RecomMONDAYtions ~ 2026.07.13
Increase Your Brain Power with Jim Kwik
I spent the weekend at a conference for authors and publishers. Jim Kwik was the keynote speaker.
He blew everyone away.
Now I’m binging his YouTube channel. Here’s one of the videos I watched last night.
If you want to learn faster, remember more, and generally have a sharper mind, this video and Jim’s entire channel is for you.
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I also heard Kristen Butler speak at the conference this weekend. She’s Founder & CEO of the Power of Positivity®, a speaker, coach, and a 5x bestselling author.
In this post, she writes, “When we get in the habit of reframing our negative thoughts and words, we not only instantly boost our mood, but also train our brain to think more positively over time.”
Recommended Book
The typical retirement script: Go to the golf course. Visit the grandkids Slowly fade into “managing decline.”
Jay Samit says torch that script.
In The Second Act Advantage, the international bestselling author makes the case that your best years aren’t behind you. They’re just starting.
His core idea: everything that supposedly works against older entrepreneurs (your age, your decades of experience, your fat Rolodex) is actually your edge. Combine that hard-won wisdom with AI, automation, and a few emerging technologies, and you don’t just stay relevant… you become unstoppable.
He backs it with science, real stories (Auntie Anne’s pretzel empire, built at 65… Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, launched at 50), and a stack of strategies for turning experience into consulting gigs, courses, and passive income. A whole second act run from a laptop.
The kicker: entrepreneurs over 50 are 3x more likely to succeed than twenty-somethings.
The Second Act Advantage is our July pick for The Mastermind Book Club.
Each month, Ted Prodromou and I choose a great business book for the Club to read and discuss. We meet live on Zoom (usually the fourth Thursday) often with the author. Meetings are free. Join the Club for our online community and meeting replays.
Jay Samit himself will join us in July.
Thursday, June 23, 2:30 p.m. ET
Zoom Link
Latest Episode:
The Story Power Marketing Show
How to Master Persuasive Communication Without Sounding Salesy (with Danny Bobrow)
Danny Bobrow is a certified mediator, arbitrator, ski instructor, and communication skills coach who created the Persuasion Blueprint to help professionals close the gap between intention and perception.
His proven framework has helped hundreds of leaders and teams turn everyday conversations into engines of caring, connection, and collaboration leading to success in every facet of life.
He and I discuss why facts and logic alone are insufficient to move people, diving into the three pillars of his approach to appealing to prospects in a human, engrossing way. Too often businesses try to lead with credentials, blind enthusiasm, and fake positivity. Danny suggests a different approach that shows real results without rushing prospects, and walks people through how he does it.
DISCUSSED IN THIS EPISODE
~01:36 Danny’s Background
~04:54 Persuasion Blueprint
~06:59 Trust Before Credentials
~11:28 StoryPower Alignment
~13:40 Responsive Enthusiasm
~15:11 Listening Role Play
~20:52 Persuasion Score Quiz
~23:16 Strategy Call Options
~25:00 Parting Advice ROI
~26:52 Ratings and Resources
~28:22 Final Outro
FULL EPISODE VIDEO: vimeo.com/1207915822
Listen on…
Words to Ponder
“What I have come to find over my years of working with people is that most everyone limits and shrinks their dreams to fit their current reality.”
— Jim Kwik
Don't go away yet..
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