people gain more leads, more cash flow, and more free time. Russ and his team have also helped coaches, business professionals, and thought leaders build six-figure monthly businesses from the ground up.

Russ has successfully scaled his business from 1.4 million dollars to over 10 million. As a creative thinker, visualizer, and self-starter, he has created a model for promoting online courses and transformational programs for other entrepreneurs.

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Being an entrepreneur takes patience, determination, and the courage to operate outside of your comfort zone. However, all entrepreneurs and self-starters face moments of fear and failure. So, how do you push past the feelings of uncertainty to develop your business? What steps can you take to scale your business and consistently achieve your goals?

As a successful entrepreneur who has scaled his business to over 10 million dollars (with only 31 employees), Russ Ruffino knows exactly how to overcome the challenges of starting a company. According to Russ, growing your business is like a chess game: you take small, strategic steps to eventually craft a decisive win. By focusing on those small improvements, you’ll be able to evolve both personally and professionally while reaping the rewards of constant growth.

In this episode of The Michael Simmons Show, host Michael Simmons talks with Russ Ruffino, Founder and CEO of Clients on Demand, about the steps you can take to grow and scale your company. Russ discusses how to best serve your clients, tips for combining strategy and mindset to get results, and his secret to constant success. In addition to this, Russ shares how you can book a free call with Clients on Demand. Stay tuned!

Charlie Hoehn is a top keynote speaker, author, and Head of Video at Scribe Media. He has been a TEDx speaker four times and was a keynote speaker at the Pentagon, U.S. military bases, Microsoft, and international universities. Charlie is also the Author of several self-published books, including Play It Away: A Workaholic’s Cure for Anxiety and Recession Proof Graduate. 

At Scribe Media, Charlie works with top authors and entrepreneurs to produce their success stories. He has shot, edited, and published over 500 videos to Scribe’s Youtube channel.

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What does it take to become a blockbuster writer? How do you make your story stand out, and how do you get people to talk about it?

Charlie Hoehn knows what it takes to create a great story. He has worked with top authors in successfully producing their stories and has self-published his own books, Play It Away and Recession Proof Graduate. And according to Charlie, the best writers are relentlessly honest with themselves and their readers.

In this episode of The Michael Simmons Show, host Michael Simmons sits down with Charlie Hoehn, author and Head of Video at Scribe Media. Charlie shares his own experience of writing, publishing, and helping produce stories for top authors and entrepreneurs. From story structure and marketing to reader engagement, Charlie’s expert tips can help you become a thought leader and successfully share your story. Stay tuned.

Dr. Jeremy Weisz is the Co-Founder of Rise25, a company that helps B2B businesses increase their ROI, referrals, and client list with done-for-you podcasts. Jeremy is also the Founder and CEO of InspiredInsider, where he hosts interviews with top business leaders, including the Founders of P90X, Atari, Baby Einstein, and many more. 

Jeremy is a firm believer in the power of podcasting after making close friends, meeting his business partner, and gaining countless clients and referral partners out of his own podcast. Outside of building connections through podcasts, Jeremy earned his Doctor of Chiropractic, and currently runs his own chiropractic and massage facility in downtown Chicago, Chiropractical Solutions & Massage.

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How do you begin creating a podcast, and how can you make it stand out? What are the benefits of having a podcast, and how can it help you expand your business? If you’ve ever considered starting your own podcast, then this episode is for you!

According to Dr. Jeremy Weisz, every business should have a podcast; it’s as essential as having a company website. Podcasts can build relationships and help you grow your business—plus, they allow your story to live on in the digital world. 

In this episode of The Michael Simmons Show, host Michael Simmons talks with Dr. Jeremy Weisz, Co-Founder of Rise25 and Founder of InspiredInsider, about the power behind podcasting. Jeremy shares his expert tips on starting a podcast, avoiding common obstacles along the way, and using your podcast to build relationships and grow your business. Stay tuned. 

