Summary: In this episode I share some thoughts about “Attitude and success” and Association - Who you "hang around with" and how it can affect your success. I also interview Voice Over Talent and Attorney, Derek Chappell about social media and Twitter and ways that he’s used them to grow his voice over business. Thoughts on The Power of Association I heard marketing expert Frank Kern speak a couple of years ago and he talked about the importance of hanging out with the right people to help you achieve your goals. His example? "If you hang out with a bunch of crackheads long enough, eventually you're going to say 'Hey, let me try some of that stuff.' and BAM you're a crackhead." Studies show that your income is the average of the 10 people you spend the most time with. We're social creatures so we tend to morph to the groups we spend the most time with. If you want to run a marathon, then it's probably not a wise idea to spend a lot of time with people who spend their free time online in the basement playing video games 'til all hours of the morning while snacking on junk food. If you want to quit smoking, it's probably best to spend less time with those around you who still smoke. If you want to start making more money, then it's probably a good idea to start spending more time around folks who make more than you do. This can be tough to do, particularly when close friends and family members start seeing you make changes. React they will. Some positively and some negatively. Derek Chappell's Interview Resources Here are the links to Derek Chappell's web site and some of the social media tools that he uses and discusses during the interview. Derek's Web Sites and Social Media Pages: website: www.thevoiceofyourbusiness.com blog: www.thevoiceofyourbusiness.com/blog Voiceover BlogTalk: http://www.scoop.it/t/voiceover-blogs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thevoiceofyourbusiness Twitter: https://twitter.com/DerekChappell Social Media Tools: Yoono is free software that allows you to connect and share with all your social networks and instant messaging services in one place. http://www.yoono.com Enhance your social media management with HootSuite, the leading social media dashboard. http://www.HootSuite.com Thanks for Checking The Show Out! If you liked this podcast please subscribe to it by clicking one of the Subscribe options found in the upper right side of this page, so you’ll get notices of new episodes. Please share it with your friends and colleagues in the voice over world. Also, it would be a huge help if you’d like this podcast and rate it on iTunes to help keep it near the top of the list. Also, feel free to chare your comments and questions about this episode and future topics you’d like discussed. Also, if you’d like more information on coaching and mastermind group opportunities where we focus on growing your business, feel free to drop me a line at my cyber assistant’s email address at Mike@JohnMelley.com. Thanks for listening. Now go out there and share your voice with the world!
