Off The Dome Radio

Episode 95: How to Remember Anything in 20 Minutes, Dating Site for Business People, How to Create Your Content, 5 Powerful Words in Conversation, and Getting Busy Living

Episode  |  October 29th, 2019  |  50 mins 48 secs

agreeableness, andy galpin, dating sites, dating sites for professionals, forgetting, get busy living, grant cardone, hermann ebbinhaus, how to influence, how to remember, its just lunch, kanye west album, memory, persuasion, resisting happiness, resume writing

In today's current events, we discuss German Psychologist Hermann's Ebbinghaus theory on forgetfulness, and how you can reverse engineer it to help you remember things better in under 20 minutes. We also discuss a new dating site for business and career professionals, and how it is finding its unique niche in the online dating industry.

For real life experience, Tim gives up an update on his freelance resume writing ventures. Slager discusses how he is using listener feedback to fuel content, which leads into a deeper discussion about the different ways to publish your own content.

In the book talk section, Tim recaps the 5 most powerful words in the English language within a sales and interpersonal setting, citing a key persuasion strategy from Grant Cardone's "Sell or Be Sold". Slager gives you an idea of what it means to "get busy living", influenced by Matthew Kelly's "Resisting Happiness".

Episode #93: Bitcoin Surveillance Defeats Child Pornography Site, Google Maps Snitching on Policemen, Unplugging from Technology, 5 Questions to Answer Before You Persuade Someone, and the Nutrients/Calories Relationship

Episode  |  October 22nd, 2019  |  44 mins 56 secs

aubrey marcus, bitcoin, camping, cybersecurity, entrepreneurship, feds, fitness, google maps, grant cardone, health, influence, nutrients, nutrition, outdoors, persuasion, productivity, sales, self-awareness, selling, side hustle, social media, technology, wellness, whole foods

In today's current events, we get into how the feds utilized Bitcoin surveillance technology to take down one of the world's largest child abuse websites. We also discuss the new Google maps feature, which gives you insight on where speed traps will be located.

In the real life experience section, we talk about what it means to truly unplug from social media, and the different strategies to use social media in a productive way. We also talk about some of the more effective methods to enable your full-time job to fuel your side hustle.

In the book talk section, we discuss the best questions to have answered before you sell your ideas or product, analyzing Grant Cardone's "Sell or Be Sold." We end the show discussing the best relationship between nutrients and calories, drawing from a section of Aubrey Marcus' "Own the Day, Own Your Life."

Episode 91: Biggest Mistakes by Entrepreneurs, Southwest Airlines Eliminating a Key Perk, 3 Recession-Proof Stocks, Anti-Cancer Meal Plan, Tim's New Marketing Job, Ellen DeGeneres' Wisdom, and Influencing through Love and Confidence

Episode  |  October 15th, 2019  |  1 hr 2 mins

anti-cancer, aubrey marcus, blink, cincinnai, diets, ellen degeneres, entrepreneurship, finance, financial markets, george bush, grant cardone, health, influence, joaquin phoenix, joker movie, mark cuban, marketing, nutrition, persuasion, recession, sales, self-awareness, selling, small business, southwest airlines, stock market, stocks, wellness

Today, we talk about the #1 biggest mistake people make when starting a business, Southwest Airlines doing away with a lovable long-term perk, and 3 stocks to keep an eye on as we approach a possible recession. Slager then highlights a meal plan recommended by Oncologist Adil Akhtar, and how a few simple changes can improve your long-term health

In real life experience, Tim talks about his new marketing job with Stone Creek Communities and how it fuels his passion. Slager brings up Ellen DeGeneres' comments about being friends with people who hold a different political stance, and how we can apply this to our own lives.

In book talk, Slager highlights a section from Aubrey Marcus' "Own the Day, Own Your Life," and the importance of using your tough circumstances to jumpstart something meaningful. Tim talks about a principle from Grant Cardone's "Sell or Be Sold," involving persuading people to invest time or money in you through love and confidence.

Episode 87: When Blockbuster Declined to Buy Netflix, Amazon's New Shoes, Headset Technology to Treat Depression and Anxiety, Morning Routines, Approaching Difficult Conversations, and Taking Risks

Episode  |  September 24th, 2019  |  54 mins 20 secs

allbirds, amazon, antioco, antonio brown, anxiety, balance, bart waclawik, billiards, blocbuster, carnegie, depression, exercises, fear, footwear, influence, morning routines, movement, netflix, persuasion, relationships, risk taking, shoes, stability

Today, we talk about the meeting that went down between Blockbuster and Netflix in 2000, and the business implications from this. We also discuss Amazon's new shoe that was released this summer and how it will compete with Allbirds. We then highlight a new invention from Indianapolis entrepreneur Bart Waclawik , which aims to treat anxiety and depression through headset technology.

In real life experience, Tim talks about a new morning routine involving movement and balance that allows him to wake up better each morning. Slager brings up a point about making tough conversations easier and more effective.

In the book talk section, Slager recaps a section of "How to Win Friends and Influence People" and the right way to approach arguments. Tim talks about a section from "Soul Fuel" by Bear Grylls involving the concept of fear and taking risk.

