Episode 90: Burger King's Creative Ad Campaign, Streaming Wars Heating Up, Homebuyer Email Fraud, Dreamers vs. Doers, Handling Uncertainty, and How to Block Out Distractions

Show Description:

In today's current events, we highlight Burger King's creative advertising campaign involving food comas. We also discuss the streaming wars, and how competition is heating up between Amazon, Google, and Disney after a couple of branding disputes. We end the segment by talking about email fraud and how a homebuyer from Texas was a victim of a business email compromise scam.

In the real life experience section, Slager gets into what separates dreamers from doers, as well as the importance or cross-training. Tim describes the lessons he learned after experiencing debit card fraud this past weekend.

For book talk, Tim expands on some advice about handling uncertainty from Laura R. Walker in Tim Ferriss' book "Tribe of Mentors." Slager discusses what it means to do the hard tasks and black out distractions, analyzing parts of Aubrey Marcus' "Own the Day, Own Your Life."

Show Highlights:

3:30-10:00: We talk about the new Joker movie, Heath Ledger's attention to detail in Dark Knight, which actor Slager resembles the most, and why Tim did not finish out his high school basketball career.
10:00-17:15: We discuss the creative advertising campaign that Burger King launched involving food comas, and how the idea was formed by a store manager in Mexico City.
17:15-24:30: The streaming wars are heating up between Amazon, Google, and Disney. We discuss the different strategic moves these companies are implementing with advertising and what this all means for the consumer.
24:30-29:30: We talk about a man from Texas, who was a victim of a business email compromise scam. This leads into a discussion on how hackers are getting smarter about targeting home buyers, and what you can do to be more aware.
29:30-34:30: Tim tells of his own experience from this past weekend being a victim of debit card fraud and the lessons that he learned.
34:30-38:30 Slager reflects on a quote from Steve Jobs that talks about what separates dreamers from doers.
38:30-42:30: Slager talks about the importance of cross-functional training, citing his own example of yoga and rehab.
42:30-46:30: Tim highlights a section from Tim Ferriss' "Tribe of Mentors," where Laura R. Walker talks about handling uncertainty in life. We give a couple suggestions on how to do this in your own life.
46:30-51:30: Slager ends the show talking about doing the hard tasks and blocking out distractions, influenced by Aubrey Marcus' "Own the Day, Own Your Life."