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COMMIT FIRST with Sagi Shrieber

I'm Sagi, a 7 figure creative business owner coming from a design and tech entrepreneur background and with a deep passion for personal development and mental fitness. On this show I interview entrepreneurs that I believe will help me grow as a creative individual - and to step up to the next level of ourselves, as well as people in the tech scene that I find incredibly interesting. These are people that have achieved tremendously exceptional results and most importantly - have built themselves up to be the kind of people that achieve these kind of results! We talk about the strategies, tactics, and mindset needed in order to flourish in all areas in life, and fulfill our potential in this world, even in unpredictable times. The deep and diverse interviews here offer practical tips and strategies, from entrepreneurship to health and wellness, personal development, and spirituality. Enjoy - and don't forget to follow and rate the show if you liked it!
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74: The Law of Attraction in Business application, and using your inner compass (w/ Stephanie Fiteni)

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Commit FIrst Podcast and today on the show we discussed some topics that can change your life if you put them to use. I brought on Stephanie Fiteni, who’s an online marketing coach - but we didn’t talk about marketing! We talked about topics such as The Law of Attraction applied to business and even tech-related tasks you have to handle, we talked about something I call The Island Theory, and Stephanie also shared her story about how her body had to intervene her hus...

Jan 26, 20211 hr 19 min

73: The Common Path to Uncommon Success (w/ John Lee Dumas)

Hey everyone, In this short interview I brought on John Lee Dumas back on the show to talk to him about his new book “The Common Path to Uncommon Success” This was a short 13 minute interview but - we shared the first exercise out of the book that you can do RIGHT NOW! Dig in and get going! And be sure to pre-order the book on uncommonsuccessbook.com SUBSCRIBE HERE: 👉 http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=sagishrieber You can also find the show in audio, on your favorite podcastin...

Jan 20, 202115 min

72: The Strategies in Building an Agency (w/ Monica Louie)

Before the agency, Monica started with private coaching and her network reached out for help with their Facebook advertisements. At the end of 2017, she started to build a course where she could help coach a lot of people for a low price. She then slowly hired people to help her manage Facebook ads for businessmen who asked for her help. Monica dealt with different VA’s that were not able to meet her expectations, luckily, she met someone and hired her as her virtual assistant that can help her ...

Jan 18, 202150 min

71: Committing to your Passion (w/ Daniel Rusteen)

Daniel Rusteen is a location-independent digital nomad having lived in 50+ cities exclusively sleeping in Airbnbs (1,000+ nights) while remotely managing Airbnb properties across the globe and helping Airbnb hosts be successful . In his free time, he is an author , cook , bodybuilder , YouTuber , heavy reader , and blogger about self-improvement, dating, Airbnb, travel, and productivity. In high school and college, he earned money by playing online poker. In 2009, he started investing in stock m...

Jan 07, 202139 min

70: Getting Over the Fear of Building an Audience Online (w/ Bob Gentle)

Bob Gentle runs the biggest digital agency in Scotland. While the business continues to grow, his fears of becoming someone he did not want to become also grew. He reflected that this is not what he wants for the next 15 to 20 years of his life. For someone who knows what he is comfortable with and what he wants to be, Bob started looking for a way to restructure the business in such a way that he would be happy to continue making profit. It was then he started applying the 80-20 rule since his ...

Dec 17, 202045 min

69: Brian Buirge - Exploring Risks in Life

In today’s episode, I brought on Brian Buirge on the show - an entrepreneur and the owner of Good Fucking Design Advice - one of my favorite brands ever. We talked about the journey behind GFDA and how he managed some difficult times that he had to face in his business. We also talked about exploring the reason why taking risks is actually a good thing. So if you’re an entrepreneur, and are facing challenging times, or want to learn about how to come out on top when challenges arise - you’d real...

Dec 04, 202046 min

68: Andrea Bronzini - The Secrets of Personality Types

In today’s show, I talked to Andrea Bronzini - a Data-driven Growth Coach for entrepreneurs and website owners, about the different personality types. Andrea made me answer a personality assessment test to determine what personality type I am (In case you’re wondering - I’m an ENFP on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). Then we talked about the meaning of personality types, how to understand people better according to their personality type, methods to bridge the gap to create better communication...

