Cubicle Renegade Podcast with Caleb Wojcik

Two weeks ago, immediately after I got home from spending over five weeks in Italy I headed right back to the airport less than 12 hours later to go to the Financial Bloggers Conference in St. Louis. Now, I had a ton of jet lag and the day next was a blur, but was excited about FINCON for a few reasons. Even though I don't write about personal finance anymore, FINCON was one of the first conferences I attended as a blogger and have quite a few friends that go. This was my first solo speaking gig at a "blogging" conference (I'll be sharing the video of this when I'm able to in December). I always love conferences. Something about them reenergizes me to keep pushing forward when I get back to work. Anyway, during the conference I had the chance of recording a "live podcast" in front of an audience and since Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income, guest number 5 of the Cubicle Renegade podcast, was there giving the opening keynote I figured this would be a great opportunity to have him share some more of his story. It is really easy to see where someone is now, successfully running a profitable business, and to assume they've never made any mistakes. The truth is, everyone makes mistakes. The difference is that successful people learn from them and move on quickly to trying something new. In this episode of The Cubicle Renegade Podcast I'll talk with Pat Flynn about some of his biggest mistakes over the last five years of building an honest online business, plus what he has learned from them. You can listen or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here. You can also listen to it on Stitcher or using the player right here. Items Mentioned in this Episode: Smart Passive Income Green Exam Academy If you have enjoyed this or other episodes of The Cubicle Renegade Podcast I'd love for you to leave a review of the show on iTunes: Please Click Here to Subscribe or Leave a Review on iTunes Music by Ratatat.

(Note from Caleb: In this session of the podcast I something a little different. Instead of a long-form interview, this is a short, action oriented chat about routines and habits. Let me know what you think about this format by emailing me at caleb@calebwojcik.com.) Routines. Love em or hate em, you've got em. In this session of the Cubicle Renegade podcast we're going to take a look at the power of routines (both in negative and positive ways) and give you a few tips for creating better routines in your life. You can listen or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here. You can also listen to it on Stitcher or using the player right here. Items Mentioned in this Episode: App: Lift App: Commit Quiet: The Power of Introverts 99% Invisible Podcast Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg Accidental Creative by Todd Henry Manage Your Day to Day by 99u If you have enjoyed this or other episodes of The Cubicle Renegade Podcast I'd love for you to leave a review of the show on iTunes: Please Click Here to Subscribe or Leave a Review on iTunes Music by Ratatat.

On today's session of the Cubicle Renegade podcast I'm joined by Paul Jarvis, a web designer and author. In this episode we talk about how he went from working at a design firm to freelancing and how all his clients followed him. We also talk about why he doesn't follow what other designers are doing around the web, books himself as a client to work on personal projects, and what matters most about the design of your website. He also gives a ton of insight into how to work with a designer on a website or work with a client if you are a designer. You can listen or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here. You can also listen to it on Stitcher or using the player right here. Items mentioned in this episode: Paul's Home: pjrvs.com Paul's Wordpress Themes Paul's writing on Medium Expert Enough: 5 Ways to Always Do What You Say You'll Do Be Awesome at Online Business Eat Awesome: A regular person's guide to plant-based, whole foods Danielle Laporte Pinterest If you have enjoyed this or other episodes of The Cubicle Renegade Podcast I'd love for you to leave a review of the show on iTunes: Please Click Here to Subscribe or Leave a Review on iTunes Cheers! Intro & Outro Music by Ratatat.

On today's session of the Cubicle Renegade podcast I'm joined by Josh Kaufman, the International Best-Selling author of The Personal MBA and The First 20 Hours (which comes out this week). We talk rapid learning, whether or not you should get a traditional MBA, and how many years he blogged before he actually earned anything sizable from it. You can listen or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here. You can also listen to it on Stitcher or using the player right here. Items mentioned in this episode: The First 20 Hours The Personal MBA (Book) The Personal MBA (Blog) 99 Best Business Books List Mindset by Carol Dwak 10,000 Hour Rule Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Getting Things Done The Lean Startup by Eric Ries Getting Everything You Can Out of All You've Got by Jay Abraham Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes If you have enjoyed this or other episodes of The Cubicle Renegade Podcast I'd love for you to leave a review of the show on iTunes: Please Click Here to Subscribe or Leave a Review on iTunes Cheers! Intro & Outro Music by Ratatat.

