Podcast #24: Becoming Awesome with Julien Smith
Exclusive Interview: Julien Smith
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Julien Smith is a New York Times bestselling author, consultant, and speaker who has been involved in online communities for over 15 years – from early BBSes and flashmobs to the social web as we know it today.
Along with being the co-author of Trust Agents, one of the social web’s most recognized books, he is a contributor to GQ, Sirius Satellite Radio, Cosmopolitan, the CBC, and more.
Julien blogs on his website, inoveryourhead.net, and joins us today to talk about his new book, “Flinch”, and how you can, as he says, become “fucking awesome.”
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What We Cover
- What is “the flinch.”
- How will facing the flinch improve someone’s life?
- Is there anyone the “flinch” does not apply to?
- What were some of your biggest fears, or “flinches?”
- How did you overcome them?
- What are the most common things that hold people back from achieving their goals?
- When working with a client who’s trying to succeed in business, but he’s not – where do you start? What are the first things someone should do when trying to conquer the flinch?
- Why should people not wait to “start tomorrow?” Why is it important for people to take action immediately?
- What are three things people can do to push past mental blocks?
- What is the “edge”, and why should people embrace it?
- Why should someone quit the internet, at least for a little while?
- How do you recognize an idiot?
- How do you read a book every week for a whole year?
- What is the short and sweet guide to becoming fucking awesome?
- What tricks do you use on a daily basis to stay productive?
Links From The Show
InOverYourHead.netThe Flinch by Julien Smith
Trust Agents by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith
