Friday Wrap Up - Insights on Being Solution Minded, Trusting Yourself, and Making it Feel Easy

One of the hardest things to do is admit you are wrong, or made a mistake? It's hard on our identities and our egos. But, as our Everyday Innovator guest, Richard Fertig, shares with us, admitting you are wrong pays off ten fold. He also digs deep into his strategy for building a global lifestyle. Richard also talks very honestly about the highs and lows of finding a new job after the 2008 crash and how his exciting ride on Wall Street put him in uncharted territory. Richard also shares his approach to getting unstuck with includes asking, "How do I move towards what I want?" not "How do I get away from that?" He also shares how he's always willing to be wrong, even rewards it and why having the right metrics of success will keep you from getting trapped chasing the wrong goals. Richard's Everyday Innovator style: Risk Taker Instinctual Connect with Richard on LinkedIn Check out Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

Do you feel like you have to wait to stretch your mind? Are you waiting for that right moment appear? Our Everyday Innovator guest, Margie Mauldin, shares with us how she finds way to tap her creative mind in the most mundane tasks, why pivoting is essential to success in uncertain times and how to get over decision-fear when dealing with changing times. As the President of Executive Forum, Margie also shares a story of adapting to the new needs of her customers while maintaining what her organization does best.  Margie's Everyday Innovator style: Collaborative Inquisitive Connect with Margie on LinkedIn Check out Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

Does it ever feel like there's a big gap between where you are and where you want to be? Or perhaps you big goals that almost seem almost too daunting? Our Everyday Innovator guest, Emmanual Bello shares with us how focusing on the first step, and then the next step has helped him accomplish more than he thought possible. He also talks about how he thinks about learning new skills, how he searches for inspiration all around him, and why sometimes you just need to take a break. As a software engineer and designer he also opens up about the challenges he faced in learned a new skill and how he had to think differently than his competition when it comes to pounding the pavement to get new clients in a field that is crowded and cluttered.  Emmanuel's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Tweaker Connect with Emmanuel on LinkedIn Check out Emmanuel's work in software and design Check out Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

There comes a time when the path we are on no longer serves us. Or perhaps the goal you worked so hard to achieve didn't come through. Or maybe you are bored, feeling like you've mastered your current role, and are ready for a new challenge. Our Everyday Innovator guest, Robin Glickstein, shares with us her journey of reinvention, why being bold often works out, and sometimes doesn't, and why sparking her creative mind is a top priority (and how she does it). Robin also gives us her unique journaling technique, that we can all do, that has helped her build her dreams and execute on them. She also opens up about what traps she sometimes falls into that sabotage her and how keeping your eyes and ears open to new ways of thinking is essential to being an innovator.  Robin's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Instinctual Connect with Robin on LinkedIn Check out Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book  

It's easy to miss the ideas and opportunities all around us. Tunnel vision, stress and everyday tasks keep us in our lane. Our Everyday Innovator guest, Sandy Lardinois, shows us the power of always having your eyes open for problems to solve. She even shares with us a story of how she is trying to tackle a challenge that's much bigger than her. Sandy also opens up about what it feels like to be filled with ideas with no outlet to make them happen, and why getting older is both an advantage and disadvantage when it comes to launching new ideas into the world. She also gives some great advice for how to recognize opportunities for new ideas.  Sandy's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Imaginative Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

This week's insights are all about problems as benefits, being certain, listening to your ahas and taking out the fear. I also share a story and a few insights around staying ahead, as an innovative leader. The Everyday Innovators came for a diverse set of experiences, backgrounds and Everyday Innovator styles. Dawnna St. Louis (Instinctual Risk taker)  founder or FyreBrand,  Jenny Glick  (Instinctual Inquisitive) marriage and sex counselor, Philip Winter (Risk Taker Fluid) founder of Nebia, and Jonah Lupton (Tweaker Inquisitive) founder of Soundguard paint. I'm going to share my big insights and experiments and in doing so I hope you find ways to take what you are learning and transfer it into action. Click and listen to any of the episodes.  Tamara's Everyday Innovator style: Risk Taker Experiential   Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Check out our sponsor Howdy Puppy Code 'Tamara' for 20% off your order Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

There are many factors that make or break the success of a new idea, especially an innovative one that bumps up against a traditional industry. Our Everyday Innovator guest, Johan Lupton, shares how to solve a big enough problem that you create a massive market for your product, and how to actually leverage instead of fighting the traditional players in the industry. As the founder of SoundGuard, Jonah open sup about his mistakes, successes, and how he thought differently about where his product fits in the bigger picture. He also opens up about and why staying focused on who you serve is key. Jonah's Everyday Innovator style: Inquisitive Tweaker Connect with Jonah on LInkedIn Check out SoundGuard Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

Aha moments often happen at the most surprising moments - in the shower, while driving, doing the dishes, or going for a walk. As our guest Everyday Innovator, Philip Winter, discovered his aha moment came in the shower. He shares with us how he realized there was an opportunity to change water consumption, why we need to think of ourselves and "innoventors," and why he thinks doing the same job you did six months ago is a sign of stagnation. As the Co-Founder and CEO of Nebia, Philip digs into his process of ideation and how he believes the key to momentum is actually in narrowing down your choices.  He also opens up about the importance of listening to your intuition, especially in the face of resistance.  Connect with Philip on LinkedIn Check out Nebia Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

Did you know that desire has a lot to do with creativity? Our Everyday Innovator guest, Jenny Glick, shares with us how desire is actually source energy for your creative mind, why you should get out into nature and decouple from the conditioning created by the noise in this world, and how she approaches innovation in her work and life. She also digs into how holding certainty lightly has helped her walk away from the “someone has to be right or wrong” narrative and be open to new perspectives. As a licensed marriage, family and sex therapist, Jenny shares how part of going after what she wanted in life also meant taking her business to a place she never thought possible, and the success and impact she created.  She also opens up about the resistance and push back she got for going after her desires, and why slowing down to speed up has been a blessing in her life.   Jenny’s Everyday Innovator style: Instinctual Inquisitive   Connect with Jenny on Facebook Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book

The world seems full of challenges, some in our control, and a lot out of our control. Our Everyday Innovator guest today, Dawnna St.Louis shares with us how a shift in focus can turn any challenge into an opportunity, if you look at it differently. She also talks about why you need to keep innovating in a world that commoditizes everything and how she faced her biggest challenge head on. As the founder of Fyrebrand.net she digs into some real world stories of turning obstacles into big opportunity and she opens up about how to get through the moments that scare you most.  Dawnna's Everyday Innovator style: Instinctual Risk Taker Connect with Dawnna on LinkedIn Check out Fyrebrand.net Check out our sponsor, Howdy Puppy Use code ‘Tamara’ at checkout for discount Discover your Everyday Innovator Style Everyday Innovators Online Facebook Group Innovation is Everybody’s Business Book