On today's session of the Cubicle Renegade podcast I'm joined by Andy Traub, the host of the Unofficial Linchpin Podcast and author of The Early To Rise Experience: Learn to Rise Early in 30 Days. We talk self-publishing, why you should give away your book for free to anyone that wants it before you launch, how to get a bunch of reviews on Amazon, and why waking up early can make a huge difference. You can listen or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here. You can also listen to it on Stitcher or using the player right here. Items mentioned in this episode: Early To Rise Book Unofficial Linchpin Podcast TheSelfPublishingSystem.com Andy Andrews Mastering the 7 Decisions Jeff Goins Tribe Writers Dave Ramsey Entreleadership Podcast Jon Acuff If you have enjoyed this or other episodes of The Cubicle Renegade Podcast I'd love for you to leave a review of the show on iTunes: Please Click Here to Subscribe or Leave a Review on iTunes Cheers! Intro & Outro Music by Ratatat.

In today's session of the Cubicle Renegade podcast I chat with Alan Perlman, a former cost-of-living analyst in over 60+ countries, who now works at Hubspot as a certification program manager and runs Nerve Rush. We chat about everything from what content marketing really comes down to, what his favorite business books are, and what it takes to really work done on your personal projects when you have a full-time gig. You can listen or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here. You can also listen to it on Stitcher or using the player right here. Items mentioned in this episode: Hubspot Nerve Rush Alan-Perlman.com Permission Marketing by Seth Godin PersonalMBA.com Work the System by Sam Carpenter Getting Things Done by David Allen GTD episodes of Back to Work - 95 96 97 98 99 I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi If you have enjoyed this or other episodes of The Cubicle Renegade Podcast I'd love for you to leave a review of the show on iTunes: Please Click Here to Subscribe or Leave a Review on iTunes Cheers! Intro & Outro Music by Ratatat.

Last July at the World Domination Summit conference in Portland I met Nathan Barry, who at the time was an iOS app developer. Little did I know that over the next 9 months he would go on to release three books and a web app that would earn him over $150,000. In this session I chat with Nathan about how he was successful at building an audience from scratch, landed high-level guest posts on launch day, how pricing his book into multiple packages earned him $50,000 more, and why he has no interest in working with a traditional publisher any time soon (and neither should you). You can listen or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here. You can also listen to it on Stitcher or using the player right here. Items mentioned in this episode: NathanBarry.com ConvertKit Authority The App Design Handbook Designing Web Applications Gumroad If you have enjoyed this or other episodes of The Cubicle Renegade Podcast I'd love for you to leave a review of the show on iTunes: Please Click Here to Subscribe or Leave a Review on iTunes Cheers! Intro & Outro Music by Ratatat.

Thomas Frank is the founder of CollegeInfoGeek.com, a recent graduate from Iowa State University, and paid off over $15,000 of student loans before he graduated through earning money on his blog. In this session we talk about how he built a presence online while still in college, how he landed an internship through Twitter, tips and tricks for how to "do college right", and how a single page on his website helped him graduate debt-free. (Note: Thomas also had me on his podcast today as well. You can check it out here.) You can listen or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here. You can also listen to it on Stitcher or using the player right here. Items mentioned in this episode: College Info Geek College Info Geek Podcast The Ultimate Guide to Building a Personal Website WP Tuts+ If you have enjoyed this or other episodes of The Cubicle Renegade Podcast I'd love for you to leave a review of the show on iTunes: Please Click Here to Subscribe or Leave a Review on iTunes Cheers! Intro & Outro Music by Ratatat.

Steve Kamb is the founder of Nerd Fitness, a website and community that helps people "level up" their lives through fitness, health, diet, and endless geeky references. Steve creates some of the most epic content on the web, not just in his niche. He has self-published fitness, strength, and running guides, has a highly successful iPhone and Android app that helps people eat Paleo, and has travel hacked his way all over the world. He also has a great story for why and how he started Nerd Fitness, left a job he straight up loved to dedicate himself to it full-time when he wasn't earning any income from it, and how he has built it into a thriving community of over 55,000 nerds (including me). You can listen or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here. You can also listen to it on Stitcher or using the player right here. Items mentioned in this episode: NerdFitness.com NF Rebel Guides Paleo Central App NF Forums 4 Hour Workweek Chris Guillebeau's 279 Days to Overnight Success Steve's April Fools Post & Reactions Staci's Success story If you have enjoyed this or other episodes of The Cubicle Renegade Podcast I'd love for you to leave a review of the show on iTunes: Please Click Here to Subscribe or Leave a Review on iTunes Cheers! Intro & Outro Music by Ratatat.

In this podcast session I chat with Gary Vaynerchuk about the difference between hustling and just working a lot of hours, work life balance, scaling authenticity and engagement as your audience grows online, why it is never too late to get started, and more.

