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Candid conversations with music industry leaders, entrepreneurs, artists, creators, and people pursuing alternative lives. Join audio engineer, punk, and business man Dave Swillum in the thick of pursuing a creative passion in a serious way.
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Monday Jun 17, 2019
Monday Jun 17, 2019
E21: Writing Your First Book & How Down Syndrome Could Change Your Outlook W/ Tori Swillum
Today we take a look inside my family to introduce my sister Victoria Swillum. Tori is a dance major at Dean College who specializes in studio management and focuses on adaptive dance in the Down Syndrome community. Tori recently wrote her first book while at college on Down Syndrome awareness and how dance can play a role in the mental ability community. When Tori isn’t writing or doing her classes she works at the Boston Ballet and does adaptive dance courses at a local senior center for adults with a range of abilities. This episode dives into our mindset development from growing up with our brother Dylan who has Down Syndrome and what we’ve taken from the experience. Dylan has played an absolutely pivotal role in our mindset and outlook on life and we cannot be more passionate to share this feeling with people who haven’t had the chance to get involved with the community. Lastly we talk about writing your first book and some of the steps to take to make it happen.
In this episode:
- Write a book! You can do it and distribute it for real!
- Self accountability
- Fighting procrastination or knowing how you work best
- Framing a book out, how to get started
- Technology gives you the access, distribution is ours now
- Dance in public if you want to, live like no one is watching
- Don’t let other people determine what you do as a person
- Creating friendships with the mental abilities community
- Stopping judgement, awareness of our own built in bias
- Progressing the disabled community with modern times
- Art is an unspoken language, how does this help non-verbal people?
Quotes:
“ For me procrastination isn’t bad because it’s when I actually do things” -Tori Swillum
“ There’s nothing to lose, there’s no money to lose” - Tori Swillum
“ Some people don’t know how to not care” - Tori Swillum
Links:
Tori’s Links
Insta
@tori_swillz
Tori’s Book!
Life In Holland by Victoria Swillum
http://www.lulu.com/shop/victoria-swillum/life-in-holland/paperback/product-24058445.html
“Welcome To Holland” by Emily Kingsely
This poem means the world to our family in explaining what it means to have a child with Down Syndrome.
National Down Syndrome Society
Best Buddies International
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Website
Instagram/Twitter
@davewakeup
www.facebook.com/wakingupfromwork
wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber
Dave’s audio business
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Monday Jun 03, 2019
E20: Our 2nd podcaster meet up talking valuable traits of successful people
Welcome to episode 20! Today we talk to entrepreneur, speaker, real estate investor/ agent, mom and wife, author, and magic women Karen Briscoe. Karen found us from mutual friends and getting hooked on our name “Waking Up From Work”. Karen truly believes in a hero’s journey in your own life and following this journey. We all start at different ages, have different backgrounds and adversities and it doesn’t matter where you start as long as you get started. We talk about our view on what success is and what traits are basic principles of being successful.
In this episode:
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A hero’s journey in real life
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Perfection versus execution and movement
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Our look on adversities
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Principles of success in all fields
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Different parts of life determine what our journey should be
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Hierarchy of needs, flip it?
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Time and it’s perception
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Parkinson’s Law
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How do you look at work?
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The only thing you can change is yourself
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Get LEADS!
Quotes:
“ A hero’s journey isn’t linear, its circular, You come back bearing gifts then you go out on another quest” - Karen Briscoe
“ To say I don’t have time is like saying I don’t want to” - Karen Briscoe
Links:
Karen’s Links
Website
http://www.5minutesuccess.com/
https://www.facebook.com/5MinuteSuccess/
Insta
@5_minute_success
Karen’s Recommended Books
Karen's Books!
