The Creator Community

The Creator Community

Creation is one of the most powerful forces in the universe for your life and career. In this podcast hosted by John Saunders (New Degree Press Author: The Optimizer) we feature interviews with authors from our community as well as industry experts, who share practical advice you can use to build your community, improve your writing and sell more books through hybrid publishing. The NDP Creator Community Podcast brings you insights and inspiration for first-time authors and creators.

Episodes

March 3, 2023 45 mins

Leadership development requires focus by leaders across an organization.

 

On this episode of the creator community, we’ll learn the impact of that focus and where to begin the leadership journey.

Key Points:

 

  • You must first learn to lead yourself before you can lead other people, other teams or organizations.

 

  • Enlightened principles have been around for 2...
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How could being more naive actually lead to better business outcomes and joy in your life?

 

Good begets good. The more we do to help others and be curious the better we can deliver results in our business.

 

On this episode of the Creator Community, we learn how embracing the true meaning of naivety, can drive better outcomes and improve the business journey for all of us.

Key Points:

 

  • The time...
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As you climb the corporate ladder, you can get so focused on the next prize, that you forget about yourself and experience burnout.

 

In this episode of the creator community, we learn how to identify this challenge, and how to find a way out and live the live extraordinary life you want.

 

Feeling stuck? Check out this episode to learn to unpack your darkest moment and turning it into rocket fuel

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Why aren’t financial planning conversations more inclusive to women?

 

What do wealth and financial security mean to you and how do you bring them into your life?

 

On this episode of the Creator community, you’ll learn how to discover and align with your goals and your WHY, to create the life you want today and the future you want tomorrow.

 

Key Points:

 

  • Looking to the future, discovering where y...
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Do you think Networking is a useless effort?

 

Effective networking is a superpower, but it requires work!

 

On this episode of The Creator Community, we learn how to build a successful roadmap for networking, through a better understanding of your values & helping others first.

 

Key Points:

 

  • Networking takes work. It is not easy, but if you make the connections, add value, build relationships and...
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The higher you go in the corporate food chain, the less control you have over your life.

 

How do you find yourself decades after you thought you already had?

 

In this episode of the Creator community, we’ll hear how one brave soul took control back through an adult gap year in Oaxaca Mexico, with her family.

 

The learning and growth in courage were immense and put her on her path to finally being present in her life and finding ...

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What happens when soldiers who survived overseas military deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan come home? 

 

We might believe that once they get home, everything will be fine. Life will go on like it was before the war, back to normal. That’s what the soldiers thought, and that’s what their spouses and families thought. The reality is different because war changes everything.

 

What keeps our most important relationships working?

 

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Are you frustrated with working virtually with your teams? What would you tell those that blame the system for their burnout? What does leadership really means to your daily work?

 

What does being more human mean? How can it benefit you, your career and others?

 

In this special panel episode of the Creator Community with 3 Doctors and now authors, we explore humanism and how we can bring more of it to our lives and positively imp...

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Is a world of inclusivity truly possible? How do we all get there?

 

In the episode of the Creator Community, we meet professor, executive coach, and author Jason Patent, who shares his views and mistakes on creating impactful inclusivity.

 

He openly shares he has not mastered inclusivity and has negatively impacted others in his life but knows we can do better.

 

As humans, if we acknowledge the challenges of inclusion and see th...

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What’s holding you back from living your best life by design, not default?

 

In the episode of the Creator Community, we meet certified executive coach, business leader and author John Thompson III who shares his playbook for being an ACE in business & life.

 

Whatever cards you’ve been dealt, you have the power to change your story.  Life offers us unexpected hands but it’s up to us whether or not we optimize our play – from this ...

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What’s the key element often forgotten by leaders when driving innovation?

 

In the episode of the Creator Community, we meet innovation consultant and author Matt Mueller who shares his key principles for leading and driving change.

 

Broad acceptance of your idea both internally and externally is critical to making it happen.

 

Focusing on the root of the true problem rather than pushing your solution is just one of the key lesso...

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Is today your best day ever? Are you happy, grateful, motivated, and living your best life?

 

Is this even possible?

 

In this episode of the Creator Community, we meet CEO and author Scott White who shares his key principles to make each day your best day ever.

 

The steps to get there are much smaller than you might think & your attitude each day plays a dominant role.

 

Making the intentional shift to a positive mindset is one o...

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What does legacy mean to you? How can it play a role in your life? How do you discover and connect with your legacy?

 

Check out this episode of The Creator Community to learn that legacy will have different meaning to different people, but ultimately it is what you are remembered for. 

 

Each author in this episode has a completely different background but has a major connection with the legacy they leave behind. Each book centers...

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How does your identity play a role in your daily decisions? What assumptions do you make about the world around you based on your identity?

 

Everyone has an identity that is shaped by the world around them. Yet few are aware of the immense untapped power of all the social and cultural forces around them and how these forces can be redirected to create the change they want in life. In Exceptional Futures: The Power of Identity to D...

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What would happen if you chose yourself?

So often, women are taught to put others first. We are conditioned to focus on the needs of others rather than prioritizing ourselves — and we become good at it. Choosing others becomes so central to our way of being that we can build big, busy lives without ever stopping to wonder: what if I chose me?

 

In her mid-forties, Jeanie Duncan was a card-carrying member of the “put others first” c...

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What does it take to be a risk taker in today’s renewable energy industry? How can renewable energy provide greater national security and grow jobs? 

 

Check out this episode of The Creator Community to learn how thoughtful risk takers built the renewable energy business from scratch and continue to guide and inspire many more to continue the move to energy independence.

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What would your life look like if you didn’t settle? What if one clear decision could positively change the trajectory of your situation? Author Paula Doroff tells her story of how one decision turned her life that begins with illiteracy, pain and rejection to a life of success and fulfillment. Paula notes that the tools we use to achieve in life are often different from the tools we need to find fulfillment in life and that oftent...

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Have you considered starting your own company? Stop what you’re doing until you listen to this episode. 

 

The Start Up Starter Kit is a fast-moving, jargon-free guide to starting and building a company you’re proud of. It will teach you the essential skills you never realized you needed, blended with the right level of fear necessary to keep you from believing your own press releases. This is not an academic guide - these are real...

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What’s the powerful force fueling men’s burnout that guys really don’t want to talk about? How can you move beyond it?

 

Jim Young’s new book reveals how expansive intimacy redefines what it means to be tough. 

 

Through overcoming his own experience with burnout in the workplace with skills learned in a world-famous improv comedy class, he now teaches other corporate leaders how to embody emotions and allow them to create true rel...

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Does race play a part in the Army? Can you be in love with something even with its flaws? Follow the journey of two African American soldiers spanning two wars nearly three decades apart.

 

Author and retired Army Officer, Cleola Davis invites readers to hear the similarities between these stories and come to their own conclusions about whether situations were handled correctly, if racism was involved, and if these issues persist. 

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