Nov 30, 202058 min

67: The 4 Success Mindsets (w/ Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D)

I bet you’re just like me - constantly thinking - How can I improve? How can I take myself to the next level? Are there specific things that I’m doing right now that can hold me back from achieving my goals or my full potential on this earth? Well - today I have Ryan Gottfredson on the show for the second time in an in-depth conversation on his new book - Success Mindsets! Ryan is a cutting-edge Leadership & Mindset coach that helps entrepreneurs & organizational leaders to identify thei...

Nov 16, 202035 min

66: Blake Houston: Committing to your Health & Wellness, and daring to get uncomfortable

In this episode I talk to Blake Houston - a holistic fitness and wellness personal trainer and an inspiring human being. Blake is a practitioner of a lot of the biohacks most of us just read about and so I wanted to pick his brain about these kind of stuff and mostly about his MINDSET! In this episode we talked about mental toughness, the benefits of different kinds of workouts and nutritional intakes that aid a healthy lifestyle. Yes we also talked about cold showers and he also gave the recipe...

Nov 10, 20201 hr 15 min

65: Success Motivation: A super important strategy to bulletproof your success in life and business ...

WE ALL DESERVE TO KNOW THIS ONE! I don't talk about it much, but at the beginning of 2019 my business crashed. This caused me to loose a lot of money - but mostly it cost me my self-esteem and confidence in ever launching anything. I managed to recover using a piece of advice for my business coach - Mark Bowness - who told me "Sagi - Launch another program - and no matter what - Detach from the Results!" I couldn't fully understand it at that time - but I did what he said and it really helped! I...

Apr 24, 20208 min

64: STOP. Pause whatever you're doing now and take a moment to reflect on this ...

When I heard of the tragedy of Kobe Bryant and his daughter's deaths, I was shocked in two major ways. 1. It was a heart buster as a father: I have a young daughter and she means the world to me and our entire family. 2. I was a hell of a brainf*** as an entrepreneur/ high achiever (sorry for the language): I mean - You can build all the success in the world - but then you'll die in a helicopter crash! This was unreal! It was so much to process. I called up a good friend and coach Talie Davis We...

Apr 24, 20206 min

63: Positive Thinking in Coronavirus Time: How to show up for YOURSELF, your LOVED ONES and COMMUNITY

Hey everyone, as the Coronavirus (Covid-19) changed the way we go about our lives nowadays - I think it's more important than ever to engage in some positive thinking, and if there's one question I'm asking myself it's: "HOW AM I SHOWING UP?" So question for you: How are YOU showing up for your loved ones? Your Audience? Your Community? Following my own experience with previous crises in my life and business - I thought I'd send you this message of positivity - and share a few points that might ...

Apr 24, 202013 min

62: Master this one method - and you'll boost your career and sales as a creative consultant ...

The one thing I find most creative consultants suck at, and therefore lose so many sales and amazing clients! This one strategy is easy to practice, and I'll share some tips to just about HOW to practice it in this episode. Things you should expect after listening to this episode if you're a creative with a service-based business: 10X more sales!!! In one word - what is YOUR one tip for closing more sales as a creative consultant? P.S. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast: iTunes | Stitcher ...

Apr 24, 202011 min

61: Parenting Tips - I tried this with my kids and maybe you should too ...

Hey everybody! Recently I've been reflecting on my contribution to society (in Talie Davis Weir's mastermind). Besides a couple of things like " I should make more time for free consultation calls " and "I should really make sure to donate 10% of my profits to charity" - I came to a deep insight... I'm teaching all the members of my online courses and communities. I'm educating and mentoring about specific stuff - and I do guide a lot of people for free one on one - but... WHAT ABOUT MY OWN CHIL...

Apr 24, 20206 min

60: Calvin Wayman and I have been working on something for you...

Hey everybody! So today I have Calvin Wayman here on the show to discuss something that we’ve been preparing for you! It’s something we’ve been working on for a while, and if you’ve been following me or this podcast - you’d definitely want to hear this! Ready? Let’s go! P.S. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast: iTunes | Stitcher | Spotify | and in your favorite podcasting app...