Commit To Get Leads
Flip Time, Love Life
Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes
The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod (multiple versions)
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Website
Instagram/Twitter
@davewakeup
@ryancarrigan4
www.facebook.com/wakingupfromwork
wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber
Dave’s audio business
Monday May 20, 2019
Monday May 20, 2019
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Monday Apr 22, 2019
Welcome to E18 The First Micro-Segment
Today I wanted to mix it up a bit from the interviews we have been doing and try to provide value to specific groups of our audience. We usually go a bit longer so these will be shorter micro episodes that are based off of information I've gathered myself through my own experiences or from our guests on the show that weren't covered in the interviews!
One of the BIGGEST reasons I told myself I could pursue my dreams was because I was living paycheck to paycheck doing exactly what I thought I was supposed to do. Get out of college, get a job, and get a house. We lucked out with the timing of our house purchase so I don't regret anything but at the end of the day I had to make a change in my spending habits and financial living so I could make the decisions I needed to make and take the risks I needed to take to move my life in the direction I want.
In this episode I talk about some tips I have from getting out of living paycheck to paycheck based off of what works for me. If your not in this position or feel like my ways are not effective thats ok! Skip this one and I'll see you on my interview segments or on some other topics that may be more applicable to your status.
In this episode:
- My quick financial journey
- Ways to see your cashflow
- Personal financial planning techniques
- Ways to save money
- Ideas to make more money without making it at your day job
- Ways to attack debt in a more manageable way
- Ideas for your future growth in starting to pursue financial freedom
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Website
Instagram/Twitter
@davewakeup
@ryancarrigan4
www.facebook.com/wakingupfromwork
wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber
Dave’s audio business
Monday Apr 08, 2019
Monday Apr 08, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
On today's episode, the guys are joined by George and Sydney from Nourish Mindful Events. A small pop-up event company, Nourish brings what it means to practice mindfulness and enrich the body to a new frontier. George and Sydney show the power of being a couple and bringing your individual skills to the table and creating something brand new in the process.
George offers invaluable insight on his road from addiction to wellness and prosperity and the role that yoga, meditation, and a proper diet has meant to create a life long structure of success. Nourish Mindful events truly embodies the notion that when you enrich yourself and your process, success can "pop up" out of nowhere. I am very sorry for the puns...
In this episode you'll Discover:
- The benefits of attention
- What is mindfulness?
- The benefits of a proper diet
- What goes into a successful event?
- Surrounding yourself with a successful atmosphere
- The safe route v.s. the individual route
- The importance of learning from sucking
- Types of meditation
- Have people around you doing the same things
- Winning is a marathon, not instant gratification
- Take care of yourself to take care of others
- How do you get into it?
Quotes:
"I continue to give myself tools to keep changing my state and tuning back into the frequency of love." - George Peterson "We want to give people a space to come have fun and substances don't have anything to do with it." - George Peterson "Do something that makes time stand still." - George Peterson
"There's three main things you need to thrive: Community, a set of tools, and some sort of framework for purpose or service" - George Peterson
"Just because your going for it doesn't mean it's instant gratification. You can't just go from 0 to 100, the overnight fame, those people were working their ass off for 10 to 15 year before that then it clicked" - Dave Swillum
Links:
Georges Personal Site
https://www.georgespeterson.com/
Nourish Website
https://nourishmindfulevents.com/
Social
@nourish.mindfulevents
https://www.facebook.com/nourish.capecod/
Nourish Recommended Books
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Website
Instagram/Twitter
@davewakeup
@ryancarrigan4
www.facebook.com/wakingupfromwork
wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber
Dave’s audio business
Monday Mar 11, 2019
Monday Mar 11, 2019
Today we tackle some familiar topics like moving from side hustle to taking the plunge, tarting up, and goal setting then hit some new topics like real-estate investing and in depth views of planning your year. Peter is a powerhouse of information on diversifying and getting your head into your business. I tracked this while I was investing in my first income property and picked his brain on some beginner questions I thought might be helpful for people in first time real-estate investment mode.
