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AMA: Ask Melvin Anything

By: Rogue Media Network
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  • Melvin: Master Sergeant USMC retired, Mayor Pro Tem Pecan Hill City Council, 14 years in education, 7 years in economic development. He should be able to answer anything thrown his way!
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Episodes
  • What's your theme song?

    What's your theme song?
    Jun 26 2024
    What's your theme song? Warren Zevon I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (1976) Harvey Mackey (in Daniel Pink's Office Hours) asked my high school students to remember one of his favorite sayings: ‌“He couldn’t sleep fast enough.” "In other words, I’m afraid if I sleep too much, I’ll miss something." The Impossible Dream What's Melvin reading? Your Brain on Art | How the Arts Transform Us by Susan Magsamen & Ivy Ross Nugget - the human brain recognizes autobiographical music at super speed, in some cases in as little as a tenth of a second) Last Thoughts - "Those who hear not the music think the dancers mad." Friedrich Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 mins
  • What's a Big Idea Book?

    What's a Big Idea Book?
    May 15 2024
    What's a Big Idea Book? Listen and learn as Fernando Labastida, author of "The Startup Book: How to Write a Book That Designs a New Market Category & Positions You as The Leader," discusses the seven essential steps to designing a new category and writing a book that establishes you as a thought leader in your field. From leveraging AI to accelerate your book-writing process to using your book as a catalyst for public speaking, cold outreach, and building a media presence through your newsletter and social media, Fernando will share the strategies and insights he has gathered from extensive research and interviews with influential authors and category designers. Discover how a Startup Book can be more than just a book, but a powerful tool to grow your business and revolutionize your industry. What's Melvin reading? The Startup Book: How to Write a Book That Designs a New Market Category & Positions You as The Leader by Fernando Labastida Nugget - You can't outgive Fernando, the resources more than repay the price of entry. Last Thoughts - "Radical generosity has so many benefits: 1. It can cure depression. 2. It can put a smile on people’s faces, which can put a smile on your face. 3. It can soften your heart. 4. It can bring us all together. 5. And it can motivate you to be a better business person so you can give more." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • If we met a year from now what would we be celebrating?

    If we met a year from now what would we be celebrating?
    May 2 2024
    "This is the other secret that real artists know and wannabe writers don’t. When we sit down each day and do our work, power concentrates around us. The Muse takes note of our dedication. She approves. We have earned favor in her sight. When we sit down and work, we become like a magnetized rod that attracts iron filings. Ideas come. Insights accrete.” - Steven Pressfield ‌ ‌What's Melvin reading? Building A Story Brand by Donald Miller Nugget - "focus on the aspects of your offer that will help people survive and thrive" Last Thoughts - "Compassion is the sometimes fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else’s skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too.” - Frederick Buechner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins
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