To Dare Is Human

We lost a great person at the end of last week, someone we can all afford to learn to be a little more like. To support Gashaw's family in this trying time, there is a GoFundMe memorial. I encourage you to help however you can. We'll be back tomorrow.

This past week, I attended a Q&A session as part of Sheryl Sandberg's tour for her new book, "Option B." I thought it taught some super valuable lessons on resilience, and so what better topic for a Minisode Monday? Enjoy! You can pick up "Option B" on Amazon here. Thanks for tuning in! If you like what you hear, subscribe and tell your friends about it. It's the best way for me to continue finding incredible stories to share. If you want to leave a rating/review on iTunes, that's cool too. Also be sure to check out the show's website where you can find all my content: https://www.todareishuman.com. Additionally, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, all @todareishuman, and by email at hello@todareishuman.com. If you know of a Daring individual or story which should be shared, reach out and let me know about it! Enjoy! Music: Jahzzar - "Dirt" from the album "1UP" Shared Under CC Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Find out more on the To Dare is Human website. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Another Wonder Woman! This time it's Hannah Sieber, co-founder and COO of EcoFlow Tech, a startup in the world of mobile charging which has just launched River, an all-in-one solution for your multi-device power needs. In just a few days on indiegogo, they've cruised past their goal of $30,000 by just a little bit -- and have now raised over $400k. Check out Hannah's story! If you'd like to engage with EcoFlow Tech and River, you can find them on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter @ecoflowtech, and their indiegogo page can be found here. Thanks for tuning in! If you like what you hear, leave us a review and rating on iTunes and I'll shout you out right here on the show! Also be sure to check out the show's website where you can find all my content: https://www.todareishuman.com. Additionally, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, all @todareishuman, and by email at hello@todareishuman.com. If you know of a Daring individual or story which should be shared, reach out and let me know about it! Enjoy! Music: Jah

Back on track! Back at home, back to regular recordings -- it's a new beginning here. And that's what I'm taking today to talk about. New beginnings...and jogs. I'll get to that in the episode. Enjoy! Thanks for tuning in! If you like what you hear, subscribe and tell your friends about it. It's the best way for me to continue finding incredible stories to share. If you want to leave a rating/review on iTunes, that's cool too. Also be sure to check out the show's website where you can find all my content: https://www.todareishuman.com. Additionally, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, all @todareishuman, and by email at hello@todareishuman.com. If you know of a Daring individual or story which should be shared, reach out and let me know about it! Enjoy! Music: Jahzzar - "Dirt" from the album "1UP" Shared Under CC Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Find out more on the To Dare is Human website. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

In this impromptu minisode, I chat about the absence of episodes this week, how it relates to preparation and silver linings, and how that in turn relates to a Dare. Enjoy, and we'll back with more on Monday! Find out more on the To Dare is Human website. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Another week, another Wonder Woman! This week, I'm chatting with Kristina Saffran, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of Project HEAL: Help to Eat, Accept and Live. Kristina's Dare has been in the works since the age of 15 when she co-founded Project HEAL while in treatment for anorexia. That year saw a successful fundraiser generate $10,000 for the education and treatment of those with anorexia and other eating disorders (which are terribly under-funded). These days, Kristina is pursuing this effort full-time and just wrapped up a Silicon Valley gala hosted by Ariana Huffington which brought in roughly a quarter of a million for eating disorders. Next month, Project HEAL comes to New York for an East Coast Gala. I highly recommend making an effort to attend or working with your employer to make a donation to this extremely deserving cause and this hell of a Dare. To interact with Project HEAL, head over to theprojectheal.org. They are also on social media: Facebook/Instagram @projectHEAL, and Twitter @the

This week's Minisode Monday is a pretty simple one -- it's a reflection on...reflection. I talk a little about how meditation can be beneficial and how I plan to start incorporating it into my life. Thanks for tuning in! If you like what you hear, subscribe and tell your friends about it. It's the best way for me to continue finding incredible stories to share. If you want to leave a rating/review on iTunes, that's cool too. Also be sure to check out the show's website where you can find all my content: https://www.todareishuman.com. Additionally, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, all @todareishuman, and by email at hello@todareishuman.com. If you know of a Daring individual or story which should be shared, reach out and let me know about it! Enjoy! Music: Jahzzar - "Dirt" from the album "1UP" Shared Under CC Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Find out more on the To Dare is Human website. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Wonder Women is going strong! And this week I'm proud to be chatting with someone I knew well while considering my own Dare into performing arts which I ultimately leaned back from. This Wonder Woman in particular, Madeline Smith, did not back down from her dream of pursuing the spotlight. Today, she's got the distinguished honor of being the youngest-ever female to conduct in a Broadway orchestra pit as part of the team for "Waitress," a musical led by an all-female team headlined by lyrical wonder Sara Bareilles. Go and catch Waitress on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 256 W. 47th Street in NYC. Tickets are available here. Thanks for tuning in! If you like what you hear, leave us a review and rating on iTunes and I'll shout you out right here on the show! Also be sure to check out the show's website where you can find all my content: https://www.todareishuman.com. Additionally, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, all @todareishuman, and by email at hello@todareishuman.com. If you know of a