Peter’s Bio:
Peter Marston Jr. is a person in long-term recovery who is a husband, father, entrepreneur, real estate and business investor and speaker. After countless failed attempts trying to get sober on his own Peter surrendered to his disease after a suicide attempt. Broken and hopeless he went into treatment the next day. He realized with this second chance that he wanted more out of life from his newly found sobriety. He started to take different actions, raise his standards, set goals, and create the life he always dreamed of living.
Peter currently owns Live Free Heating & Cooling, an HVAC company based in New Hampshire and Moksha Investments his real-estate investment company specializing in long term buy and hold rental properties. Peter is also a partner at Bonfire Behavioral Health which strives to foster growth and confidence in its clients using a proven, solution-based model of recovery while drawing from a rich variety of support sources. Sobriety has allowed Peter to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams and live his purpose creating opportunities an helping others find clarity and purpose in their own lives.
In This Episode You’ll Discover
• Going from addiction to attacking the life you want to live • Strategic goal setting: Yearly, quarterly, measurable
• Entrepreneurial habits in youth
• Employee verses Employer
• Side hustle
• Get a coach!
• Mastermind groups
• Find the right person
• 10 years on your own or 2 years with help
• Accountability
• Pay yourself first, always
• Freedom over fear
• Vision traction organizer
• House hacking
• First real estate thoughts
• Passive income from rental properties
• Refinance to get your next deals down payment • Don’t over leverage yourself
• Forming an LLC
Quotes
“ There’s plenty of people that are employees in this world, the world needs employees. I’m so glad I was able to smash out of that one conversation of someone saying when they were my age this is what I did” Peter Marston
“ I used to be scared of getting prepped to take this all the way, but now it’s like I’m scared to not, I just can’t think any other way” Host Dave Swillum
“ Paying ourselves first adds that level of we have to make it happen, I’m paying my self first but I still have this responsibility to pay my employees, social, supply, there’s so much, but we pay ourselves first and it keeps that fire burning for us.” Peter Marston
“ Once I jumped out of the plane I felt comfortable, I really felt comfortable.” Peter Marston “Why I love real-estate, you can put in two hours a week into real-estate while your grow your business, real-estate does not have to be a full time job” - Peter Marston
Episode Links
Peter's Links
Peter's Site
Peter Marston Jr.
Peter's Recommended Books
The 7 Spiritual Laws Of Success
The E-Myth Revisited
What Would The Rockafella's Do?
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Monday Feb 25, 2019
Monday Feb 25, 2019
This week, the guys had the pleasure of being on site at Stay True Barbershop in Nashua. During this episode, the guys were able to have a conversation about the ins and outs of barbering from an interesting perspective. They were joined by shop owner; Corey Holt, shop manager; Kaleb Dunn, and fresh-faced (and bearded) barber; Aaron Lee. The difference in perspective and personality from each of our guests represented what Stay True is all about; Who you are and what that brings to the table...Also, movie quotes... lots and lots of movie quotes. A trade, a service, and a work of art? The barbering world has many lessons to teach about marketing, clientele management, and the power of social interaction. There is more to barbering than just a mere haircut. Check out more in this weeks episode.
In This Episode:
If you don't quote movies, what are you even doing with your life?
