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Dr. Julie Gurner on Negatives of Perfectionism, Hot Dogs, and Dog Dogs

September 30, 2019 by Shawn Collins

Dr. Julie Gurner, Executive Performance Coach, podcast host, and angel investor joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins.

Dr Julie Gurner

I wanted to learn more about the real Julie, so I asked her a variety of questions I figured she had not been asked in previous interviews.

Topics included…

  • A seeing-eye dog statue
  • Negatives associated with perfectionism
  • Speaking French
  • Entrepreneurs and relationships
  • Hot dogs
  • Being awesome
  • Adopting an older street dog

Links from this episode

  • DrGurner.com
  • Julie on Twitter
  • Julie on Instagram
  • Julie on LinkedIn
  • The Relentless podcast

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Filed Under: Affiliate Resources Tagged With: dog, dogs, dr, french, gurner, hot, julie, perfectionism, statue, street

I Ran a Background Check on Myself

September 17, 2019 by Shawn Collins

I saw an ad online somewhere about background checks through BeenVerified, and I was curious what would be there in my own background check.

Private detective

Well, I had a good idea of what would be in there.

I was surprised when I got results, and also there were some items in there that were for another guy who shares my name.

One area that seemed funny to me was their list of possible aliases for me. Some were logical with including my middle name or initial, but then others were odd like Mickey Collins. That was one of my past dogs, but I never went by that name.

My list of previous phone numbers goes fairly far back – not as far back as my childhood home phone or my college number, but some records around 20 years old. I didn’t recognize some, but with lots of house phones and Google Voice over the years I’m not sure if they were errors or forgotten memories.

The email addresses include emails I had as far back as the mid to late 90s, including a couple on AOL.

My list of past addresses went far back, but there were some addresses in places I’ve never lived. I gave a thumbs down on those items where it says “Is this accurate?”. I am not sure if that eventually removes it from the record.

I am not sure why they provide a list of current and past neighbors, but that was interesting to me, because I didn’t know most of the names, so it probably wouldn’t benefit anybody knowing they currently or in the past lived near me.

The part that surprised me was the “Criminal & Traffic” section. I’ve had a handful of moving violations in my life and figured those would turn up, but they didn’t. Not sure what traffic infractions make the cut.

But I was surprised by an arrest that came as I result of a frat prank when I was in college. It was a misdemeanor and at the time I was told it would clear my record if I fulfilled the terms in my PBJ (probation before judgment). Well, I completed it and was off the hook, but apparently clearing the record doesn’t include the initial arrest. Doh!

My jobs and education have mostly good information, but a lot of the items are repeated in the list. I don’t know how they sourced this information, but it’s a bit of a mess.

They were spot on for my educational background – maybe that’s pulled from LinkedIn? Social media & websites were very partial for my sites, but they included lots of my social accounts.

When I got down to the assets there were properties and vehicles I’ve never owned, but they had my information, too.

Overall it was a neat process to see what others see in my background check.

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Chris Park on Rugby, Why He Likes the Mets, and KISS Mini Golf

September 13, 2019 by Shawn Collins

Christopher Park, Senior Affiliate Manager at JEBCommerce, joined me to chat on my podcast, This is Affiliate Marketing with Shawn Collins.

Chris Park

I wanted to learn more about the real Chris, so I asked him a variety of questions I figured he had not been asked in previous interviews.

Topics included…

  • How he ended up in marketing after studying English, economics, and religious studies
  • Riding on a mobile bar
  • Which pro sports teams he likes
  • Playing guitar with a Neil Diamond tribute band
  • Playing rugby in college
  • Serving on the city council

Links from this episode

  • Chris on LinkedIn
  • Chris on Facebook
  • The History of Action Park
  • The Most Insane Amusement Park Ever

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Filed Under: Affiliate Resources Tagged With: Action Park, Chris Park, city council, jebcommerce, kiss, mets, rugby

Your Journey to Becoming Unskippable by Jim Kukral

September 4, 2019 by Shawn Collins

Old school digital marketer Jim Kukral has written a new book, “Your Journey to Becoming Unskippable“, and you should take a look at it.

Your Journey to Becoming Unskippable by Jim Kukral

Jim discusses how to make an impact in today’s distracted world to make the most of your life and work.

If you’ve read any of Jim’s previous books, you already know the conversational tone that he writes in; but for anybody new to Kukral’s work, you’re in for a treat with his style.

He writes a different kind of business book. I’ve got a big collection of business books, and many are a chore to get through with the heavy use of buzzwords and overly complicated descriptions or processes.

You won’t get that with Your Journey to Becoming Unskippable, and that makes the advice so much easier to digest and implement.

Your Journey to Becoming Unskippable provides you with practical ideas, no-nonsense approaches, and honest advice to make your business or self unskippable.

In addition to this new book, Jim has also co-written a book with Lisa Picarille titled The Unskippable Handbook For Dealing with JERKS, IDIOTS & TERRIBLE People.

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