Jacob Sokol is the founder of Sensophy.com and creator of the online conference at entheos (that is taking place this week) called WTF Should I Do With My Life?! In this session we chat about how Jacob went from graffiti being his sole focus for a decade to coaching people on following their passion and earning a living off it. You can listen or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here. You can also listen to it on Stitcher or using the player right here. Items mentioned in this episode: Sensophy.com Jacob's Series on Going to the Jets Game with Gary V. WTF Should I Do With My Life? conference on entheos Brian Johnson Entheos.com Philosopher's Notes Niche Site Duel on Smart Passive Income 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals by Dr. Halvorson If you have enjoyed this or other episodes of The Cubicle Renegade Podcast I'd love for you to leave a review of the show on iTunes: Please Click Here to Subscribe or Leave a Review on iTunes Cheers! Intro & Outro Music by Ratatat.

Therese Schwenkler is the founder of TheUnlost.com and in this session of the Cubicle Renegade podcast I chat with her about the kinds of fears you have to deal with as an entrepreneur, what it really means to be "passionate" about your work, and how to deal with what other people think of you as an entrepreneur. You can listen or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here. You can also listen to it on Stitcher or using the player right here. Items mentioned in this episode: Therese's Blog: TheUnlost.com The Unlost E-Course (Basic or Move-lah) Good to Great by Jim Collins Built to Last by Jim Collins If you have enjoyed this or other episodes of The Cubicle Renegade Podcast I'd love for you to leave a review of the show on iTunes: Please Click Here to Subscribe or Leave a Review on iTunes Cheers! Intro & Outro Music by Ratatat.

Richard Boehmcke is a writer, independent film maker in New York City, and recent winner of the mentorship contest over at Think Traffic. In this episode of the Cubicle Renegade podcast we talk about what it was like for him quit his comfy career to be self-employed, why he originally struggled with calling himself an entrepreneur, and what forms of content are best for different mediums (written, audio, video). You can listen or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here. You can also listen to it on Stitcher or using the player right here. Items mentioned in this episode: Boehmcke's Creations (Richard's online home) Vibrant Motion 90 Second Love Richard on Twitter If you have enjoyed this or other episodes of The Cubicle Renegade Podcast I'd love for you to leave a review of the show on iTunes: Please Click Here to Subscribe or Leave a Review on iTunes Cheers! Intro & Outro Music by Ratatat.

Antonio Centeno is the founder of the website Real Men Real Style and the men's clothing company A Tailored Suit. In this episode of the Cubicle Renegade podcast I chat with Antonio about his journey from being in the marines to becoming a fashion entrepreneur. We also discuss the importance of dressing well as an entrepreneur and the specific strategies he has used on YouTube to grow his presence online (with nearly 50,000 subscribers and almost 4 million views). You can listen or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here. You can also listen to it on Stitcher or using the player right here. Items mentioned in this episode: Real Men Real Style RMRS on YouTube A Tailored Suit 7 Deadly Style Sins (free eBook) Man's Guide to Style (eBook) The Style System If you have enjoyed this or other episodes of The Cubicle Renegade Podcast I'd love for you to leave a review of the show on iTunes: Please Click Here to Subscribe or Leave a Review on iTunes Cheers! Intro & Outro Music by Ratatat.

James Clear is the founder of Passive Panda and more recently The Art of Becoming Better. In this episode of the Cubicle Renegade podcast I chat with James about his journey transitioning from collegiate athlete to entrepreneur, the power of habits, how to form great ones or break bad ones, and how important nutrition and exercise are to entrepreneurs. This is probably my favorite episode of the podcast so far, so you definitely don't want to skip this one. Things we talk about in this episode: Why he immediately got his MBA after undergrad and what that was like. Why he decided to start Passive Panda and grow his presence on online. How he has gotten featured in US News and World Report and Yahoo Finance. Why habits are so important. Why you should focus on lifestyle, not life-changing habits. The "Reminder, Routine, Reward" cycle of habits. The Visibility Method. Why getting started is the most important step. The difference between identity-based habits and performance/appearance based goals. How James "hacks" his food through fasting and eating patterns. As an entrepreneur, what the most important habits you can form are. You can listen or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here. You can also listen to it on Stitcher or using the player right here. Items mentioned in this episode: JamesClear.com/CR Passive Panda Lifestyle vs. Life-Changing Habits Identity Based Habits The Reminder, Routine, Reward cycle The Visibility Method If you have enjoyed this or other episodes of The Cubicle Renegade Podcast I'd love for you to leave a review of the show on iTunes: Please Click Here to Subscribe or Leave a Review on iTunes Cheers! Intro & Outro Music by Ratatat.