Off The Dome Radio

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 49: Entrepreneurship and Financial Education in Schools, Breast Cancer Detection by the Blind, $30 million Attack on Homelessness, Self-Love/Self-Forgiveness, 1-on-1 Learning vs. Classroom Learning, Helping Rituals

Episode  |  May 7th, 2019  |  1 hr 8 mins

blindness, breast cancer, budgeting, communication, education, entrepreneurship, finances, financial planning, gratitude, homelessness, learning networking, love, miracle touch, olney chatard, relationships, respect, sales, salesforce, self-awareness, self-forgiveness, self-love, teachers

In today's current events, we talk about a charter school in Northern Philadelphia attacking poverty by teaching students how to become millionaires through a financial education and entrepreneurship program. We highlight a lady in Colombia who lost sight at the age of 36, but is savings lives by detecting early signs of breast cancer long before doctors or technology. Lastly, the Salesforce CEO is attacking homelessness with $30 million - we discuss.

In the real life experience section, Slager gets into how he is working on self-love and self-forgiveness, and how we can apply self-awareness and communication within our relationships. Tim reflects on what he learned in sales last week, specifically understanding the customers' needs first, and the importance of showing examples and telling stories before rambling on about unimportant information.

In book talk, Slager shares two lessons from "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff," focused on helping others and showing gratitude on a daily basis. Tim shares an article from Harvard Business Review, which talks about the benefits of 1-on-1 learning that you don't get in the classroom setting.

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.

Episode 29: Your Likability Factor, Art of Communication in the Workplace, and Stress Management Techniques

Episode  |  February 26th, 2019  |  1 hr 11 mins

communication, empathy, influence, inspiration, jack schafer, kindness, likability, listening, love, presentation skills, public speaking, rapportbuilding, relationships, sales, sales techniques, self-improvement, stress management, stress relief, trust

Being stress is a common thing for everyone, but handling that stress and knowing what to do next is always the toughest part. In this episode, we lock down on 3 important things to ask yourself next time you feel overwhelmed. We cover the art of communication, and how you can use your writing and communication skills to create meaningful relationships in the modern workplace, especially in a corporate setting. We get into some very important elements to include in your daily interactions to make you more likeable.

Episode 28: Overcoming Your "Other-Self", Living for Your Future Self, "The World Owes Me Nothing" Mentality

Episode  |  February 21st, 2019  |  40 mins 13 secs

communication, empathy, humble, humbleness, influence, kindness, listening, love, napoleon hill, perspective, presentation skills, public speaking, relationships, robert carlson, sales, sales techniques, self-improvement, soundcloud

In this episode, we talk through steps you can take to better understand people in conversation, even when they look at things through a different lens than you do. We also get into what it means to live the life your future self will be proud of. We spend the 2nd half of the show talking about overcoming your negative "other-self", as well as using fear and faith to your advantage. Also, we talk about some key elements you can incorporate into your next sales presentation or interview involving gathering and conveying information.

Episode 26: Marquese Martin-Hayes

Episode  |  February 14th, 2019  |  1 hr 36 mins

communication, entrepreneurship, growth, knowledge, mindset, motivation, mount kilimanjaro, perspective, racism, sales, sales techniques, vision

Marquese Martin-Hayes (@the.dj.marquavelli) is a DJ, QP Manager at Direct Connect Logistix, and a graduate of Butler University, where he also played football for the Bulldogs. Marquese is a seeker of knowledge and an avid fan of books, which fuels his inspiration while he runs the @perspectivewords account on Instagram with his partner, Roger. One of Marquese's recent eye-opening experiences occurred when he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.

In the interview, Marquese explains how some key moments in his life motivated him to invest further in himself and develop his perspective on life and its opportunities. He explains his current journey to master the art of DJ'ing, learn Spanish, and improve his communication style and develop a higher level of emotional intelligence.

Episode 25: Building Trust, Daily Happiness Habits, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

Episode  |  February 12th, 2019  |  42 mins 52 secs

80/20, efficiency, emotional intelligence, failure, habits, happiness, influence, patience, sales, self-regulation, trust, winning

Drawing from our readings and work experiences, we get into the sales process and building trust in this episode. We also get into building small habits into your day that can increase your overall daily happiness (you may already be doing these things without knowing it!). We end the episode with real talk on not letting the small dramas in your day get into your head and mess with your mental strength.

Episode 16: New Years Resolutions, Positivity, Correcting Your Mindset

Episode  |  January 8th, 2019  |  41 mins 6 secs

confidence, dreams, goal setting, goals, influence, joe rogan, kanye west, mental health, mindset, networking, new years resolutions, nick yarris, planning, positivity, sales, strategy, vision

Happy New Year! In this episode, we dive into the topic of goal setting and the right mindset to take when outlining your key objectives for this coming year. We get personal as we talk about what we each want to achieve

Episode 11: Sibling Mentorship, Why People Buy, Effect of Online Education on Entrepreneurship

Episode  |  December 13th, 2018  |  41 mins 21 secs

entrepreneurship, golf, online education, sales, siblings, takeaways

Episode 3: What It Means to Own the Day

Episode  |  November 5th, 2018  |  43 mins 35 secs

aubrey marcus, books, career, intellect, jordan peterson, journey, motivation, sales, self-driven, success, technology, value

Slager has a big career move announcement and goes into detail about how he will help improve the quality of life of others going forward. Tim sheds some light into the sales grind and the important things he has learned in his new job. The boys get into what it means to get on the right path of the universe, going to work as a human being, and the implications of social media on our daily interactions.