The Niche Is You
Episodes
Don’t Be Afraid to Be the Exception… Life is About Being an Anomaly, Not Fitting In
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about not being afraid to be more than one thing, building a portfolio of careers, doing multiple things but not all at once, ...
How to Get Rich (Without Getting Lucky) - An Excerpt by Naval
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about how we create our own luck, why the Internet gives us all the leverage we need, how we don’t need permission to create...
A Person Who Masters the Pause, Masters Their Emotions
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about why mastering a pause in conversations will allow you to regulate your emotions, why we need clear thinking in every con...
It Only Feels Hard Because It’s Unfamiliar
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about why unfamiliarity creates resistance, breaking the boundaries of learning something new, not being overwhelmed by all th...
The Most Nimble, Flexible & Transparent Are Winning in Business… Not What You Were Taught in School
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about the 1-4 person business, why traditional business is losing to the individual and modern business world, why planning is...
Obsession Bridges the Gap of Enjoying What You’re Doing Without What It Can Get You
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about why getting into something can’t be about the allure of what you get in return, why “obsession” is about the game ...
The Most Generous Thing You Can Do With Your Gifts & Talents is Share Them With the World
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about sharing your work daily, caring more about your process than the actual product, sharing who or what inspires you, why p...
Your Commitment to the Idea Needs to Far Outweigh the Validation For Doing It
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about commitment to your idea versus the validation from others, the difference between devotion to your work versus validatio...
The World Craves Your Authenticity Not Your Perfection
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about why people don’t want perfection, why business is changing, how your “why” communicates to the world your mission,...
Can You Draw the Red Line that Separates What You Are Willing to Do From What You Aren’t
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about creating more boundaries, knowing what your ethics and values are so you know not to cross them, protecting your creativ...
Don’t Do it For the Applause… Do it For the Freedom
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about not doing things for the applause but the freedom, how it can take years before the applause but the freedom can get you...
If There’s Anything You Know You Should Do, Do It Faster
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about your ability to trust your gut faster, closing the gap between intuition and execution, wanting others to figure things ...
If You Solve Time, You Will Solve Money. If You Solve Money, You Won’t Necessarily Solve Time
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about the difference between time and money, why freedom is what people really want, how to create more time and freedom which...
How Do You Improve Outcomes… Improve Your Critical Thinking
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about critical thinking, creating better more predictable outcomes for your life, improving your communication, adapting to un...
When We Subtract, Our Creativity & Abundance Grows
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about how subtraction helps expand our creativity and abundance, knowing what to subtract, simplifying our work, creating more...
The People You Admire Today Were Fighting the Same Things You Are But 10 Years Ago
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about how to stick to your vision, what the people you admire went through just as you are experiencing, enduring criticism an...
How to Rid Yourself of the Competition & Comparison Trap... For Good
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about how to avoid the comparison and competition trap, why moving away from cultural expectations will help you define your o...
Can You Commit to Something? That’s Where You Will Find What You’re Made Of
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about commitment, having more follow through, becoming reliable (to self and others), creating more predictable outcomes, expa...
Patience is a Verb… It’s What We Do In the Waiting
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about aligning with future you, knowing what deserves your attention right now, supporting future you with specific activities...
The Goal is Our Contribution, Not Our Perfection
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about paying more attention to your contribution than the perfection of your work, developing your unique perspective on your ...
It Doesn’t Matter How Fast You Learned It… It Matters How Valuable It Is To Others
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about knowing your value, understanding value versus time and money, why value is more important than time, knowing what’s a...
Can You Go Through the Rejection and Still Continue to Do the Work
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about loving your vision more than rejection, why rejection is a redirection that is better timing for you, releasing the expe...
The More Talent You Cultivate, the Less You Need Others to Validate It
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about how confidence is built from your talent not others, trusting your own voice and path, authenticity is a verb, not needi...
What You Solve For Yourself Is How You Serve the World
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about how solving our own problems, challenges or curiosities is how we serve the world, training for our passions like we’r...
Is Your Pain Pushing You or Your Vision Pulling You
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about pain being your motivator versus your vision, why clarity is what we’re looking for to shift, suffering versus surrend...