Jack Butcher is the Founder of Visualize Value, an agency that helps other businesses turn their ideas into a scalable profit. Jack is also the Founder of Opponent, a marketing and advertising company that uses design to drive results.

Visualize Value began as a Twitter account focusing on visual design to sell concepts to their clients. Now, Jack utilizes multiple platforms to help businesses and creatives design their brand, build their network, and share their ideas.

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As a novice entrepreneur, it can be difficult to gain a following and get your business widely recognized. According to Jack Butcher, who has successfully launched two of his own companies, you can build off of your unique ideas and promote yourself through digital platforms. So how exactly do you begin your launch and build your brand?

In this episode of The Michael Simmons Show, host Michael Simmons sits down with Jack Butcher, Founder of Visualize Value and Opponent. Together, they discuss Jack’s entrepreneurial success, and how it can be attributed to his optimization of Twitter, and his expert strategies for utilizing social media to promote your brand and measure your progress. Plus, Jack shares how you can turn your ideas into a product, stand out from other businesses, and build your network to develop your brand.

André Chaperon is an entrepreneur, marketer, writer, and Co-Founder of Tiny Little Businesses, a company that helps people create small—but important—businesses. André left his job in the corporate world at the age of 30 to start Tiny Little Businesses, and he has helped many fellow entrepreneurs develop long-term relationships with their patrons.

Shawn Twing is a 20-year veteran of digital marketing and President of Barn Door Media. He helps clients identify business models, implement marketing strategies, and bring their business to its full potential. Shawn has been named one of the top experts in the world on paid traffic.

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Customer connections are vital to the success of a business, but your marketing approach might be driving them away. So how do you secure positive interactions with customers, and what are the best strategies for optimizing your business?

André Chaperon and Shawn Twing are writers and thought leaders that have two decades worth of marketing knowledge. With experience in scaling their own business, André and Shawn can help anyone find the most successful system for building their business—and have created courses to help creators like you do just that. 

In this episode of The Michael Simmons Show, host Michael Simmons is joined by André Chaperon, Co-Founder of Tiny Little Businesses, and Shawn Twing, President of Barn Door Media. They discuss the best marketing models, the benefits of setting aside time for learning, and how to create long-lasting relationships with happy customers. Stay tuned. 

Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist and best-selling author. He has published three books, including one co-written with Strategic Coach Dan Sullivan, and is currently in the process of writing three more. Dr. Hardy’s blogs and articles have been featured in Harvard Business Review,The New York Times, Forbes, and many others. 

He is also a regular contributor for Inc. and Psychology Today and was named the #1 writer in the world on Medium.com from 2015-2018. Dr. Hardy and his wife, Lauren, live in Orlando with their six children.

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In a world where digital media is constantly expanding, how do you make your ideas stand out? And if you already know how to set yourself apart and you’re ready to get your thoughts out there, what are the differences between publishing digital content and publishing a book? 

Dr. Benjamin Hardy is well-versed in electronic publication, self-publication, and traditional book publication. With three books written, a plethora of published articles, and more books currently in the works, Dr. Hardy knows the best steps for sharing your content with the world—and he’s here to share them with you.

In this episode of The Michael Simmons Show, host Michael Simmons sits down with organizational psychologist and best-selling author, Dr. Benjamin Hardy, to discuss the process of writing, collaboration, and active learning. From teamwork and skill building to sharing work across different media, Dr. Hardy shares stories from his own experience and provides his insight into how you can move your career forward. Stay tuned. 

Nicolas Cole is a best-selling author, international speaker, a 4x Top Writer on Quora, and the Founder of Digital Press. Nicolas is the author of The Art and Business of Online Writing: How to Beat the Game of Capturing and Keeping Attention, a book dedicated to showing writers how to succeed online. He has helped countless thought leaders, CEOs, and business owners captivate their audience with the same storytelling strategies he uses in his writing. 

Nicolas Cole has written for Forbes, Fortune, Huffington Post, and many more. He received his Bachelors of Arts in Fiction Writing from Columbia College Chicago.

