Do you feel trapped in your business like a rat in a cage? Chances are, the frustration of being trapped is leading you to unhealthy habits and behaviors. If all we know are our learned behaviors, we won’t see new results and we’ll end up trapping ourselves. But, not to worry, we’re here to help you break out of that limiting mindset! In this episode, we share our top three specific action steps you can use to unlock your caged vision. It’s time to set your business free to grow!
Jul 05, 2018•12 min
“Success is about standing out, not fitting in” – Don Draper, Mad Men Having the mind of a misfit means sticking to your vision and putting your desire to make an impact over your desire to be liked. In this episode, we explore the stories of four successful misfits and give you our top three tips on how to awaken your misfit mind, transform your business, and crush your goals.
Jun 28, 2018•18 min
Have you ever had an experience or used a product and thought, “There must be a better way to do this?” Just because something is “always done” a certain way, doesn’t mean it’s the best way. In this week’s episode, we cover three ways you can unlock your business potential and view your industry differently, so you can turn your business upside down, differentiate yourself, and maximize your profits.
Jun 21, 2018•22 min
What do Michael Jordan, Taylor Swift, Elon Musk, and the founders of Too Faced Cosmetics have in common? The answer to that question is the topic of this week’s podcast episode … confidence! In this episode, we’re diving more into this topic by breaking down three ways to build confidence and sharing the stories of the inspiring individuals mentioned above.
Jun 14, 2018•15 min
"Unless you’re willing to be wrong, you’ll never be right." - Carey Rome One hundred percent of the time, something about your assumptions will be wrong and the sooner you accept this, the sooner you can break free from your caged vision. To help you become more willing to be wrong, we discuss why this is so important, how to react when you're wrong, and what to do with the experience of being wrong so you can be right in the future.
Jun 07, 2018•13 min
It's not uncommon for entrepreneurs to create a product they're sure is going to dominate their market, only to abandon it after it flops. But ... what if it was the right product and it was just the wrong market or the wrong time? In this week's episode, we're going to provide multiple examples of real-life products that were initially flops to demonstrate how important it is to think about the potential a seemingly unsuccessful product can have.
May 31, 2018•18 min
Unicorns create caged vision. Who hasn't dreamed of a million-dollar business idea? An idea so unique it's never been seen before. You know, kind of like ... a unicorn? In this week's episode of the Caged Vision podcast, we're explaining the difference between a unicorn idea and a zebra idea, giving you three tips to turn your unicorn into a zebra, and providing you with two examples of how you can stop letting your unicorn idea create your caged vision.
May 24, 2018•20 min
So often in our lives and business, we do things out of habit. Something becomes routine and, eventually, we may not realize we're doing them anymore. Certain habits can be good, but often they're negative habits that prevent us from fully realizing our potential and actually keep us locked inside our cage. In this episode, we're breaking down what a habit loop is, how it's causing your business or career to suffer, how you can break a habit loop, and why you don't want to be a metaphorical fire...
May 17, 2018•18 min
Recently, we've been speaking with businesses and corporations about the topic of having caged vision and, to our surprise, we've had quite a few employees reach out to us directly to let us know how much our message impacted them and explained exactly how they were feeling. So, that got us wondering ... can employees also suffer from having caged vision? We're diving into this exact question in today's episode and covering it from both the employee and the employer's perspective.
May 10, 2018•19 min
Our inspiration for this episode came from a recent experience with one of our clients. They had been in business for over 100 years and had thought the cage door was open. Through a two half-day sessions we were able to help them unpack new growth opportunities and finally unlock their cage door. In this episode, we're breaking down that process; including the three questions we ask all our clients.
May 03, 2018•21 min
As service providers originally, we realized we wanted to stop trading our time for money. So, we reverse engineered our success and found that we enjoyed the process so much it actually became the catalyst for our success. In this episode, we'll explain the exact method we use with our clients to help them unlock their caged vision by reverse engineering their own success.
Apr 26, 2018•18 min
In this episode, we're explaining the story behind our podcast artwork. It wasn't staged and it's a completely accurate portrait of our personalities and partnership. We're also using the experience of that photo shoot, to illustrate the three steps you need to take in order to execute your ideas. Anyone can come up with ideas. Implementing them, however, is an entirely different thing. So many people never move past the idea phase and we're going to show you how to make sure you're not one of t...
Apr 19, 2018•17 min
When Carey excitedly shared with his wife that this podcast had finally launched, her immediate reaction was confusion. Turns out, Carey forgot to mention that to her but that's a whole story. She took a listen to the show later that morning and her new reaction was embarrassment. You'll find out why in today's episode. You'll also find out the steps to getting out of your cage so you can start doing something new and stop trading your time for money.
Apr 12, 2018•20 min
Today, we're addressing a common issue that most service-based entrepreneurs face. How do you stop trading your time for money? We're all experts at something. So, we should all be selling our expertise in a way that doesn't require us to be as hands on as we need to be when we charge an hourly rate. But, how do we do that? In this episode, Carey and Lisa talk about the steps you need to take in order to stop trading time for money and, instead, start trading your expertise.
Apr 05, 2018•14 min
Today, we're bringing you the final part of our three-part series with John Mejia; pilot, entrepreneur, and real estate investor. In this final part, John recounts how he saw his dream of being a pilot slip away after the tragic events of 9/11. Take a listen to this episode to hear the powerful story of how John not only came back from that dark period in his life, but how he's thrived and is now using a system he created to help others around him do the same.
Mar 29, 2018•28 min
Today, we're bringing your part two of a three-part series with John Mejia. John is a pilot, entrepreneur, and real estate investor who feels compelled to share his story in an effort to inspire people to create and control the outcome of their lives. In part one, John shared a heartbreaking story of growing up an immigrant in a tough part of New York. In this episode, John talks about the dream that helped him make it through, the struggles along the way, and the moment that made it all worth i...
Mar 22, 2018•19 min
This special episode marks the beginning of a three-part series with John Mejia. John is a pilot, entrepreneur, and real estate investor who feels compelled to share is story in an effort to inspire people to create and control the outcome of their lives. As an child immigrant, John thought all his American's dreams were going to come true but those dreams quickly turned into nightmares. In part one of this series, John talks about that experience and touches on what led him to become a pilot....
Mar 15, 2018•18 min
In episode 01, Carey and Lisa explained what they mean when they use the term "caged vision." In this episode, they breakdown five signs that indicate you're suffering from caged vision. Caged leads to frustration, anger, resentment, family issues, and a loss of revenue ... all of which are direct results of the signs Carey and Lisa discuss in this episode. If you're wondering if you might be suffering from caged vision, take a listen and see if these signs sound familiar to you.
Mar 08, 2018•20 min
In this episode, Carey and Lisa explain exactly what they mean when they use the term "caged vision" and how it happens to countless service providers and entrepreneurs. Carey also dives into the story of how he built a business that left him feeling trapped and how he was able to break free from the cycle of trading time for money.
Mar 08, 2018•18 min
The Caged Vision Podcast is designed for successful subject matter experts that have reached the point of thinking 'is this it?' Those that know they have more ideas and expertise than are currently within the capacity they have to grow. In this special introduction to the Caged Vision podcast, you'll get to know your hosts a little better, find out why this topic is so important to them, and what you'll get out of this podcast.
Feb 21, 2018•8 min
