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Bonus episode! Occasionally I like to do episodes covering hot topics by drinking a double shot of espresso and diving in. In this one, you will discover the lost 'Art of Listening." Join me as I unravel the impact of echo chambers and empty ears on our society and personal growth.    Key Insights from Episode: #1 The definition of echo chambers and empty ear; and their impact on your world #2 How echo chambers and empty ears lead to confirmation bias and how that confirmation bias is killing your creative problem-solving and decision making #3 How the lack of connection or feeling siloed may be a reflection of your lack of listening skills #4 Why lack of listening is keeping us divided, dumb, and stuck in place # 5 The importance of asking open ended questions and deep questions and how that one change can transform your conversation skills; i.e. how to be extremely curious #6 How  listening with respect and vulnerability is a game changer for relationships of all kinds #7 Rejecting this idea that my beliefs

Today I interview entertainer, comedian and speaker, Merit Kahn, about her journey from business and sales trainer to pursuing her dream of having a one woman show on broadway. From building a full comedy club in her basement to booking shows across the country, Merit will inspire you to go big and let your passions be your guide.  She also digs into how comedy has helped her deal with the tough times in her life and how putting her story out there was one of the toughest and most rewarding experiences in her life.    Some Questions I Asked: How do you figure out which beliefs are holding you back? What was it like being vulnerable and putting your life story on stage? What can we learn from your experience? How has asking the right questions helped you pursue your dreams? What do you do about those people that aren't on board with your big dreams and even try to bring you back down a level? What is it about humor that has helped you cope with difficulties and challenges in life? How can we apply that "find

Dive deep into the Cult of Average with Tamara in this thought-provoking episode . Unveil the subtle forces of conformity, mediocrity, and peer pressure that shape our lives. Discover why we often succumb to the gravitational pull of fitting in and how it impacts our personal growth and critical thinking. Explore the psychological underpinnings of conformity and its negative consequences. Join Tamara as she shares five actionable steps to break free from the Cult of Average, empowering you to embrace your individuality and redefine what it means to be truly exceptional. Share this episode with a friend who needs a nudge or is feeling stuck. Explore the  for exclusive behind-the-scenes content, early release bonuses, and to add your two cents about this episode and more! Stay above the pull of the cult of average. 

Welcome back, rebels! Join me, your curious and coffee-fueled host as I relaunch the Coffee with Tamara podcast with a bang. In this episode, I'll take you on a thrilling and maybe even uncomfortable journey through the world of comfort zones, reimaginng what's possible and facing fear.  My relentless pursuit of the extraordinary has led me to question why so many of us settle for the ordinary. I delve deep into the realm of human behavior, fear, and risk, challenging the norms and I invite you to join me in embracing discomfort as a catalyst for growth. Share this episode with a friend who needs a nudge or is feeling stuck. Explore the for exclusive behind-the-scenes content, early release bonuses, and to add your two cents about this episode and more!  Stay uncomfortable, stay rebellious, and keep defying the status quo.

12-minutes is all it takes to unlock your best brain and unearth a wealth of innovative ideas.  Have a question you want Tamara to cover? An idea for a podcast episode? Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! Call (720) 798-4535 Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL736ZmZPS8FYjuQfQ_mU90urp06EwmrzL Listen or watch the podcast and leave a comment: https://www.gotolaunchstreet.com/podcasts/ Follow Tamara on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@everyday_innovators Get more resources, downloads and learning opportunities: www.gotolaunchstreet.com

The nagging ideas you can't seem to stop thinking about and the balls of regret that live in your brain.  Have a question you want Tamara to cover? An idea for a podcast episode? Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! Call (720) 798-4535 Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL736ZmZPS8FYjuQfQ_mU90urp06EwmrzL Listen or watch the podcast and leave a comment: https://www.gotolaunchstreet.com/podcasts/ Follow Tamara on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@everyday_innovators Get more resources, downloads and learning opportunities: www.gotolaunchstreet.com

My experience living what I'm calling a "less life" over the past two weeks. The mindset, the actions and the results.  Have a question you want Tamara to cover? An idea for a podcast episode? Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! Call (720) 798-4535 Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL736ZmZPS8FYjuQfQ_mU90urp06EwmrzL Listen or watch the podcast and leave a comment: https://www.gotolaunchstreet.com/podcasts/ Follow Tamara on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@everyday_innovators Get more resources, downloads and learning opportunities: www.gotolaunchstreet.com    

The 3 mental traps that keep you from unlocking you best brain and life #1 Mental Games #2 Mental Residue #3 Mental Sewers Have a question you want Tamara to cover? An idea for a podcast episode? Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! Call (720) 798-4535 Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL736ZmZPS8FYjuQfQ_mU90urp06EwmrzL Listen or watch the podcast and leave a comment: https://www.gotolaunchstreet.com/podcasts/ Follow Tamara on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@everyday_innovators Get more resources, downloads and learning opportunities: www.gotolaunchstreet.com