Are You Exercising Your Ability to Choose Differently?
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about observing your choices, how to actively make a different choice, knowing there’s an alternative option, determining if...
To Go Far, You Have to Figure What To Leave Out
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about learning to simplify your processes, adding constraints to be more creative, using the resources you’ve got from where...
Sometimes Clarity is Knowing What Doesn’t Work to Find What Does
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about letting go of pressure and expectations while you figure everything out, skill stacking eventually leads to your purpose...
The Fastest Way to Speed Up Your Destiny is to Ask
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about speeding up our destiny, why curiosity is our “in,” how we don’t have to be clear on what to do but we should be c...
Our Job is to Make the Ideas We Talk About After 8pm Become a Reality When We Wake Up In the Morning
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about how to close the gap between being creative and executing our ideas, Virgil Abloh’s (founder of Off-White & Creati...
Practice Isn’t Just Doing Something Over & Over Again, It’s Also Receiving Abundance Over & Over Again
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about why more practice brings abundance in other areas of your life, how recovery and adaptation is just as important as doin...
Your Alignment is Closer Than You Think… You Just May Be Looking in the Wrong Places
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about what brings you alignment, questions to immediately call in your alignment, observing your environments, documenting con...
When You Don’t Feel Like Showing Up, Disrupt Your Current Patterns
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about disrupting your current patterns and behaviors, recognizing when you’re burnt out so you can immediately shift priorit...
If You Steal From One Author It’s Plagiarism; If You Steal From Many It’s Research
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about why we learn from observing others in our field, why its important to take different approaches from different inspirati...
The Best Things Can Happen Completely By Accident
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about why the best things happen completely by accident or unexpectedly, increasing your chances for your work to take off, wh...
It Doesn’t Have to All Make Sense Today… Cause It Will Tomorrow
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about things not having to make sense today, having different focuses for different interests and linking them together later,...
How Do You Find the People Who Light You Up
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about finding people who light you up, identifying high frequency people, why the right people can invigorate you and the wron...
5 Things That Changed My Life 5 Years Ago
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about 5 massive changes that will change your life as well… 1.) showing up even when you’re not that person yet, 2.) it’...
If You Want to Get Better… Seek Out the Talent
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about finding networks and communities of talented people, why you have to always be seeking out more talented individuals, wh...
Can You Close the Gap Between Intuition & Execution?
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about closing the gap between having an idea and executing, how to deal with our excuses, the top reasons we stall in executin...
The World You’re Looking For Is the One You Need to Create
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about creating the world around you that you want to live in, why traveling and moving to other cities creates more movement i...
Don’t Wait Till You Know Who You Are to Get Started. (- Austin Kleon)
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about not waiting till you know who you are to start, why copying others allows you to learn techniques & frameworks, how ...
Your Best Work is Always Worth Revisiting
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about why your best work needs revisiting, how to promote your work over and over again, what your best work reveals about you...
If You Want Your Work to Be Known... Share It With the World
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about how no one is really paying attention in the beginning and that works to your advantage, how you develop an audience for...
The Work That’s Most Resistant Is the Work That’s the Most Healing & Prosperous
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about how doing hard work actually grows your brain and quality of life, how our struggles are signals for where are biggest h...
The Most Honest Thing You Can Do Is Find Out Who You Really Are
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about why thinking gets in the way of your doing, how the intellect can be dangerous to your creativity, not rationalizing you...
The Law of Giving & Receiving Isn’t an Option… You Can’t Have One Without the Other
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about the law of giving and receiving, why you must learn to receive as a “giver,” not holding onto anything that you don’...
When You Make You the Primary Customer… Everyone Else Will Follow
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about you’ll achieve more support, customers, sales and followers to your mission when you are embodying the very principles...
Don't Chase the Money, Chase the Right Role
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about why the right role is better than just the money, why you have to be careful listening to society’s advice, playing to...
You’re Not As Far Away From Your Dreams As You Think You Are
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about how our dreams are closer than we think through a very specific perspective shift, why our behaviors make us think our d...
What is the Opportunity Cost of Not Trusting Yourself
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about making better decisions, knowing the opportunity costs of those decisions, how to decide what’s the “better” decis...
