Samir Ranpara's guest appearances

Samir Ranpara

Life Skills That Matter | Create Work That Works For You

Sarah Nolet

Dorie Clark

David Allen

Gene Hammett

Travis Sherry

Chris Guillebeau

Sarah Mikutel

Fabian Dittrich

Mike Vardy

Thomas Frank

Omar Zenhom

Chris Bailey

Scott Young

Pete Mockaitis

David Burkus

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What do you really, really want to do for work? Why aren’t you doing it? I think Samir Ranpara will inspire you to do the work you really want to do! He became an engineer because he thought that was what was expected of him, but his heart just wasn’t in his work. In 2014, he left his corporate job to start freelancing. Recently, he started a new business building Facebook Messenger chatbots called Chatbot Marketing Center. He wants to help overwhelmed entrepreneurs manage their 1-on-1 communications more efficiently while maintaining their authentic voice. Lot of great lessons in our conversation including:  How he made the switch from doing work he thought he was supposed to do to work he wanted to do. How to handle the pressure and skepticism from loved ones when you want to work for yourself. If you want to work for yourself, Samir recommends getting started as soon as possible. Why he was able to make more money creating software than as a freelancer. And he teaches us how to meditate.  Life Skills That Matter In This Episode  Self-direct your learning Practice self-awareness Reframe your mindset  How Samir Works and Thinks  Wake up time:  6:30am Ideal work environment:  In the morning, when it’s quiet in his home office when his kids are at school. Book recommendation:  Scientific Advertising by Claude Hopkins Regains focus by:  Taking a break. 90-day goal:  Double the revenue for his business.  Inspirational Quotes “Now you have this automation that can help you out and free up your bandwidth so that you can focus on other things that are more important.” “I realized that when I had autonomy, I flourished.  I did really well.” “If you learn how to position yourself, you can always stand out.” Coaching Advice If you’ve thought about giving meditation a try, but feel intimidated or unsure of how to get started with it, Samir offered these ideas: 1) Think of meditation more as a “systematic attention training” as opposed to trying to keep your mind clear. 2) Try feeling your breath, or paying attention to something visually.  When your mind wanders, just refocus on what you were paying attention to in the first place. Resources + Bonus Materials ConvertKit Semiconductors Direct Response Marketing The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster Portland Mindfulness Connect With Samir Website LinkedIn Facebook  Thanks for listening! Enjoy this episode?   Subscribe Review Feedback  The post Do The Work You Really Want To Do With Samir Ranpara (197) appeared first on Life Skills That Matter.

<a href="https://lifeskillsthatmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Samir-Ranpara.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>What do you really, really want to do for work? Why aren’t you doing it? I think <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samirranpara/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Samir Ranpara</a> will inspire you to do the work you really want to do! He became an engineer because he thought that was what was expected of him, but his heart just wasn’t in his work. In 2014, he left his corporate job to start freelancing. Recently, he started a new business building Facebook Messenger chatbots called <a href="http://chatbotmarketingcenter.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Chatbot Marketing Center.</a> He wants to help overwhelmed entrepreneurs manage their 1-on-1 communications more efficiently while maintaining their authentic voice. Lot of great lessons in our conversation including: <ol> <li>How he made the switch from doing work he thought he was supposed to do to work he wanted to do.</li> <li>How to handle the pressure and skepticism from loved ones when you want to work for yourself.</li> <li>If you want to work for yourself, Samir recommends getting started as soon as possible.</li> <li>Why he was able to make more money creating software than as a freelancer.</li> <li>And he teaches us how to meditate.</li> </ol> <h3>Life Skills That Matter In This Episode</h3> <ul> <li>Self-direct your learning</li> <li>Practice self-awareness</li> <li>Reframe your mindset</li> </ul> <h3>How Samir Works and Thinks</h3> <ul> <li>Wake up time:  6:30am</li> <li>Ideal work environment:  In the morning, when it’s quiet in his home office when his kids are at school.</li> <li>Book recommendation:  <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Scientific-Advertising-Claude-Hopkins/dp/1603866361/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1523643061&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=scientific+advertising+by+claude+hopkins" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Scientific Advertising</a> by Claude Hopkins</li> <li>Regains focus by:  Taking a break.</li> <li>90-day goal:  Double the revenue for his business.</li> </ul> <h3>Inspirational Quotes</h3> “Now you have this automation that can help you out and free up your bandwidth so that you can focus on other things that are more important.” “I realized that when I had autonomy, I flourished.  I did really well.” “If you learn how to position yourself, you can always stand out.” <h3>Coaching Advice</h3> If you’ve thought about giving meditation a try, but feel intimidated or unsure of how to get started with it, Samir offered these ideas: 1) Think of meditation more as a “systematic attention training” as opposed to trying to keep your mind clear. 2) Try feeling your breath, or paying attention to something visually.  When your mind wanders, just refocus on what you were paying attention to in the first place. <h3>Resources + Bonus Materials</h3> <a href="https://convertkit.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">ConvertKit</a> <a href="https://electronics.howstuffworks.com/diode.htm" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Semiconductors</a> <a href="https://www.techopedia.com/definition/26411/direct-response-marketing" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Direct Response Marketing</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Power-Habit-What-Life-Business/dp/081298160X/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1523643117&amp;sr=1-3&amp;keywords=the+power+of+habit+by+charles+duhigg" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Power of Habit</a> by Charles Duhigg <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Machine-Stops-M-Forster/dp/1980768811/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1523643288&amp;sr=1-1-spons&amp;keywords=the+machine+stops+by+e.m.+forster&amp;psc=1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Machine Stops</a> by E.M. Forster <a href="https://portlandmindfulness.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Portland Mindfulness</a> <h3>Connect With Samir</h3> <a href="http://chatbotmarketingcenter.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samirranpara/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chatbotmarketcenter" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <h1> Thanks for listening! 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Do The Work You Really Want To Do With Samir Ranpara (197)