Meditation 101

Your assignment for today – Commit to TEN consecutive conscious breaths.

In through your nose….out through your mouth.

Just ten breaths ….can you do it?

One of the most important practices that I have added into my life without a doubt has been meditation. Anyone who knows me knows the impact it has had on my life as I have a problem shutting up about it.

When you find something that has worked wonders….it is natural to feel the urge to share these experiences and try to get others to do it as well. Although it is in vouge today…Talking about meditation can be a major turn off to others. No one likes the “know it all” that claims to know how to fix your issues.

I started my own meditation journey as a personal science project. I would think to myself….”How many people that I admire do I have to read about that owe much of the good things in their lives to meditation before I gave it a try” So I tried it over 8 years ago and stuck with the practice ever since.

I began my journey after reading countless books from famous meditators like #MickeySinger , #DavidFynch and #raydalio and have not missed a day in 8 years. At this point I have created my own practice including breath work and meditation mantras but that is not important right now. In this clip…I get you started with a simple meditation….focusing on your breath.

The reason you focus on breath is probably not what you think .

The best part of meditation is it costs nothing and you can do it from anywhere at any time! mergedanalytics.com

The Meditation Episdoe

This was my favorite podcast episode we have done so far!

Over 8 years ago as a personal science project I started daily meditation and breath work.

I do not believe MergedAnalytics or our podcast would exist if I had never begun meditation.

I only wish I began meditation earlier.

From the Yoga Woman on our website to our title of the “Take a Breath” podcast , Thom and I discuss our meditation process as well as our journey since beginning the daily practice that changed our lives both personally as well as professionally.

Below are the segment breakdowns…

:52 – 4:33 – Significance of the MergedAnalytics logo and yoga woman 

4:37 – 10:14 – Meditation 101

10:17 -13:36 – Knowing you can die at any moment is a great motivator

13:39 – 16:03 – Meditation is a practice

16:33 – 25:50 – Being genuinely nice is a super power

25:52 – 27:33 – 2 of the same actions can produce 2 different outcomes

Recommendations – 27:34 – 28:53

Don’t do this

The benefits of cold emailing over cold calling is that your audience can digest whatever it is you are selling them on their own time….without being put on the spot and ambushed.

With that in mind…a tactic I am seeing with cold emailing is….someone emails me on Monday and by Tuesday morning if I have not replied….they email me again asking me if I had seen their first email.

This could go on 4 or 5 times during that same week.

I am here to tell you to Stop that tactic. It has the exact opposite affect on your prospect. You are pushing them away.

Instead …Send a clear, honest and concise intro email explaining how your product or service will improve the quality of their lives.

Be respectful of your audience’s time. Assume they are busy.

If you do not hear back…contact them again the following week and ask if you should still contact them on this subject.

Do not keep emailing them for the sole purpose to be on top of their email inbox. Be better than that. Your brand deserves better.

In the segment….Thom and I discuss this topic further.

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#takeabreath#mergedanalytics#coldemailing

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Skate to where the puck is!

Are you so busy that you could miss an obvious opportunity?

That is exactly what happened to Thom and me.

In this segment we discuss how being so busy presenting everyday made us oblivious to where we were having our most success.

It was only when we slowed down our pace that we realized we were not spending time in the right industry vertical.

We needed to skate to where the puck is and that is exactly what we did.

In our society, being “crazy busy” has become a status symbol but is being so busy all that great?

Often times to speed up…you need to slow down.

Remember that successful people say no more then yes.

Never confuse activity with success.

#mergedanalytics#takeabreathpodcast#marketingpodcastnetwork

Thom StallingsMergedAnalytics LLCMarketing Podcast Network

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Shark Tank

Is your goal as an entrepreneur to be on Shark Tank?

If you were a singer is your ultimate goal to be on the Voice or American Idol?

These shows can certainly cut some corners and fast track a few lucky contestants to recognize success…but should winning these shows or even being a contestant be the ultimate goal?

While building your business….I believe it is good to keep shows like Shark Tank in mind not so much because you want Mark Cuban to invest in your company…but more for understanding why and when the Sharks invest in companies.

In this segment Thom and I discuss the value of shark tank as well as the idea of skating to where the puck is with your business.

Thom StallingsMergedAnalytics LLCMarketing Podcast Network

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#mergedanalytics#sharktank#skatingtothepuck

Starting a Podcast

Thinking of creating a Podcast?

My friend Seth Goldstein just published a book on podcasting that is free and you can get it on his Linkedin page.

Thom and I discuss the subject of creating a podcast in the following segment.

My Take …..The only way to start is to start.

You really never know what people will find interesting.

Create content that you yourself would listen to even if you were not on the podcast.

Talk about the process of you creating whatever it is you are trying to do professionally.

If you are building a business….talk about challenges and how you turned them into a success. Talk about how you overcame something that seemed to big to overcome.

Your stories are useful for others.

People want to know your successes….but they really want to know how the sausage was made. How you overcame obstacles both mental and in the physical world.

That’s our advice. Always Be Real. Talk about real things both good and bad and you have yourself a podcast.

Thom StallingsMergedAnalytics LLC

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Marketing Podcast Network#mergedanalytics#bereal#podcasting

Shark Tank

Is your goal as an entrepreneur to be on Shark Tank?

If you were a singer is your ultimate goal to be on the Voice or American Idol?

These shows can certainly cut some corners and fast track a few lucky contestants to recognize success…but should winning these shows or even being a contestant be the ultimate goal?

While building your business….I believe it is good to keep shows like Shark Tank in mind not so much because you want Mark Cuban to invest in your company…but more for understanding why and when the Sharks invest in companies.

In this segment Thom and I discuss the value of shark tank as well as the idea of skating to where the puck is with your business.

Thom StallingsMergedAnalytics LLCMarketing Podcast Network

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Skating to where the puck is….full podcast

Do you use shows like Shark Tank in the right way?

Your goal should not be to get Mark Cuban to invest in your company rather…concern yourself with questions like….do you have a company that Mark Cuban or the other sharks would want to invest in?

Do you understand the situations as to when the Sharks agree to invest?

For example….they seem to invest most when a company owner has no debt but has committed sales orders that they need to fulfill and deliver.

Companies that have orders….but not the resources to fulfil those orders…..they get investment money.

The main goal of your business is NOT to be on Shark Tank rather….it should be to create a business that the Sharks would be fighting each other over because they want to invest with you .

The same can be said about building an audience for your podcast.

Do not worry if you have an audience….rather create content that is worthy of an audience.

Create content that you would listen to if it was not your show.

This was a great episode where Thom and I discuss Shark Tank along with other topics including….

– Skating to where the puck is with your business
– How important it is to use the products you sell
– How Marketing Agencies should use tools like MergedAnalytics
– Our recommendations for other shows and books

#takeabreath
#mergedanalytics
#marketingpodcastnetwork

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