ICP 039 Chris Brogan on Owning The Game You Want To Win

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ICP 039 Chris Brogan on Owning The Game You Want To Win

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In this episode you’ll learn:

5 reasons why creative people get stuck
The 1 thing Chris puts first when making any decision
Why now is the unprecedented time for you to carve your own path
The 3 elements that make successful sales (leveraging your passions)

Photo credit: Raul Colon 2014

Chris Brogan needs little introduction for many in the on-line world of creativity, business and entrepreneurship. He’s the world’s leading authority on ‘owning the game you most want to win‘.

CEO of Owner Media Group, New York Times best-selling author of eight books (and counting), Chris is a highly sought after public speaker who has worked with some of the biggest brands you know: Disney, Coke, Google, GM, Microsoft, Cisco, Sony USA, and many more.

In this value-packed podcast episode, Chris shares some of his most useful strategies that will help you to, not only get unstuck, but ready to take your creative game to the next level. Chris reveals where he sees opportunity and why he loves to serve people.

Items mentioned in this episode (quick access):

[0:00:48] Rob introduces Chris Brogan.

[0:01:36] Chris reveals who he works with today and how he serves them.

[0:01:50] Working with owners. Being the CEO of your cubicle.

[0:02:22] Owning the game you most want to win.

[0:02:38] Chris talks about the owner’s mindset. Mission. Map of the territory. Ready for action.

“What [people] are most looking for is a sense of being where they belong.” – Chris Brogan

Belonging

[0:03:17] A sense of being where you belong.

[0:03:40] Equipping people for success.

[0:03:57] Chris discusses 5 reasons why he believes creative people get stuck.

Permission and the promises you’ve made to yourself

[0:05:35] Chris discusses permission. Napoleon. Waiting for a magic they or them.

[0:06:19] Taking action. The only two times Chris cares about qualifications.

[0:06:52] The importance of discipline. Writing. X-box.

[0:07:40] Systems. Sets of 3 instructions. Writing 2,000-4,000 words per day.

“There’s ease in anything we do daily” – Chris Brogan

Winning with discipline

[0:08:45] Commitment to self. Repetition of commitments.

[0:09:07] Chris reveals the 1 thing he puts first when making any decision.

[0:09:25] Brian Clark at Copyblogger.

[0:10:14] The one important thing you must do, before anything, to succeed.

[0:10:24] The 4 things to prepare yourself for service everyday.

[0:11:00] The 2 reasons Chris finds the term entrepreneur challenging.

[0:11:48] The oddly placed glamour of entrepreneurship. Why Chris loves sleep.

“I schedule my days to 40%” – Chris Brogan

Creative opportunities in the new business world

[0:12:22] Why this is the unprecedented time for people to carve their own path.

[0:13:30] Wealth and finding value connections.

[0:13:46] Chris reveals the biggest opportunity that he sees in this new world of work.

[0:14:19] Kevin Kelly’s 1000 True Fans blog post.

[0:14:35] On-line Course Maker. Talking about creating a new digital course to help people create on-line courses to stop trading dollars for hours. Committing to that service.

“Your day is your week is your month is your year.” – Chris Brogan

The triangle and the 5×5 plan

[0:15:43] Chris reveals the 3 elements that make the successful business triangle.

[0:17:40] How Chris creates models to help others succeed. Discussing the 5×5 plan and putting your own mask on first.

[0:18:50] The Manchu.

[0:19:00] The people your serve. Twenty five actions per day.

[0:19:38] Chris shares a story that reflects his passion and happiness.

[0:21:00] How to stay in touch with Chris. News of his forthcoming book.

“There are so many technologies now that make it so easy for you to return to the cottage industry that happened before industry took over…it’s now a choose your own adventure…” – Chris Brogan

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