The comparison game and how it leads to mediocre success.   Have a question you want Tamara to cover? An idea for a podcast episode? Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! Call (720) 798-4535 Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL736ZmZPS8FYjuQfQ_mU90urp06EwmrzL Listen or watch the podcast and leave a comment: https://www.gotolaunchstreet.com/podcasts/ Follow Tamara on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@everyday_innovators Get more resources, downloads and learning opportunities: www.gotolaunchstreet.com    

It's easy to believe that your way of doing things or your perspective on a situation is the only one. Or perhaps to believe that your opinions and viewpoints on matters are right, while others are wrong. In this episode I explore how we can all be climbing the same mountain and yet have drastically different experiences. I dig into how two (or more) people can have very different vantage points that lead to different stories, perspective and opinions. However  those differing experiences don't have to pull you further apart. In fact, it's actually helpful in so many ways. I also give you a few personal examples to help bring this to life.  Tamara’s Everyday Innovator style is Risk Taker Experiential. What’s yours? Sticky Inspiration: You can be on the same mountain and have very different perspectives Lesson & Action: Recognition, empathy and curiosity create understanding and connection Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn Join our global Everyday Innovators community on Facebook  

In a time when people are stressed out and burnt out, it's easy for conflict to occur. Sometimes it seems that the simplest question, conversation, or meeting sparks unnecessary conflict. While you are trying to move your ideas, decisions and projects forward that conflict only leads to spiraling down the negativity drain, stuck in a rut or spinning your wheels in place. I've learned that the key to productive conversations isn't in the objectives, or who is in the room, it's in the questions you ask. In this episode I'm going to cover the key keys for how to ask questions that spark meaningful conversations that move you forward, not conflict that holds you back. Ask open-ended questions (not yes or no questions) Get specific (not general) Ask for a story or example (take out assumptions of understanding) Follow up three times (go deep) Be curious like a kid (push your expertise and knowing aside) Ask about reactions (don't respond to them) Ask what questions you didn't ask (you don't always know what to as

Did you know gratitude is more than just saying what you are thankful for? Gratitude is the antidote to fear, anxiety and stress. It’s a dose of happiness, wellbeing, and even optimism, despite the odds. Studies have proven that gratitude can actually enhance your creative problem solving abilities. When you experience positive emotions you tap more of your mind. When you are stressed out your thinking is more rigid, reducing your creative thinking. When you are less stressed you are more open to innovative ideas, and able to make more meaningful connections that lead to new ideas.  In this episode I explore how gratitude is the gateway to creativity and three steps to help you get grateful in any situation.  Tamara’s Everyday Innovator style is Risk Taker Experiential. What’s yours? Sticky Inspiration: Gratitude is the gateway to your creative mind Lesson & Action: Get grateful, connect emotions and do it daily with intention Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn Join our global Everyday I

We've been told that the best approach to life (and work) is to only focus on what you can control and to accept what's out of your control. I think that's very wrong, and here's why... What's in our control is important as it is our internal emotions and responses to situations and some of the actions we can take. But, stopping there only minimizes our sense of confidence and momentum. I believe If we stop at what's in our control we almost become victims of our environment. I also believe, and have experienced, that there is this gray zone I call the "sphere of influence" that actually holds a lot of space for innovation, influence and impact. In your sphere of influence you have more ability to take action and impact outcomes. In this episode I'm going to break down the problem with in and out of control thinking, how to leverage the "sphere of influence" and 3 key questions to ask yourself to help you identify where you can innovate, influence and impact any situation.  Tamara’s Everyday Innovator style i

Do you ever find yourself stuck, or even moving further away from your goals, despite your best efforts? You work harder than ever before to only find yourself stuck in the same place, or worse even more behind. You double down only to find yourself with your head barely above water. I think of these moments like rip tides in the ocean. In this episode I'm going to share my experience in getting stuck in an actual rip tide, what I had to do to get out of it, and how that experience became an invaluable life lesson about what not to do. I hope in hearing about my experience you'll learn a few things about what to do, why doubling down and working harder is the opposite of what you should do, and how to get out of those exhausitng rip tides of life.  Tamara’s Everyday Innovator style is Risk Taker Experiential. What’s yours? Sticky Inspiration:  Doubling down on what you've always done will only get you further away from your goals Lesson & Action: To get out of the rip tides of life you need to think (or s