If You Want to Receive, You Must Recover a Sense of Abundance
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about recovering our sense of belief in what’s possible, reclaiming our abundant mindsets before society blocked them, havin...
The Market Isn’t Oversaturated, It Needs More Individuality
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about why markets don’t matter when it comes to your unique work as an individual, why multiple disciplines adds to the qual...
Do You Know Your Zone of Genius?
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about learning your zone of genius, identifying certain activities that you get the most fulfillment from, knowing which tasks...
The Less Patient You Are, the Longer It’s Going to Take
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about the side effects of impatience, how you might be prolonging your abundant outcomes, why patience actually speeds everyth...
Nobody Has It All Figured Out, But You Should Never Stop Trying
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about NOT having it all figured out, reverse engineering how to figure out what’s important to you, removing comparison from...
When Making a Decision About Your Purpose, Where Do You Feel Peace
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about feeling into your purpose, knowing where you find peace versus confusion, various ways to make a decision about your pur...
70-80% of Your Work Can Be Unpopular & You Can Still Be the Best in the World
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about the success stats of Picasso, Elizabeth Gilbert, Babe Ruth, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Frank Sinatra, Ed Sheeran &...
Perseverance Without Passion Isn’t Grit, But Merely a Grind (D. Martell)
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about why passion is a defining characteristic for your ultimate success, how work without passion won’t statistically have ...
The Best Advice Often Comes From Those Living It
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about our blocks, why some teachers hinder our growth, finding teachers / mentors / coaches who expand our personal developmen...
Are You Working to Retire or Building a Game You Want to Last Forever
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about not delegating out the work you want to do, not hiring for your business to grow but buy back your time, letting go to g...
The Market Is Not Oversaturated… It Needs More Individuality
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk the market not being as “saturated” as you think, why individuality and going your own path is actually less saturated tha...
Instead of Blind Belief, Go Forward With Experimental Faith
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about having experimental faith instead of just blind belief, what happens when we face the void, testing our way through to o...
Trust Yourself… You’re Not Doing it For Their Opinions, You’re Doing it For the Mastery of Your Work
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about trusting yourself and your work over other people’s opinions, not everyone is your consumer / client / fan, not “com...
The Greatest Success You Can Achieve in Business, Art or Creativity is the Success That Comes from Listening To Yourself
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about business energetics, creating success from your intuition, how your instincts are the most profitable member of your tea...
Most of the Time, It’s Right in Front of You
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about finding the answers right in front of you, dealing with creative & intuitive blocks, moving out of stagnation and an...
“Just Publish Your Work” Isn’t a Mantra, It’s a Way of Committing To Yourself
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about redefining what success is, owning your craft, not waiting for other people’s approval of your work to feel a success,...
Are You the Relationship You’re Looking For in Another?
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about knowing the kind of relationship you want, how to identify it, knowing what you want in a partner, knowing your values, ...
Are You Self-Sabotaging Because Doing the Right Thing Scares You
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about seeing your blocks, where you might be self-sabotaging and why, how honesty will solve all your problems, identifying yo...
Repetition Isn’t About Doing Something Over & Over Again… It’s About Deepening Your Relationship With It
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about the real power of repetition, how we’re always doing reps on something whether we realize it or not, deepening our rel...
In the Pursuit of Your Greatness, Remember To Create a Life Instead of Give It Away
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about achieving your results and creating a life at the same time, battling loneliness, why the process may take a little long...
If You Want to See More Results, Do Fewer Things
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about seeing more results from doing fewer things, being more productive from doing less, how to find the right things to do t...
It’s Harder Than I Thought & I Love It Even More
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about knowing which work you feel most connected to, you have the ability to do “hard work” when its work you’re connect...
Discipline is Faith in Action
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about how discipline is a form of faith in action, the ability to commit to something for an extended period of time, understa...
You Can Be Both the Observer & the Star of the Game
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about taking time to observe others to learn but then applying it to your own actions so you can understand, why observing mul...
Everything Compounds… Even Bad Decisions
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about the compound effect of our decisions… good or bad, understanding the compound effect of the people we’re around… o...