Have you ever felt that you're clicking on all cylinders? Whether it be in a meeting, in an audition, with friends, or otherwise, that feeling when everything flows is often correlated with genuine progress towards goals and success. Amy Cuddy (Twitter @amyjccuddy) has written a fantastic book called "Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges" which tackles how best to find this flow in everyday life and "in the moment," to adapt to situations and how, ultimately, how to keep yourself open to improvement and growth. So I'm here to talk about it and encourage you to pick it up! You can pick up Presence on Amazon here. Thanks for tuning in! If you like what you hear, subscribe and tell your friends about it. It's the best way for me to continue finding incredible stories to share. If you want to leave a rating/review on iTunes, that's cool too. Also be sure to check out the show's website where you can find all my content: https://www.todareishuman.com. Additionally, I'm on Facebook, Tw

In our second installment of Wonder Women, I chat with one of the first people on social media I ever really followed consistently: Sara Hopkins. Once a budding news journalist, Sara made her Dare into the then-exploding world of Vine, where she amassed over 1 million followers in building her personal and professional brands. She's managed to garner nearly another half a million followers across her networks -- this is her story. To find Sara and her content, head over to Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat @sayhop. Be sure to subscribe while you're there!! Thanks for tuning in! If you like what you hear, leave us a review and rating on iTunes and I'll shout you out right here on the show! Also be sure to check out the show's website where you can find all my content: https://www.todareishuman.com. Additionally, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, all @todareishuman, and by email at hello@todareishuman.com. If you know of a Daring individual or story which should be shared, reach out and let me know abou

Another week, another book, and another minisode! This week I read How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life by John C. Maxwell (Twitter @johncmaxwell). It's all about being thoughtful, reflective, and smart to grow. It's crucial insight for those considering or just having made a Dare; while the initial jump takes guts and the overcoming of fear, it's making yourself a success post-Dare that requires careful evaluation of what's working and what's not. After all, that's the only way to improve! Pick up How Successful People Think on Amazon here. Thanks for tuning in! Be sure to leave a rating and review on iTunes if you like what you hear. It's one of the best ways for the show to grow! Also be sure to check out the show's website where you can find all my content: https://www.todareishuman.com. Additionally, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, all @todareishuman, and by email at hello@todareishuman.com. If you know of a Daring individual or story which should be shared, rea

Wonder Women is here! We kick it off with Olenka Polak, a Harvard-educated lover of film with a knack for business who, leaning on inspiration from memories of movie outings with her Polish-speaking family, traded in Ivy walls for silver screens and created myLINGO, a company and app which provides officially licensed alternate-language movie soundtracks which you can stream on your phone in the theatre while you watch. To find myLINGO, head over to the App Store or Google Play, check out Facebook and Twitter @mylingoapp, and also mylingoapp.com. Thanks for tuning in to the first Wonder Women feature! If you like what you hear, leave us a review and rating on iTunes and I'll shout you out right here on the show! Also be sure to check out the show's website where you can find all my content: https://www.todareishuman.com. Additionally, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, all @todareishuman, and by email at hello@todareishuman.com. If you know of a Daring individual or story which should be shared, reac

Over the past few months I've been compiling a great new series for the show which focuses on incredible females and their journeys to Dare in their fields of interest: business, entertainment, social media, etc. It's launching this Wednesday, so I thought to devote today's minisode to it! Thanks for tuning in! If you like what you hear, leave us a review and rating on iTunes and I'll shout you out right here on the show! Also be sure to check out the show's website where you can find all my content: https://www.todareishuman.com. Additionally, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, all @todareishuman, and by email at hello@todareishuman.com. If you know of a Daring individual or story which should be shared, reach out and let me know about it! Enjoy! Music: Jahzzar - "Dirt" from the album "1UP" Shared Under CC Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Find out more on the To Dare is Human website. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Today I'll be chatting with John Wise and Wombi Rose, two naval architects who rather than ending up on the path to sinking your battleship, founded Lovepop, and have instead sought to lift hearts through their delicate, intricate, and stunning works of art in the form of 3D paper sculptures, taking the world of traditional cards by storm. If you want to find Lovepop and interact, you can find John, Wombi and the team at lovepop.com, and also on Facebook @lovepopcards. Thanks for tuning in! If you like what you hear, leave us a review and rating on iTunes and I'll shout you out right here on the show! Also be sure to check out the show's website where you can find all my content: https://www.todareishuman.com. Additionally, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, all @todareishuman, and by email at hello@todareishuman.com. If you know of a Daring individual or story which should be shared, reach out and let me know about it! Enjoy! Music: Jahzzar - "Dirt" from the album "1UP" Shared Under CC Attribution