Oct 25, 201927 min

59: How to Take Action on What You Want (w/ Scott Voelker, author of "The Take Action Effect")

Today I brought on Scott Voelker (for the second time) on the show! Scott came on the show first on episode 16, and told his incredible story coming up as an entrepreneur to making multiple 7 figures. This week Scott just published his first book: The Take Action Effect! If you’ve ever listened to his podcast ‘The amazing seller’ or to episode 16 of this show- you know Scott is a real action taker and he managed to create and replicate his process to build multiple successful businesses. How doe...

Sep 27, 201949 min

58: How to Find the Perfect Executive Assistant (w/ Jess Lindgren, Pat Flynn’s Executive Assistant)

Hey everybody! Today on the show I brought on Jess Lindgren - who’s Pat Flynn’s Executive Assistant! Jess and I talked about a topic that I’m exploring at this phase of my business and it’s finding the perfect VA or executive Assistant. We talked about the characteristics one should look out for when hiring an executive or virtual assistant, where and how to find one, and we talked about the ways to start no matter the budget. Enjoy this one everybody! Let’s get started! P.S. Don’t forget to sub...

Sep 21, 201955 min

57: How to Stand Out and Find Your Own Voice (w/ Jason Zook - author of the new book “Own Your Weird”)

Hey everyone! Today on the show I brought on - for the second time - Jason Zook! Jason is one of my mentors and a super successful entrepreneur who I’ve been following for years. One thing I can say about Jason that I can’t say for most influencers that I follow - is that he has a VERY unique way of writing and communicating to his audience. If I was to read one of his emails without ever knowing who sent it - I would immediately know it was him. That’s a pretty unique skill by itself - and toda...

Sep 13, 20191 hr 7 min

56: SEO and Discoverability (w/ Brendan Hufford)

Hey everybody what’s up? Today on the show I have Brendan Hufford. Brendan is an online business owner and an SEO specialist, meaning he’s working a full time job while running his online business. He’s also a husband and father, and has other small things on the side such as running Pat Flynn’s Facebook Community. So first - you can understand why this is going to be a very interesting conversation and also see why I brought him on the show - because he’s a lot like me - running multiple operat...

Sep 11, 20191 hr 24 min

55: Tips for Outsourcing and Hiring a Virtual Team (w/ David Young, Fellow SPI Accelerator Member and Founder of DroneLaunchAcademy)

Hey everybody, today on the show I brought on my friend and fellow member of SPI Accelerator - David Young. David is the founder of DroneLaunchAcademy and is now selling online training and physical products, with revenue on the high end of 6 figures. But it wasn’t always like that. Today David and I talk about one super important aspect of building an online business which I don’t find many people talking about these days - and that’s - Growing a Remote Team. We talk about concepts that I only ...

Sep 05, 201945 min

54: 3 Top Performing Entrepreneurs Discuss Money and Life (w/ Calvin Wayman and Dustin Heiner)

Content creation, value giving, sales, and money. Today’s show is an open & honest conversation I recorded face to face in San Diego with two other top-performing (multiple 6 figure) entrepreneurs - Calvin Wayman and Dustin Heiner. Enjoy this one guys! P.S. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast: iTunes | Stitcher | Spotify | and in your favorite podcasting app...

Aug 19, 201949 min

53: A 6 Figure Entrepreneur’s Insights from Attending FlynnCon (Personal takeaways and action items)

Hey everybody! I just attended FlynnCon - the first ever Live Conference by Pat Flynn - Founder of Smart Passive Income. I came back from this trip to the US full of insights and thought I’d share a few with you here. It cost me thousands of dollars to fly out from Israel so every time I fly out I try to really pick up what’s the next step to take and implement in MY business. Hopefully, it will give you a glimpse of why going to such conferences is important, and maybe you can even take away so...

Aug 12, 201930 min

52: From doing SEO for Airbnb to traveling the world and building an online business (w/ Tommy Griffith)

My guest today is Tommy Griffith. The thing I love about Tommy is that in a way we share similar stories. We’re both startup industry dropouts. Tommy used to do SEO for Paypal and Airbnb, but in the meanwhile he build a massive side project that, at a point, allowed him to quit his day job. Now - Tommy travels around the world, and runs an online digital marketing training program. In this conversation we talked about his story of how he built a massive online business while still working in the...