You know that how you communicate with others can be the key to good or bad relationships. It can be the key to success or failure at work. It can be the key to getting momentum or getting stuck in life. In this episode I'm going to share the three words I've been using for years to propel me, my relationships, and my work forward. These three words will make sure that you aren't having conversations led by your primal brain that is reactive, have deeper more meaningful connections and get to the outcomes you are looking for. These three words have the power to change your life.  Tamara’s Everyday Innovator style is Risk Taker Experiential. What’s yours? Sticky Inspiration: "Tell me more" are the three most poweful words and will impact your life Lesson & Action: Don't let the primal brain take over. Instead go deeper with "Tell me more." Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn Join our global Everyday Innovators community on Facebook       Raw Podcast Transcript:   Hey. Hey everybody. Tama

Where are you on the roadmap to Innovation and Influence? In working with tens of thousands of Everyday Innovators in our global community, I've discovered that there are 5 stages on the road to "Innovation & Influence" and 3 insights that help people move forward. These 5 stages move you from unhealthy habits and behaviors that don't serve you to being a confident Everyday Innovator that ignites innovation, influences others, and makes an impact. In this episode I'm going to deep dive into the five stages so that you can move forward, faster in your work and life. I'm also going to share three critical insights that I've found help you minimize resistance and progress forward with more ease and speed.  Tamara’s Everyday Innovator style is Risk Taker Experiential. What’s yours? Sticky Inspiration: Your roadmap to being an Everyday Innovator includes 5 stages Lesson & Action: To progress forward you must remember these three key insights: don't compare yourself to others, each stage is not created e

My mentor once said, "You can step in the sh** traps, but don't get stuck in them!" In this episode I'm going to talk about the sh** traps we all face. Those traps include obstacles big and small, sabotagers, distractions, and bad mindsets. The thing to know about sh** traps is that they are inevitable. No matter your journey, if you are pushing forward, you are stepping in sh** traps. The key is to have a strategy to get out of them as fast as possible. I'll also share the simple 3-step strategy I've developed over my many years of getting sh** on my shoes. It includes #1) face it (don't fake it), 2) innovate, 3) act. Tamara’s Everyday Innovator style is Risk Taker Experiential. What’s yours? Sticky Inspiration: You can step in a shit trap, just don't get stuck in it Lesson & Action: When you step in it, 1) face it (don't fake it), 2) innovate, 3) act Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn Join our global Everyday Innovators community on Facebook   Raw Podcast Transcript: Hello. Hello, Tam

You've probably heard that exercising in the morning has many benefits, including upping your energy and metabolism all day. Well the mind works in a similar way. All it takes is 5-minutes of mental exercises in the morning to make the other 1,435 minutes of the day more innovative. Imagine if all you had to do is schedule 5-minutes in the morning to stretch and warm up your mind and for the rest of the day you'd be a stronger problem solver, better strategic thinker, and decision maker? That's exactly what we are going to talk about in this episode. I'm going to break down what it takes to be an Everyday Innovator all day. It's much simpler than you think it is.  Tamara’s Everyday Innovator style is Risk Taker Experiential. What’s yours? Sticky Inspiration: 5-Minute Morning is all it takes to be more Innovative All Day! Lesson & Action: Schedule 5-minutes every morning to stretch, warm up and strengthen your innovative mind.  Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn Join our global Everyday I

It sucks being the only innovator surrounded by status quo minds. As I learned in my thirty plus years, it sounds good to be the solo disruptive innovator out there pushing the limits and seeing opportunities everyone else misses. But, in reality it's lonely, and not much gets done. In fact all you are left with is frustration and ideas that never get realized to their full potential. In this episode I share for ways to build a team of Everyday Innovators around you so that you can get the traction and support you need to accomplish anything. In these four of 1) knowing the difference between wrong and different, 2) allowing small wins, 3) focus on the why, not the idea and 4) speak their language, I'll delve into stories, inspiration and tactics for you to do the same. As I share, my efforts to push that boulder uphill alone usually led to failure. And, doing it with a team usually led to success.  Tamara’s Everyday Innovator style is Risk Taker Experiential. What’s yours? Sticky Inspiration: You can't push

A mind is sort of like a balloon. At first it's stiff and impossible to blow up (parents with little kids know what I'm talking about) but with a little extra it stretches and grows, never to return back to its tiny, out-of-the-package, shape. A mind stretched by new ideas, new experiences and new perspectives will never go back to its original dimensions. In this episode I share my experiences about feeling stale and stuck, how stretching my mind with new experiences is the antidote to that, and several easy ways you can keep growing and evolving.  Tamara’s Everyday Innovator style is Risk Taker Experiential. What’s yours? Sticky Inspiration: A streched mind is forever changed Lesson & Action: Small actions that stretch your mind can add up to big changes. Get lost, try a new restaurant, talk to a new person, travel, explore, and seek out differing opinions.  Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn Join our global Everyday Innovators community on Facebook     Raw Podcast Transcripts: Hey. H