Join us on our exciting new journey through sound as we evolve Life Out of the Box into a new chapter—where this leads us, we don't quite know. But we want you right there next to us the whole way through. Listen to our daily conversations as we explore the most fascinating topics this wonderful world has to offer us and experiment to develop LOOTB into something that's, well, out of the box. Welcome friends, we're excited to take this auditory trip with you.
Episodes
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Today's episode is all about Virtual Assistants and how hiring one can help make each day more productive. We first discuss the process of finding a virtual assistant, and then individually present to each other the various tasks we might want to assign our first virtual assistant. This will be our first time experimenting with virtual assistants, so we'll keep you updated on how things go after our first couple of weeks. Let us know if you have any experience in this area, we'd love to hear from you. Email us at lifeoutthebox@gmail.com.
Resources from this episode
Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/
4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris: https://fourhourworkweek.com/
Our Links
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Today we discuss the future of live product launches, which was inspired by a couple of recent online launches that blew us away. The first: Apple's "One Last Thing" video. The second: Gordon Murray's T50 Debut. We go into how companies used to produce product launches in the "old world" and how this year's disruptions will likely reshape the way companies announce new product debuts moving forward—for the better.
Resources from the episode
Apple Launch Video (Nov. 10): https://youtu.be/5AwdkGKmZ0I
Gordon Murray T50 Launch Video: https://youtu.be/DGw2NDgERgI
2017 Vision Mercedes-Maybach Launch at Pebble Beach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISIPi3EXIYo
Our links
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Check us out: https://buttonphd.com/
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Today we bring you into our conversation about the marketing direction of this podcast—specifically, we're trying to figure out where and how to engage with each of YOU. As discussed before, we're really trying to think out of the box on this one and are looking for more unconventional routes in the digital marketing world (i.e., not traditional/popular social media platforms). It's an interesting debate that we hope you join us for, email us your thoughts and ideas at lifeoutthebox@gmail.com!
Our Links
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/
Saturday Nov 21, 2020
Saturday Nov 21, 2020
Nerd out with us on today's episode as we discuss on deep theoretical topics that just so happened to be top of mind the moment we recorded. This is a raw, unfiltered conversation about science, research and the many wonderful mysteries humans have yet to understand. Let's get lost in the depths of nature together.
Resources from this episode
Thomas Nagel's "What Is It Like To Be A Bat?": https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/iatl/study/ugmodules/humananimalstudies/lectures/32/nagel_bat.pdf
Our Links
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Today's discussion dives into all of the great things that can come from being alone. We start by talking about the interesting findings from an academic article published last year (pre-COVID) that revealed rather counter intuitive insight about the human psychological need for friendship. This launches us into an interesting conversation about the profound benefits an individual can get from being alone and how to maximize your alone time to really reap the rewards. We conclude with the article's findings on what's actually needed to feel close with loved ones (hint: it's much simpler than you think!).
Resources from this episode
Conscious by Annaka Harris: https://annakaharris.com/conscious/
Sam Harris: https://samharris.org/
Waking Up Meditation App: https://wakingup.com/
Our Links
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Check us out: https://buttonphd.com/
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
In today's episode, we explain an incredibly useful tool that we've used many times in business—the SWOT Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. We take you step by step on how to use this analysis tool so that you too can reap the benefits that come out of this exercise.
We highly encourage you to do one of your own! Check out the links below for more info, and please email us at lifeoutthebox@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like to share your SWOT grid with us.
Resources from this episode
SWOT Analysis: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_05.htm
SWOT Analysis Print Out: https://www.mindtools.com/media/Diagrams/SWOT_Analysis_New_Figure_1.jpg
Our Links
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
In today's episode, we share our Masters program experience at Oklahoma State University. We discuss the reasons why we selected this particular program and how the Masters of Entrepreneurship (MSE) showed us the true power of education. We also offer some tips for determining whether or not a masters program is right for you.
Note: Since recording this episode, we found out that OSU is no longer offering their Masters of Entrepreneurship program :(
Resources from this episode
OSU's Graduate Programs: https://business.okstate.edu/departments_programs/watson/
Our Links
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
The wanderlust is very strong again today friends! We are craving traveling abroad more than ever, so in today's episode we talk about the different ways we've tried to get out of our comfort zones and feel like we're abroad... without ever hopping on a plane. We hope this episode inspires you to look around your local area for new, unique and foreign places to shop that will take you away—even for just a brief moment—to another world of experiences and spices.
Resources from this episode
Amazon Explore: https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=19419898011
Our Links
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Button Ph.D. Website: https://buttonphd.com/
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Today we talk about our experience of growing/scaling a business in an incubator and discuss why this environment was so profoundly beneficial to us both in the early stages. If you're interested in learn more, please reach out to us at lifeoutthebox@gmail.com!
Resources from the episode:
OSU Riata Center: https://business.okstate.edu/riata/
Y Combinator: https://www.ycombinator.com/
LOOTB Website: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Check us out: https://buttonphd.com/
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Today we're discussing one of our favorite entrepreneurship books—The Third Door. We review the core concept of the Third Door, as well as our key takeaways that will certainly help anyone swinging for the fences in pursuit of their biggest dreams.
Book's website: https://thirddoorbook.com/
Learn more: https://lifeoutofthebox.com/
Check us out: https://buttonphd.com/