1139 My Strength Is My Story with Steven Hoffman, Make Elephants Fly
Create Your Now Archive 4 with Kristianne Wargo
Release Date: 12/27/2018
1163 In His Presence
Create Your Now Archive 4 with Kristianne Wargo
The busyness that you accept and attract can be a greater distraction to what you really need. Be still in His presence; God's presence. When you're drowning out everything around you just because you can, you are burying the voice that needs to be heard. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at . http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact The nudges that tell you, "This way, not that way." People are searching for balance in all the wrong places. Filling their lives with busyness, claiming they are doing it for all the right reasons. Some are perfectly...
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1162 Love is a Lifetime Investment
Create Your Now Archive 4 with Kristianne Wargo
Love is a lifetime investment. An investment in trust, forgiveness, kindness, patience, endurance, and faithfulness. Just because you are not feeling it in your marriage, doesn't mean you're failing. Stop being ridiculous and throwing yourself under the bus. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at . http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact You can't know everything. Yet you probably think you should have all the answers by now. Well if we had all the answers, there would be no divorces, no arguments, and no break-ups. We would know exactly what to do...
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1161 You Cannot Be Serious
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Hanging out with the children only to hear, "Oh crap! You cannot be serious!" The explicits of the unknown. How can one thing be something else? Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at . http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact The yelp came from G-man as he was fixing himself something to eat. He took an egg out of the refrigerator with the hopes of it being a hardboiled egg. Little did he know. The tap seemed somewhat soft. The shell dented more than usual. One last crack and ... "Oh crap! OH CRAP!!!", he screams! The egg now dripping all over...
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1160 Fierce Faith
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It's time to refresh. Refresh with fierce faith! A faith so intense that nothing gets in the way; not your failures, not your successes or even your fears. Fierce faith is the eraser for a bad day! Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at . http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact When was the last time you were disappointed with someone? Probably this morning. Maybe you got up on the wrong side of the bed or they did. Maybe your feelings got hurt, because of a flip-it comment. Maybe because you had nothing to wear (which honestly, we know that not to...
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1159 Do Calories Count?
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If you are wanting to get healthy or lose weight, do calories count? The answer no one wants to hear; yes and no! Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at . http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact Yes calories count. And no, calories do not count. It all depends on you. Your lifestyle. What you are eating. How you are expending and using the energy. The way your fuel your lifestyle, the activities throughout the day, and your make-up (genetics, hormones, metabolism) all has an impact on how your calories are used. Being precise, one dietary calorie...
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1158 Spring Forward!
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There is no time like NOW to spring forward with your dreams, your aspirations, your goals. Nothing is impossible when you plant a seed of greatness daily. That seed can be a smile to a stranger. Holding the door open for one who is weighted down with grocery bags. Opportunities to serve with a giving heart opens doors for you who desires a new start. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at . http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact Most of us have experienced the clock being moved up one hour this past weekend. A negative way to look at it is a loss...
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1157 What's Trending In Your Life?
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Life is a beautiful discovery every day. A story written with each decision and turn you make. So what's trending in your life? The trending that builds you up and propels you to the next level. God created you to stand out and be bold in your passion and your dreams. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at . http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact But if you sit back watching the trends and trying to fit in, where will that get you? How far will you go? There are pluses and minuses to trends. A plus.... Some outlast the "trend cycle"; living beyond...
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1156 Why Fit In When You Were Born To Stand Out?
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Why fit in when you were born to stand out? A famous quote by Dr. Seuss. But he didn't say it first. "God has not called you to fit in." ~ 1 Peter 2:9 Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at . http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact God created you to stand out. Not to fit in amongst the average, or the norm. Think how boring the world would be if we were all average. God didn't create mediocrity. We did! We accepted it as our norm in our life. Always going to the average or what seems to be the "OK" to where you are. If you were designed to...
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1155 A Viral Love
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Going viral seems to be the "in" thing. What would happen if you had a viral love? A love that lasts a lifetime. A love that conquers all. A love that speaks louder than words. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at . http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact These days we hear about the latest and greatest love story, the one that goes viral for everyone to see. When all has passed, what will they have to show for it? A video with the number of views. Comments from strangers that mean nothing to their love as a couple. And how long does that love...
