http://theshutupshow.com Helping brave solopreneurs shut up and make sh*t happen Fri, 10 Apr 2015 14:51:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 The peaks and valleys of solopreneurship can be extremely lonely and daunting at times. Perhaps you just made the leap and you feel paralyzed about next steps… or you’re a corporate employee feeling trapped and straddling that line. We know the journey is emotionally and mentally taxing. You don’t have to do it alone. We’ve all made the same excuses before. “But I don’t have enough time… money… resources… connections… but… but… but!” THE SHUT UP SHOW will give you a raw look inside the mind, heart, and spirit of amazing people who bring their best work every day despite having these shut up moments that can often hold us back. We’ll share mindset strategies to help you brave through your fears and tactical advice to inspire your confidence. We’ll pack our episodes with impact-driven SHUT UP tips to help you define your moment so you can live and work on your own terms. Berni Xiong (shUNG) | The Shin Kicking Life Spark yes Berni Xiong (shUNG) | The Shin Kicking Life Spark [email protected] [email protected] (Berni Xiong (shUNG) | The Shin Kicking Life Spark) 2013-2014 THE SHUT UP SHOW Helping brave entrepreneurs shut up and make things happen. http://theshutupshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/SHUT-UP-2.png http://theshutupshow.com TV-MA Weekly http://theshutupshow.com/pilotepisode/ http://theshutupshow.com/pilotepisode/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2014 23:11:09 +0000 http://theshutupshow.com/?p=2115 Read More → ]]> http://theshutupshow.com/pilotepisode/feed/ 0 For the show today, we are replaying the pilot episode where Phil and I talk about what it means to “shut up.” When we launched the show nearly one year ago, we knew others like us--like you--were frustrated and overwhelmed. For the show today, we are replaying the pilot episode where Phil and I talk about what it means to “shut up.” When we launched the show nearly one year ago, we knew others like us--like you--were frustrated and overwhelmed. We wanted to create a platform where entrepreneurs could help each other take baby steps and sometimes even leaps to brave through each day. So much has changed since Phil and I recorded this pilot episode... and yet so much has stayed the same.  Watch the show (uncensored & unedited)  Listen to the podcast It's an extremely exciting time to be a media company in today's connection economy. Having your own show and lots of smart people to talk to every week will do that for your personal growth and professional development. Whether you have been here since we started in April 2013 or are new to #shutupshow community, I want to thank each and every one of you for showing up to help us "shut up and make shit happen." We couldn't have made it this far without your support. As I revealed in the 100th episode, the second season of the show will be new and improved to deliver you everything you've been asking for! Here are interesting stats from the survey we sent out to fellow shut up'ers: Based on these responses, here's how we're evolving the show in 2014: The show broadcasts LIVE via Google Hangouts On Air at least once every week. The videos are uncensored and unedited to keep the conversation raw and vulnerable. We publish a replay of each episode within 1 to 2 weeks of its original airing date on the video blog and podcast. Each episode will feature a guest co-host and me discussing a selected theme for the month. Most episodes run about 30 minutes or less. What has never changed since the beginning... at the core of every episode, we will always help you "brave through fear." Berni Xiong (shUNG) | The Shin Kicking Life Spark yes 25:13 http://theshutupshow.com/richgallagher/ http://theshutupshow.com/richgallagher/#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2014 16:29:01 +0000 http://theshutupshow.com/?p=2037 Read More → ]]> http://theshutupshow.com/richgallagher/feed/ 0 http://theshutupshow.com/shutupebook/ http://theshutupshow.com/shutupebook/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:00:52 +0000 http://theshutupshow.com/?p=1864 Read More → ]]> http://theshutupshow.com/shutupebook/feed/ 0 http://theshutupshow.com/100episodes/ http://theshutupshow.com/100episodes/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:00:40 +0000 http://theshutupshow.com/?p=1852 Read More → ]]> http://theshutupshow.com/100episodes/feed/ 0 We made it to 100, yo! - As always, I must first give a huge shout out to Selz, our amazing sponsor. You have had our back for four months now and the journey with you has been nothing but awesome sauce. Thank you Melissa Whidjaya and Selz team for be... We made it to 100, yo! As always, I must first give a huge shout out to Selz, our amazing sponsor. You have had our back for four months now and the journey with you has been nothing but awesome sauce. Thank you Melissa Whidjaya and Selz team for believing in us and helping us make this show even better to support our beloved #shutupshow community. Today's episode is a lot longer than usual as I give a shout out to all our guests featured in episodes 76 through 99. And, I announce all the new changes coming to THE SHUT UP SHOW just in time for its one year anniversary in April! Watch the show (uncensored & unedited) Listen to the podcast SHUT UP Tips (Highlights from 76 through 99): Creating a body of work that we’re really proud of is our life’s work. @PamSlim (click to tweet) Who we are today is not who we are going to be tomorrow or the next day. - @Michelle2dream (click to tweet) I realized it wasn’t just a failure. I did a lot of things wrong I could change. So I tried again. - @IppoDude (click to tweet) Nobody gives a shit at the end of the day, we're all wrapped up with what's going on in our own lives. @TalkTherapyBiz (click to tweet) It doesn’t dilute what you do when you share credit with other people. – @OsakaSaul (click to tweet) I had jumped. There was no way of going back to the top of the cliff. - @ThatBrendon (click to tweet) Following your dreams is not a matter of cost or time--it’s a matter of courage and discipline. - @TraciBogan (click to tweet) I didn’t get what I wanted until I let go of what I wanted in order to give somebody what they wanted. - @MarcEnsign (click to tweet) No is a gift. We need to unwrap it, say thank you, and find the goodness to get a "yes" next time. - Andrea Waltz @goforno (click to tweet) Joy is the only currency that really matters. - @AJLeon #remarkablemisfit (click to tweet) No one was born with this special DNA that some of us got and some of us didn’t get.  - Mike Dilbeck @ResponseAbility (click to tweet) I was making statements. I kept doing. But the problem is I don’t know who I was making them to or why. - @KPenebaker (click to tweet) I wasn’t taught to ask questions just accept things as they are. Now I examine things like a scientist. - @FelSpahr (click to tweet) So many of us sleepwalk through life. Knowing the energies helps us become more aware. - @TheTarotLady (click to tweet) You can put lipstick on a pig but it’s still a pig. You have to make a social pig first before you put lipstick on it. @NickKellet (click to tweet) We teach you to ask. It’s about talking, knowing where everyone is coming from, and respecting all perspectives. - Mike Domitrz @datesafeproject (click to tweet) You have to believe in the belief others have in you until your belief catches up with theirs. - @HalElrod (click to tweet) When you have a growth mindset, it's not win or lose. It’s win or learn. - @DavidBurkus (click to tweet) The world can be what you make of it. If you see something you don’t like, you can change it. - @NateStPierre (click to tweet) If you do 51% of the things to be successful then you’ll be successful. - Scott "Q" Marcus @thistimeimeanit (click to tweet) How can you outgive those people in your life that really and truly need to be given to? - @PhilGerb (click to tweet) You are good enough. Give yourself permission to speak, love and be loved. - @BerniXiong (click to tweet) Thank you to our guests from episodes 76 through 99: Building a Body of Work and Meaningful Life with Pam Slim – Episode 76 Michelle Colon-Johnson Tells Us How to Never Give Up On Our Dreams – Episode 78 From Epic Failure to Multi-Millionaire with Serial Entrepreneur Ian Ippolito – Episode 79 Getting to the Other Side of Anxiety with Linda Esposito – Episode 80 How to Startup from Nothing with Saul Fleischman – Episode 81 Brendon Thomas on Building Wings From IT Manager to Entrepreneur – Episode 82 Berni Xiong (shUNG) | The Shin Kicking Life Spark yes http://theshutupshow.com/bernixiong/ http://theshutupshow.com/bernixiong/#respond Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:44:15 +0000 http://theshutupshow.com/?p=1839 Read More → ]]> http://theshutupshow.com/bernixiong/feed/ 0 This is the most awkward write up because I just edited my own episode as we round out the final batch of interviews since launching The SHUT UP Show 11 months and nearly 100 episodes ago. In this episode, we talk about how I gave birth to the first dr... This is the most awkward write up because I just edited my own episode as we round out the final batch of interviews since launching The SHUT UP Show 11 months and nearly 100 episodes ago. In this episode, we talk about how I gave birth to the first draft of the book I've been meaning to write since 2011 in just under 17 hours on a single Saturday in January. At the end of the episode, I share what I'm afraid of right now as it relates to the next season of The SHUT UP Show. [I'm going to apologize in advance for the sniffing in the audio. I was a little under the weather when we recorded this episode.] Watch the show (uncensored & unedited) Listen to the podcast Share Some Shut Up Love –> You are good enough. Give yourself permission to speak, love and be loved. - @BerniXiong #shutupshow (click to tweet) Fun Facts: Berni is a coach and strategy consultant for small business owners and solopreneurs. Berni has made hundreds of appearances across U.S. and Canada sparking entrepreneurs, educators, business leaders, students, and women to defy the odds and make a dent in their corner of the world. Together with 29 other Good Misfits, she helped raise awareness and funds to build a windmill that will provide a sustainable water supply for the entire Kenyan village of Gambella. She founded and launched a philanthropic project called letters to he featuring brave voices writing for the silenced after being personally impacted by this silent form of abuse, to benefit Parental Alienation Awareness Organization. She is the author of upcoming book (working title) The Year of the Brave Bear: Unleashing Your Voice and Dominating In Your Corner of the World. Defining Shut Up Moment: One month ago I wrote the very first draft of the book I’ve been meaning to write since 2011 in under 17 hours. I’ve been writing since I was about 14 so writing is not new to me. However, I did not feel worthy enough to author the book that chose me as its muse until just one month ago. The book is a one-year memoir of my life and journey in 2013, which is one of the years I struggled the most mentally, emotionally and physically. For the entire year of 2013, I was processing what happened to me in October 2012 when I first experienced parental alienation. Instead of focusing on destructive thoughts and inner chatter, I decided to do something constructive and give love to birth the show and now this book. The book is about believing in yourself. It's about having love, faith and hope to get through the fear