b'The Tech Cumulus December 2023GADGET OF THE MONTHJESSE ITZLERS APPROACH TO FIGHT Infinity Orb Levitating SpeakerOFF COMPLACENCY AND MAKE This is not your moms Bluetooth speaker.2024THE BEST YEAR YETThe Infinity Orb Levitating Speaker is a musical spectacle for lovers of design, sound and sci-fi. The speaker actuallyItzler is a serial entrepreneur with 30 years of levitates and rotates above its base,experience. Hes built and sold five companies, creating a futuristic ambience in anyincluding Marquis Jet, Zico Coconut Water and space. It provides 360 degrees of clear29029 Everesting. Hes a NYT bestselling author, audio you can control fromultra-marathon runner, father of four, husband, son, your phone.brother and friend. Beyond its acoustic capabilities, theAfter a handful of pull-ups, Jesse Itzlercalls it the 40% rule. When your brain says, Infinity Orbsdropped down from the bar and, panting, said,Im done, it means youre only at 40%. Our gravity-defyingOkay, Im done. In a spark of insanity orbrains are biologically wired to stop when we feature is agenius (you decide), Itzler had invited a Navyexperience discomfort, but were more capable real conversationSEAL to live with him for 30 days. Step onethan we think.starter! Whether for personal indulgencewas a fitness assessmentor so Itzler thought. or a gift for a friend with a taste for theAfter a few pull-ups, he was maxed out. HeKeep The Momentum unconventional, the Infinity Orb is whereasked SEAL, Whats next? When you hit an important goal like closing technology and artistry meet the future. Thea high-paying client, dropping 30 pounds or Gadget Nerds gave it 8.5/10, and it earnsWhats next? SEAL barked. Whats nexthitting a salary milestone, Itzler says thats 4.3 stars on Amazon. is were not leaving until you do 100 more.precisely when you press on the gas pedal. Itzler threw his hands up, saying, ThatsDont stop. Make a new goal: one more client, impossible! I already know what your biggestone more pound. When you create small wins, problem is, SEAL said. The limitations youyour momentum never stops.Skip The Detox: put on yourself are self-imposed. Pressure Is A Privilege Two hours later, Itzler did what he thought wasAs business leaders, we play for pressure. How To Be Well In The Digital Age impossible100 pull-ups. He asked himself,Pressure makes great things happen. If you If Im underindexing by 100 pull-ups, whatdont have enough pressure on your shoulders, Whenever we feel irritable, sad or anxiousother areas in my life am I underindexing? Itzler says, you need to put some on by doing after scrolling on social media, we oftenwhat people expect PLUS the things they prescribe ourselves a weeklong digitalIt wasnt a physical endurance test SEAL wasdont. Go the extra mile.detox. However, new research suggestsrunning. It was a mental fitness test. After his detoxing isnt as effective as we thought.30-day experience with SEAL, Itzler wrote aSelf-Doubt Is The #1 Enemy Of Success NYT bestselling book about his personal andWe put limits on ourselves because we doubt In 2020, collaborative research from Oxfordprofessional transformation. Today, he travelsour abilities. The time is never right, or University found no evidence to suggestnationwide helping others get the most out ofwe dont have enough experience. Itzlers their lives and careers. approach is Ready. Fire. Aim. Itll never be the abstaining from social media has a positiveright time to start the business, ask the girl, effect on an individuals well-being. Dr.Itzler asks us: What areas of our lives are werun the race, etc. But do it anyway because, as Hannah Rose from Ness Labs says that tounderperforming in because we BELIEVEItzler reminds us:be well in the digital age, we need to bewe cant get any better? Our business? mindful of our technology use so its bothRelationships? Health? When was the last timehealthy and realistic. She suggests weyou did something you loved, regardless of how become active participants in social mediabusy you were at work or home? If youre not (not passive scrollers), make small changesgetting the most out of your life right now, youre to reduce screen time, choose healthynot alone. Itzler shares four ways we can kick sources of information, increase awarenesscomplacency out of our lives for good. We didnt come through journaling and make deeper4 Ways To Get The Most Out Of Our connections with people on social media. Work And Lives this far to only When were well, our work is well, and ourWhen Your Mind Tells You To Stop, KeepGoingcome this far.businesses are well, too.This philosophy has many names: grit, persistence, perseverance or resilience. Itzler Technology That Works!216-393-24843'