It’s Your First Step That’s the Biggest Act of Faith
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about taking the first step, how to overcome letting go, how the first step is proof you can let go, manifesting your opportun...
Don’t Deny the Process Because You’re Attached to the Timing of the Outcome or Destination
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about managing the emotional cost of your ego, not glorifying what others have or their starting points but embracing where yo...
Do Less, Create More, Double Down on Quality, Maximize Your Return on Living
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about understanding our value, creating more value in less time, the changing landscape of work hours, being the right kind of...
Safety Is a Very Expensive Illusion That’s Not As Safe As You Think
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about “safety is a very expensive illusion (- Julia Cameron), how to take more risks, dealing with uncertainty, dealing with...
How You Do Anything is How You Do Everything So How Do You Get Better at Something
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk understanding your work, knowing what you’re good at and bettering it so you can apply your approach to other areas of your ...
You Need Consistency to Find What Works & What Works to Find the Masterpieces
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk building up consistency, finding your pace, getting up to bat to create more hits, creating your masterpieces from those hits,...
Is What You Are Doing Feeding & Sustaining You Or Is It Just Misplaced Ambition
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about designating your ambition in the right place, deriving your happiness from the internal versus placing expectations on o...
Doing Things for Tomorrow Doesn’t Mean We’ll Get Results Today
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about building today what you’ll earn tomorrow, completing projects that support your future but may not pay future rewards ...
The Most Powerful Message That You Can Deliver is Spoken by the Way You Live Your Life
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about abundance, not being flashy and loud, the wealth that comes from leading a private life, the most powerful message is th...
Am I Too Old, Too Young, Too Late or Too Early?
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about dealing with feeling like you’re too old, too young, too early or too late when it comes to going after your dreams or...
Don't Worry What Others Will Think... Instead Be Present in the Pursuit of Your Life
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about letting go of what others will think of you, why focusing on what’s in front of us will bring more happiness and freed...
On the Verge of Big Changes, You May Question Everything
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about why we may question everything on the verge of big changes, dealing with the fear of the unknown and uncertainty, leavin...
Be Careful Mistaking Simplicity for Boredom
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about mistaking simplicity for boredom, why the answers are often easy but it takes time to see the results, doing the reps on...
Slow Productivity is the Fastest Way to Speed Up Quality… and Everything Else for that Matter
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about achieving more professionally and personally through “slow productivity,” why quality in the beginning will lead to ...
In the Pursuit of Your Life, Ask Yourself, “Are You Always Ready for a Complete Change?”
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about change is constantly happening whether we know it or not, how to be ready for change when we’re always integrating som...
Your Values Are Both Your Guiding Light & Your Personal Accountability Partner
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about how your values can guide your whole life, knowing what your values are and embodying them, the value of honesty, not be...
Overwork is a Form of Unbelief (-Priscilla Shirer)
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about the difference between doing less and forcing more, how overworking doesn’t necessarily speed up God’s timing, being...
Scheduling Time For Creativity Attracts More Inspiration, Not Constrains It
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about not waiting for inspiration, scheduling your time for creativity everyday and what that looks like, creating more discip...
To Win At Your Passions, You Have to Break the Resistance at Every Stage
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about breaking resistance at any stage of your journey, the concept of resistance, where it comes from, types of resistance, c...
Do You Know the Difference Between What You Want & What’s Worth Wanting
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about knowing the difference between what you want and what’s worth wanting, the difference between effective decision makin...
If No Amount of Money Could Get You Away From What You’re Doing, Then You’ve Found an Infinite Resource of Wealth
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about being so aligned that no money can take you away from your path, why you hold all the power and leverage when you stay c...
Are You Living a Life By Design or One By Default
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about not waiting for moments to be ready, how to gain back your time, how to do less work but have more output (deep work), h...
We’re Always Creating, Whether We Assume the Title of a Creator or Not
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about how we’re always creating our lives and our results, how we’re a “creator” whether we are artistic or not, how o...
Whatever It Is Your Building or Creating… Promote It Daily
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk about why you need to promote your work daily, why you need to share the process with your audience, why it’s generous to sh...