Having humble beginnings
Transitioning from working by yourself to having others work with and for you
Culture and communication
How being YOU builds your clientele
The power of word of mouth
Bad attitudes and what it does to work environment
Creating an atmosphere of success
What it means to be new in an industry
The importance of doing a "good" job
"Look good, feel good" mentality and the power of appearance
Quotes:
"I can make you a good barber. I can't make you a good person." -Corey Holt
"I was never going to be happy working for somebody, it just wasn’t my thing.” -Corey Holt
“I’m watching the second Die Hard….If I finish this trilogy I’m going to be pissed I need some customer!” - Cory Holt
“I don’t really have a job in my opinion I just come in and hang out with my friends all day” - Aaron Lee
Stay True Barbershop’s Links
Website
www.staytruebarbershop.com
Facebook
facebook.com/staytruebarbers
Instagram
@staytruebarbershop
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Website
www.wakingupfromwork.com
Instagram/Twitter
@davewakeup
@ryancarrigan4
Facebook
www.facebook.com/wakingupfromwork
Email
wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber
Dave’s Audio Business
www.crawlspaceaudio.com
Monday Feb 11, 2019
Monday Feb 11, 2019
This week the guys went live on site with Jason and Margot Phelps, the owners of Ancient Fire Mead & Cider in Manchester, NH. An energetic and passionate couple, J & M are taking the craft game by storm with their delicious recipes and vibrant atmosphere. As a cancer survivor, Jason offers a deep and hard-hitting perspective on what it means to chase after that which is meaningful to you. During the episode, our guests offer valuable insight on the craft game and what it takes to make a successful drink while also providing quality service in an entertaining atmosphere. Jason and Margot show the importance of community and the ability for small business to give back. With a great location and a love for each step of the process, Ancient Fire has brewed up a sweet, sweet recipe for success.
In This Episode You’ll Discover:
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The importance of hobbiesWhen are you pro?
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Tangibles leading to the real start of your business
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Falling in love with the creative process
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Starting a business isn’t clean/linear
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How flexible are you? What happens if there isn’t anyone else?
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When your competitors are your friends and your friends are your competitors
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Knowing your ingredients
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Tapping into your community
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Corporate life vs. Self-owned life
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Giving back
Quotes:
"You're not in the beverage industry, you're in the entertainment industry.
When you learn this, you can make a successful place." - Jim
“Your one of us it’s a matter of time” - Margot Phelps
“Being an entrepreneur is all about how you react to things” - Jason Phelps
“Small business, entrepreneurship isn’t clean, Once it you get past that it isn’t clean….there are some things you need to just believe in and a million things you can do and think to reaffirm it.” - Dave Swillum
Ancient Fire's Links!
Insta
@deliciousafmead
@ancientfiremeadcider
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Instagram/Twitter
@davewakeup
@ryancarrigan4
www.facebook.com/wakingupfromwork
wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber
Dave’s audio business
Monday Jan 28, 2019
Monday Jan 28, 2019
Episode 12: Prove The Concept, Make The Move W/ Vanessa Halliday Photography
The opportunities are out there and ready to be seized. That is the type of energy and drive that is given by our guest this week. Vanessa Halliday is a 25-year-old who makes her living as a professional photographer. Vanessa brings a passionate and honest perspective to what it means to have a passion that is also a business. She and the guys deep dive into the decision making on leaving behind old jobs, working your ass off, and the characteristics it takes to bring your work to the next level. Vanessa brings a calculated perspective about what it means to build a self-made business and all the work that comes with it. With some hard work, proper education, and eye for improvement, we are shown that even a small hobby can be worked into a vibrant success.
In This Episode You’ll Discover:
-Importance of self-discipline
-Proper time management and what it means for the business
-Generational differences
-Having your work on your mind
-Maintaining a balance between skill and personability
-Finding new ways to show people your work
-Delaying gratification
-The benefits and blunders of self-criticism
-Wanting what's best for your business and other people
-Knowing the limits of your service
Quotes:
" I am always down to speak about something that I truly care about." - Vanessa Halliday
" It's like proof of concept for a product, will people pay me money for this? Yes? That means that I can do that because people will pay me money for this thing" - Dave Swillum
" Why are you looking at me instead of the 100 different stimuli in that device in your hand?" - Ryan Carrigan
Vanessa's Links!
Website
@vanessa_haliday
Vanessa's recommended book
Waking Up From Work Podcast Links
Website & Show Notes
www.wakingupfromwork.com
Instagram/Twitter
@davewakeup
@ryancarrigan4
www.facebook.com/wakingupfromwork
wakeupfromworkpodcast@gmail.com
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJeddF25VuWn8Eg3Fhy13fQ?view_as=subscriber
Dave’s audio business