Aug 05, 20191 hr

51: Understand the types of Mindsets before you try to fix yours (w/ Ryan Gottfredson, Ph.D)

If you’re constantly trying to improve your mindset - this show is for YOU! Today I have Prof. Ryan Gottfredson on the show. Ryan is a cutting-edge Leadership & Mindset coach that helps entrepreneurs & organizational leaders to identify their current mindsets and then shape them to become the next version of themselves. But that’s only his side hustle. Ryan is actually a leadership and management professor at the Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at California State University-Fu...

Jul 26, 201947 min

50: Building a Design Agency and Personal Brand as a Lifestyle business (w/ Joana Galvao)

Today on the show I have Joana Galvao. Joana is a Creative Director and owner of Gif Design Studio, working with high end influencers such as Lewis Howes and Chris Ducker. Joana is also a Public Speaker and in the past year she built an amazing personal brand for herself, and what I really admire about her is that all throughout the madness of business and networking she had not neglected her lifestyle and well being. Well that’s what we’re here to talk about on the show. How to build a kickass ...

Jul 22, 20191 hr 1 min

49: Grow your business by finding your target audience (w/ Joon Han, Awesomeguests.com)

Hey everyone, today we talk about how to grow your business, mainly from putting major focus on your target audience, and how to find that target audience. My guest today is Joon Han - an amazing human being and a successful entrepreneur from San Diego California. Joon has a Tedx talk - Get Ahead by Giving Back, and he definitely follows what he preaches. Aside from building multiple successful businesses, he’s a huge believer in giving back and loves to share his knowledge and insights on how t...

Jul 11, 201950 min

48: Building Superfans & content creation tips on breaking through the noise - (w/ Pat Flynn)

Hey everyone, today I have a special episode for you, for two reasons. first - the guest today is someone you probably know very well if you’re a listener of this podcast. My guest today is Pat Flynn - founder of Smart Passive Income! I actually interviewed Pat in episode #8 of this podcast, and also was interviewed by him on SPI episode 326 , so be sure to listen to those if you haven’t yet. Pat is a podcast host and lifestyle entrepreneur which I admire greatly, and I was so happy to be a part...

Jul 04, 20191 hr 1 min

47: How to find your voice as a content creator (w/ Justin Jackson)

Today I have Justin Jackson on the show. Justin is a coder, a writer, a father AND a mega-successful entrepreneur who managed to build a huge community around his values and skills and launch multiple products to them, including online courses and digital software such as Transistor.fm . I was really inspired by Justin’s re-purposing game and how he shows up everywhere openly sharing his thoughts and ideas. In this episode we talked about how to find your voice as a content creator. We talked ab...

Jun 26, 20191 hr 43 min

46: The undeniable power of having a vision in place (w/ Horiany Contreras Guillermo and Gloria Mousalli - Creativepreneur Accelerator Members)

Not a lot of people can make me tear up over a video call, but my guests today sure did. Today, I have two extremely amazing creativepreneurs - Horiany Contreras Guillermo and Gloria Mousalli, who have an amazing story to tell. A story of overcoming extreme difficulties, of coming from having nothing to launching a successful business. Horiany and Gloria had to leave their home country - Venezuela when the crisis hit, and migrated to Aruba to start a new life and business. This story that will s...

Jun 21, 201957 min

45: Tips for a better Mindset & High Achievement as Entrepreneurs (w/ Brittany Michalchuk)

I first met Brittany Michalchuk in the 10x Conference in Vegas back in early 2018! She’s a beauty queen, like - true Miss Canada beauty queen, and has been on the TV Show The Bachelor, BUT…. also a super enthusiastic and driven entrepreneur from a very young age! Brittany holds a passion to help and inspire people to push themselves out of their comfort zones and she’s now a high performance coach for 6-7 figure earners! This show is about MINDSET, the one true secret weapon that we have as crea...

Jun 13, 20191 hr 12 min
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