This is a hard episode to write a synopsis for. Alex and I were all over the place but everywhere we went was fun to listen to. Alex is 29 and for all of his experience in life he has felt like working at The Domino Project has reprogrammed him in great ways. Alex wears the label of Linchpin proudly and has produced/shipped a lot of content for The Domino Project. Things like the beautiful Media Kit as well as the Poke the Box workbook.

Here are some of the bullet points from our conversation. Please send us feedback on the episode in the comments section below or just say something nice about us on iTunes.

– Turn around books in 14 weeks
– More successful by developing the tribes ourselves
– Traditional publishers served booksellers.
– The things we’re doing are different for the author.
– I helped bring the price down to $1 on the Kindle edition of Poke the Box
– Create your opportunities.
– The new Domino Project model rewards/helps creators and audiences better than ever before.
– Their Domino Project reading list
– You have to focus on the people driving the industry – Creator and tribes
– We’re all taking our own advice
– We’re all on the same page
– Steven Pressfield has a new book coming out on The Domino Project. – Being a good team member is something he’s very proud of.
– They delivered on promises
– You find and create these communities yourself
– PressPausePlay.com Seth Godin featured in the movie

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Running Time:

57:51

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Unozip.com
Alex on Twitter

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Dan Miller, career coach and founder of 48days.net talks about how he surrounds himself with other people to find success. Linchpins were never meant to operate in isolation contrary to the common perception that Linchpins are solo acts from beginning to end. He shares how and why he started a group of friends that shape his life and business to this day.

Seth Godin interview on TechCrunch

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Running Time:

42:38

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Dan’s Website
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Dan on Facebook
Dan’s Blog Feed

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We started off this episode thinking we were going to talk about the education system but then we got into some great stuff about job seeking, recruiting and hiring so we bagged the education talk. We’ll get there in a future episode. Here are the highlights from this episode:

– Years of experience vs. ability to do the job
– Resumes and job sites are part of a system of “not considering you” for the most part
– Companies say they want the best but then they usually don’t treat them like they are the best.
– Just because it’s not your reality doesn’t mean it’s not realistic. – AT
– Some people feel sick when they have to go to work…there’s a better way. – JR
– Linchpins are sometimes hard to employ because they don’t settle.
– People leave companies quickly because they often get suckered into it. What they told me I could do I’m not doing. – JR
– Change within companies is rarely quick because change usually comes one person at a time. Companies hire people who are just like themselves because it’s easier, just not as productive. – JR
– Linchpins love what they do because it helps themselves but more so because it helps others.
– Linchpin thinking should not be arrogant, it is simply giving yourself permission to succeed at what you were meant to contribute. – AT

“This is your opportunity. The indispensable employee brings humanity and connection and art to her organization. She is the key player, the one who’s difficult to live without, the person you can build something around.” – Page 9 of Linchpin

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Running Time:
1:04:31

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John’s Business – http://www.dogsloverunning.com
John on Twitter – http://twitter.com/dogsloverunning

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