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What is your favorite piece of writing? It could be a book you read in your teenage years or an article you recently came across. What’s important here is whether what you’ve read has created a lasting effect on your writing style and how you tell your story. 

Nicolas Cole, the Founder of Digital Press, started out playing World of Warcraft and has gone on to write for Forbes, Fortune, and many other publications. He credits his success to the long hours he spent writing as a teenager and his ability to go from ideation to a written text in just a few hours. Nicolas uses these same strategies to create and sustain his personal brand on storytelling all while maintaining a repeatable process.

Join us in this week's episode of The Michael Simmons Show as host Michael Simmons sits down with author, speaker, and Founder of Digital Press, Nicolas Cole. They compare their writing journey, chat about writing platforms, and what it means to create a flywheel. Nicolas shares his strategy for creating a repeatable process for content creation, what it means to have a career as a writer, and how storytelling has to lay a foundation for your personal brand.

In the last lesson, we covered why speed is the game changer in your career and business, and why it’s underestimated and frankly misunderstood by most people.

In this lesson, I will share more about how you can accelerate your learning speed even more. Specifically, I will be sharing a powerful four-step learning process that I discovered.

It’s the fundamental learning process of the universe — used across warfare, AI, learning sciences, business, philosophy, animal intelligence — and once you learn this, you will be able to learn any new skills faster for the rest of your life...

In the last few lessons, I covered three “mega-trends” that are fundamentally changing the world we are in. They are...

• The Acceleration Shock: The world is changing 2x faster every 10 years, which means that lifespan of companies are shrinking, and professionals risk falling behind to competition and getting automated out of jobs
  
  
• The Great Digitization: More and more people, things, processes are moving online, which means you’re now competing against the best in the world, instead of just the best in your local area
  
  
• Demonetization: Due to technology, products and services are becoming cheap or even free. On the other hand, knowledge is becoming a lot more valuable — to the point that companies would pay $10 million per skilled worker.

What does all these changes mean for you?

Learning is the no. 1 thing you need to do for your career and business — so that you have the right knowledge and skills to thrive and succeed in a rapidly changing world. And now is the moment to start learning!

In this lesson, I will talk about why learning speed is so underrated. Most people underestimate the importance of speed in their professional lives, while innovators like Jeff Bezos obsess about it...

In the last two lessons, I talked about two “mega-trends” that are fundamentally changing your life:

• The Acceleration Shock: The world is changing 2x faster every 10 years, which means that lifespan of companies are shrinking, and professionals risk falling behind to competition and getting automated out of jobs
• The Great Digitization: More and more people, things, processes are moving online, which means you’re now competing against the best in the world, instead of just the best in your local area

In other words, it’s become more urgent than ever to learn faster and better — so that you succeed in the new world we’re in now.

In this lesson, I will talk about the third and final “mega-trend”, specifically how it has made previously expensive products and services cheap or even free… and how it has made knowledge a lot more valuable — to the point that companies would pay $10 million per skilled worker...

In the last lesson, I talked about how we’re entering a world of hyper-competition. Ray Kurzweil, Google’s director of engineering and arguably the world’s #1 futurist, projected that the rate of change is increasing at 2x every 10 years. I also talked about the 5-hour rule, the #1 rule of succeeding in a rapidly changing world.

In this lesson, I will talk about digitization, the largest migration in human history. What do I mean by that? More and more people, things, processes are moving online, which fundamentally changes how we work, run businesses and even live our lives.

Most people think they get what digitization is, but they severely underestimate its impact. Based on my research, I cover three things that you need to know about digitization — so that you have a competitive edge over those who don’t understand it as well. Read the article below and find out what the three effects of digitization are...

We all know that the world is changing rapidly. But what most people don’t realize is how fast and intense the changes are happening...

In fact, we are now in an era of extreme competition.

All this comes down to one thing...

Being good enough — working hard, learning now and then — is no longer good enough. In fact, it’s a recipe for failure — losing out on opportunities and ultimately becoming irrelevant in a rapidly changing world.

So, how do you best prepare for the future?