This is To Dare is Human! I just finished reading Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink" and believe there's great applicability towards one's propensity to either go after or back away from a Dare. Determining the situations in which either an instinctive pull towards a decision or an analytical, meticulous approach towards one is superior is crucial, and an element of our psychology which Gladwell tackles in this book. It's fantastic reading, especially for someone traditionally more analytical who is considering that leap of faith, or someone more impulsive who is making heavier life choices. Thanks for tuning in! Be sure to leave a rating and review on iTunes if you like what you hear. It's one of the best ways for the show to grow! Also be sure to check out the show's website where you can find all my content: https://www.todareishuman.com. Additionally, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, all @todareishuman, and by email at hello@todareishuman.com. If you know of a Daring individual or story which should be

Today I'll be chatting with Kevin Lance, a neurology office marketer turned-founder of Avido, an up-and-coming mobile accessories start up. You can interact with Kevin and Avido through their website, http://avidopower.com/, and also on Facebook and Twitter, both @avidopower. Thanks for tuning in! If you like what you hear, leave us a review and rating on iTunes and I'll shout you out right here on the show! Also be sure to check out the show's website where you can find all my content: https://www.todareishuman.com. Additionally, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, all @todareishuman, and by email at hello@todareishuman.com. If you know of a Daring individual or story which should be shared, reach out and let me know about it! Enjoy! Music: Jahzzar - "Dirt" from the album "1UP" Shared Under CC Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Find out more on the To Dare is Human website. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

This is To Dare is Human! Today I'll be discussing a book I've started reading and really enjoy, "How to Get a Meeting with Anyone" by Stu Heinecke. No matter the pursuit, gaining knowledge and connecting with mentors, partners, potential customers etc. is not only crucial in this day and age to get ahead but also increasingly difficult. This book expands on some of the more creative methods of outreach which have connected Stu and others with all the above. You can find it on Amazon or at your local library. Thanks for tuning in! Be sure to leave a rating and review on iTunes if you like what you hear. It's one of the best ways for the show to grow! Also be sure to check out the show's website where you can find all my content: https://www.todareishuman.com. Additionally, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, all @todareishuman, and by email at hello@todareishuman.com. If you know of a Daring individual or story which should be shared, reach out and let me know about it! Enjoy! Music: Jahzzar - "Dirt"

Today I'll be talking with Danish Dhamani, a young entrepreneur who, while still in school, cultivated a passion for presentation just like me. However, rather than cultivate in a performative sense, Danish has used his tech savvy to found Orai, an app to assist students, schools, businesspeople and more improve their public speaking skills. You can find Orai at oraiapp.com, and connect with Danish directly at danish@oraiapp.com. They're still in beta to which you can request access. I've taken a look at their stuff as I have it, and can tell you that there's some great stuff and it's only getting better. Thanks for tuning in! Be sure to check out the show's website where you can find all my content: https://www.todareishuman.com. Additionally, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, all @todareishuman, and by email at hello@todareishuman.com. If you know of a Daring individual or story which should be shared, reach out and let me know about it! Enjoy! Music: Jahzzar - "Dirt" from the album "1UP" Share

This is To Dare is Human! Today I'll be featuring Donald C. Kelly, The Sales Evangelist. His top business podcasts gives crucial tips and tricks towards building a personal or professional brand (or both). He's produced over 500 episodes discussing this topic providing both incredible advice and insightful interviews. Go check him out! In the interview (towards the end), you'll hear that Donald is releasing some special video training and content for all listeners of the show. Just head over to thesalesevangelist.com/adam to access it! Also, check out The Sales Evangelist wherever you get your podcasts, and you can also connect with Donald over Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn, all @donaldckelly. Tell him Adam Conner sent you! Thanks for tuning in! Be sure to check out the show's website where you can find all my content: https://www.todareishuman.com. Additionally, I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, all @todareishuman, and by email at hello@todareishuman.com. If you know of a Daring individual or st

This is To Dare is Human! Be sure to leave a rating and review on iTunes for a shout-out on the show, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to stay up-to-date! This week I'll be talking with Francis Smith, one of the founding members of the Diamondback Brewing Company, a Baltimore-based craft brewery based on the south side of the city. Along with making a visit to the brewery myself, I got a chance to tour the facility and chat with Francis about how he and his two partners each made their Dares by leaving corporate America and making their jumps into hops. If you'd like to connect with Diamondback, visit the brewery the next time you're in Baltimore, and otherwise you can connect with them on Facebook @diamondbackbrewing, and on Twitter and Instagram @diamondbackbeer. For additional info they also have a website, diamondbackbeer.com. Thanks for tuning in! Be sure to check out the show's website where you can find all my content: https://www.todareishuman.com. Additionally, I'm on Facebook, Twitter