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1154 Raising Everyday Heroes
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Growing up is tough no matter your age. The expectations for the parent and the child are steep and risky. Raising everyday heroes can be a blessing and a curse. Today, I want you to see your work as a parent is a blessing. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at . http://facebook.com/groups/thewomenofimpact There are many rewards when you are willing to put in lots of love, patience, frustration, and grace. It's the elbow grease of parenthood. That energy and elbow grease everyday heroes. Now most of us don't see our children as heroes, but God does....
info_outlineSteven Hoffman shares his expertise in the process of radical innovation in his new book, Make Elephants Fly.
Steven Hoffman: He is an angel investor, partner at Founders VC, LP in August Capital and a serial entrepreneur. Steven is also the Captain and CEO of Founders Space, one of the world's leading incubators and accelerators, with over 50 partners in 22 countries.
Always innovating on his life, Captain Hoff has tried more professions than cats have lives, including serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, angel investor, studio head, computer engineer, filmmaker, Hollywood TV executive, coder, game designer, manga rewriter, animator, and voice actor.
"I know how hard it is to get that elephant off the ground." ~ Steven Hoffman
BOOK: Make Elephants Fly
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Enjoy the multitude of topics discussed including start ups, creativity, trends, innovations, value, and your passions. Open your heart and may the possibilities begin to innovate your dreams.
- Japan
- New Year's in China
- Founders Space
- Start Ups
- Art and Rocket Scientist
- Electrical Computer Engineering
- USC Film School
- Television and executive
- Mistakes
- What ifs
- Pressures
- Steve Jobs & Apple
- The brain
- Inventions vs. Innovations
- Picture of entrepreneur
- Tech start ups
- Bitcoins
- New User Experience
- Tough Mudder
- Lululemon
- Catch the Wave
- Media
- Trends
- Emotional Connection
- Little details
- Experiences
- Reinvention
- Outcome base innovation
- What things do you want?
- Value
- Jeff Bezos, Amazon
- Unexpected results
- Moore's Law
- Intel
- New technology
- Busyness
- Passion
- Explorer
- Giving up
- Avatars
- Teacher
- Re-channel your passion
BOOK: Make Elephants Fly
Connect with Steven Hoffman
"After my biggest failure came my biggest successes." ~ Steven Hoffman
Quotes and statements within the interview:
"Our mission has been to incubate and accelerate start ups all over the world."
"For every success, there's 99 failures that just didn't work out."
"So in Hollywood, I felt like everything was so commercial and I really wanted to be an artist like my mom. I wanted to do my own projects."
"The cross between technology and entertainment is where I made my career."
"A lot of start up founders, myself included, have trouble accepting that what they chose to do wasn't the right thing."
"We are masters at self-delusion."
"There are many areas where you can innovate that don't require any technology."
"Different entrepreneurs need to look at their strengths and innovate in different ways."
"Look at what you're good at."
"Basically, the media, if you study it, it's about entertainment. It's about grabbing people's attention."
"Nobody makes a market!"
"You can compete with any of the big players."
"One of the most interesting things, is that when people are in a business a long time, they stop seeing the business through fresh eyes."
"A customer can't always tell you what they want because a lot of times they don't know what they want."
"Work back from the outcome."
"Create more value for your customers."
"A single technology can actually influence every single business on the planet."
"It doesn't hurt to be paying attention to the latest technology in experimenting with how it can impact your business."
"But sometimes when you limit it, you actually miss an opportunity."
"A big part of innovation, which I put in the book is actually tapping those passions. Tapping them intelligibly."
"As an innovator, you have to think of yourself as a passionate explorer."
"More entrepreneurs fail from trying too hard to make something work than from trying many different things."
"But I learned that my own passions can be my own worst enemy."
"If I hadn't moved on, I wouldn't be where I am today."
"I had to rewrite that script in my head and say I'm not a failure because I failed. I'm somebody who tried something new and different, and took a risk and it didn't work out. That's what I am."
"I'm a practical guy at heart."
What has your story gifted you?
- Struggles
- Passions
- A good teacher
- Inspire people
"Storytelling is the fundamental thing that drives all of us; every single entrepreneur, every single business person, even in our personal lives. We are always telling our story."
"That sometimes your biggest weakness, if you apply it the right way, can become your biggest strength."
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