and pain. Because those who are hurting us are hurting too. The book was my therapeutic solution to help heal me and, in the process, I hope it helps heal others to realize "You are good enough. Give yourself permission to speak, love and be loved." Shut Up Tips: We came together at the right time to support each other for what we needed at that moment. - Berni Xiong If it wasn’t for The SHUT UP Show, it would have taken longer for me to heal from parental alienation. - Berni Xiong When I started channeling the fear into something productive, I was able to pull myself out of the darkness and confront it head on. - Berni Xiong We are all hurting so how can we be a part of the solution instead of perpetuating the problem? - Berni Xiong We are not alone and if we’re not alone then others need to see they’re not alone either. - Berni Xiong The community is asking for more help and support. Sometimes I fear I don’t have the time, money, know-how or capacity to deliver. - Berni Xiong Anything is possible but you have to find the right resources to help you. - Berni Xiong You give give give but sometimes you’re afraid to ask for help because you believe you’re not worthy. - Berni Xiong Who cares if it sounds like a stupid idea, throw it out there and see what sticks. - Berni Xiong It takes a village to do some amazing shit in the world. Find great company to do it with. - Berni Xiong Berni Xiong (shUNG) | The Shin Kicking Life Spark yes http://theshutupshow.com/philgerb/ http://theshutupshow.com/philgerb/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:24:00 +0000 http://theshutupshow.com/?p=1824 Read More → ]]> http://theshutupshow.com/philgerb/feed/ 0 I don't know what took us so long to feature today's guest since you all truly enjoy our backstage episodes. I am thrilled to bring you Phil Gerbyshak. In today's conversation, Phil takes us through his shut up moments, I don't know what took us so long to feature today's guest since you all truly enjoy our backstage episodes. I am thrilled to bring you Phil Gerbyshak. In today's conversation, Phil takes us through his shut up moments, which start at a young age growing up in a small, rural Wisconsin town where he was told he would never make anything of his life. The fear continued when gave his IT job a two-year notice and started his Make It Great Institute out of his home. In 2013, Phil embarked on a personal journey losing over 57 pounds in just over a year and most recently he has started a new venture to help financial services professionals. Check out our conversation today as we talk about "peeling back the layers and shedding unwanted weight." Watch the show (uncensored & unedited) Listen to the podcast Share Some Shut Up Love –> "How can you outgive those people in your life that really and truly need to be given to?" - @PhilGerb on #shutupshow (click to tweet) Fun Facts: Phil Gerbyshak works with small businesses and organizations to increase employee & customer engagement by using social media to create and build relationships. Phil worked in IT for much of the past 15 years, and has focused his efforts on understanding and leveraging the social media space for over 8 years. In addition to professional speaking, Phil coaches others in the simple strategies and tactics that make life great. Phil's first book 10 Ways to Make It Great! was published in 2006 and inspired many to make the changes in their life to go from good…to GREAT. Phil has written over 2000 articles on improving your life, your business, and your relationships. Defining Shut Up Moment: In eighth grade my guidance counselor told me, "You know, Phil, you should take easy math because you’ll work at a gas station the rest of your life.” I signed up for harder math and, no lie, my teacher had a quadruple bypass and I ended up doing some teaching with the substitute teacher. I helped teach some of the algebra and tutored mostly off the record with my high school friends. My junior year in high school I wanted to go to the airforce academy. The recruiter told me to piss off and I decided to do something else. The only option left for me to get out of little Crivitz, Wiscosnin, was to join the navy. I want to be a nuclear engineer. But the problem I was color-blind. I ended up going into naval intelligence and my job was to deliver email by hand. I did that for four years. After that, I went to school to be a teacher. Then I went to an internet provider. After that, I became a stock broker and did online trading by hand. Then 9-11 happened and I wanted to get back in IT but the job I wanted was frozen. I ended up working at Robert W. Baird starting at the help desk. In 2005, I started my "Make it Great" journey. I wanted to be anybody but Phil Gerbyshak. So I started writing articles recapping what my favorite luminaries said and added a little spin on that. A couple years later, one of those figure and now my friend Steve Farber said, “Gerbyshak, you want to know the secret to success? The secret to succss is three words. Be more you.” I self-published my first book 10 Ways to Make It Great! and started my speaking career. My wife at the time left me because she read my book and decided she wanted to make it great and didn't want to be married to me anymore. Then at my year end review at Baird, I gave my two-year notice. While I was searching for my replacement, I was coaching advisors, running my Make It Great Institute out of my house, and writing my second book. After leaving the company and starting my business, in 2013 I decided that I should just covet my shut up moment and when Berni asked me to co-host the show, I decided heck yeah. My newest venture is working for Advisology full-time as the VP of Sales and Marketing. Shut Up Tips: I just know I’m awesome. - Phil Gerbyshak Berni Xiong (shUNG) | The Shin Kicking Life Spark yes 33:52