Because of the tragic events and violence unfolding in the Middle East, there has been a rise in corresponding rhetoric. In this episode, Jennifer discusses her views about how propaganda and performative allyship are being used by opportunistic people and organizations to grow their platforms, brands, and businesses so that listeners can discern when the narrative is being used to manipulate and for self-serving reasons.

For more information about the Art of Influence featuring The Power Lab, go to www.jenniferbgardner.com, and follow Jennifer on instagram @iamjenniferbgardner, and on LinkedIn at Jennifer B. Gardner.

Episode 34 is all about the topic of opposition.

Specifically, it's about dealing with OPPOSITION to you and your ideas.

How do you deal with it? Do you enjoy it? Or, is the thought of it so terrifying, that you avoid it?

For some of us, we don't have a choice. Opposition comes with the job.

Or, we didn't intend to encounter it, but we must, because there it is whether we like it or not.

Maybe you've already found that the more successful, visible, confident, outspoken and articulate you are, the more opposition you face.

When you are a true power-player and a perceived as a leader, this comes with the job and you must be prepared to deal witih it. The only way to do it is to increase your awareness, practice and train.

This can be particularly challenging for women and minorities who deal with increased resistance and micro-aggression and who lack role models or mentors to show them how it's done.

Listen in where we discuss all things opposition.... how to react with grace under pressure and how to prepare to meet it.

Links mentioned in the episode:

For training in communication, influence and persuasion skills, join THE ART OF INFLUENCE FEATURING THE POWER LAB HERE:

https://jenniferbgardner.com/aoi-for-everyone-2023

For more information about Jennifer B. Gardner: https://jenniferbgardner.com/

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In one of my all-time favorite episodes, I speak with online business strategist Zach Spuckler. It's a juicy conversation with a Class-A internet marketer where we go way beyond the nuts and bold of "How To" and focus instead on topics that concern both seasoned and novice business owners looking to play a strong online marketing game.

Passionate about using the internet to get financial freedom, Zach made his first money online at age 13!

Since then, he's done it "ALL".... from affiliate marketing, website building, food blogging, consulting, etc., and today he runs Heart Soul Hustle where he teaches all the ways to sell services and courses online, consults with successful online entrepreneurs and runs an agency that runs Facebook ad campaigns.

Here are some of the topics we discuss:

- Reframing everything you do in your business as a "big experiment"

- How to rationalize the expense of hiring a consultant or joining a mastermind

- Being adaptive and open to embracing new technologies and platforms to stay competitive and abandoning them when they don't work

- How online marketing is a dynamic field and always changing

- Being willing to be a beginner

- Assessing the R.O.I. on big investments in consultants and masterminds

- Learning the fundamentals of business, marketing and operations

- The importance of going "ALL IN"

- How growing a strong online presence and business takes time

My favorite lesson from Zach: "One failure is not your fate!" Agreed (as I've demonstrated multiple times LOL).

This episode is your permission slip to go all in on that idea you have for something you want to launch or try, and to have fun doing it.

As promised, here's the link to SUBSTACK which I mentioned during our conversation: https://substack.com

Connect with Zach Spuckler at:

His website: http://www.heartsoulhustle.com/

IG: @heartsoulhustle

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