Episode 67: Anthony Murdock, Co-Creator of #PowerMovesOnly

Episode  |  July 12th, 2019  |  1 hr 20 mins

branding, determination, entrepreneur, family, influence, intersectionality, marketing, networking, personal brand, persuasion, power moves only, process, progress, relationships, social media

Anthony Murdock II (@amurdock_ii) is a student at the IU McKinney School of Law, and the Co-Creator of #PowerMovesOnly (@hashtagpmo), a brand that promotes lifestyles centered around success-oriented actions. Anthony also hosts a virtual speaking initiative called "Moments with Murdock," that is currently focused on the "Process Toward Progress".

In this interview, Anthony talks about his purpose-driven brand and what it means to have meaningful interactions with the people around you. We discuss what a successful brand means in today's society, and what it means to have true patience in your path to success.

Episode 62: Increasing Social Awareness, Building a Trustworthy Personal Brand, Secrets to Winning with People, McDonald's Sales Skyrocketing, Microsoft and Work-Life Balance

Episode  |  June 25th, 2019  |  1 hr 6 mins

brand, careers, emotional intelligence, empathy, employees, gary v, happiness, health, improvement, influence, love, mcdonalds, mental health, microsoft, movement, nutrition, persuasion, pillars of manual medicine, relationships, sales, social awareness, summit spine and therapy, wellness

In today's current events, we highlight how a small change in operations for McDonald's caused sales to increase 30%. We discuss the importance of operational transparency in the food industry.

In today's real life experience, Slager explains the key information takeaways from the "Pillars of Manual Medicine" Conference in Chicago, which he attended with his two doctors from Summit. Tim discusses an impactful conversation with a sales prospect, which helped reinforce an important rule in winning with people.

In today's book talk, Tim highlights key strategies to increase social awareness, drawing from "Emotional Intelligence 2.0" by Travis Bradberry. Slager, highlighting Gary Vaynerchuk's "Crush It," talks about keeping it real when it comes to your personal brand.

Episode 60: Negative Boeing PR, Beyond Meat vs. Tyson Foods, Cyber Security Standoff with Russia, The Secret Behind Conquering Procrastination, Dale Carnegie Tips, and Building an Authentic Personal Brand

Episode  |  June 18th, 2019  |  49 mins 10 secs

authenticity, beyond meat, boeing, confidence, cyber security, dale carnegie, family, fathers, food, influence, nutrition, personal brand, persuasion, plant-based, procrastination, public safety, russia, tyson, united states, wellness

In today's current events, we discuss the latest malfunction in a Boeing fleet, the increased competition in the plant-based space with Tyson Foods releasing a new option, the cyber security standoff between the United States and Russia, and the true cause of procrastination.

For today's real life experience, we reflect on what our dads mean to us, and how they have impacted our lives in a special way.

Ending the show on book talk, we highlight what it means to foster confidence in those around you, drawing from readings in "How to Win Friends and Influence People," as well as building a meaningful and authentic personal brand coming from Gary V's "Crush It."

Episode 56: First Sales Year Takeaways, Energy Drinks, Words and Phrases That Make Professionals Look Weak, Projecting The Right Mood

Episode  |  May 30th, 2019  |  33 mins 40 secs

communication, emotional intelligence, empathy, energy, energy drinks, following up, heart, influence, mood, nba playoffs, persuasion, questions, sales, self-awareness

In the place of this week's regular interview episode, we get into an impromptu but insightful table talk in between podcast interviews.

Tim discusses the most important things he has learned in his first year of sales, and Slager discusses an article covering the potential dangers of too much energy drink consumption. We also discuss the words and phrases that make professionals look weak, and what it means to become what you think about and project what you want.

Episode 46: Dr. Richard McGowan, Philosopher

Episode  |  April 25th, 2019  |  1 hr 39 mins

butler university, care, colgate, commonality, conflict management, diversity, education, ethics, family, influence, justice, marquette, media, news, persuasion, philosophy, professors, rights, utility, washington state

Dr. Richard McGowan is a Philosopher and former Business Ethics/Philosophy Professor at Butler University. Doc grew up on the north Shore of Long Island, New York, then went on to earn is BA at Colgate University, MA at Washington State, and his PHD at Marquette University.

Dr. McGowan is an avid writer, and you can find his published articles in outlets like the Indianapolis Star, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times.

Episode 44: Stratolaunch's World's Largest Airplane, FedEx Delivery Robots, Google Underwater Internet Cable, Decision Making, Persuasion, and Patience

Episode  |  April 18th, 2019  |  1 hr 8 mins

ai, aptiva, artificial technology, commitment, consistency, decision making, exercises, fedex, financial, financial markets, fitness, google, health, influence, internet, liv boeree, love, patience, paul allen, paypal, personal wealth, persuasion, relationships, sales, spacecraft, stock market, stocks, stratolaunch, tim ferriss, venmo

In today's current events, we discuss the world's largest airplane launched by Stratolaunch last weekend, FedEx's new delivery robot, Google constructing the fastest internet cable in the Atlantic Ocean, and the success of PayPal thanks to its acquired cash cow.

In the later part of the episode, we talk about the most effective exercises for abdominal muscles that are safest on your body. For book talk, we explore valuable advice about decision making from a British Poker Player, an influencing tactic that you can apply to your own goal setting, journaling, or even your next sales presentation, and the importance of knowing the right time and the right type of long-term relationship to enter.