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This is a farewell message for the Growth and Freedom podcast. Check out why I am done and what I am doing next as well as where we can connect in the future.
Thank you to everyone who has reach out and listened to the show over the years. I really do appreciate it and hope we can continue to connect in other ways in the future.
Sales. Doing it well is a little bit art and a little bit science.
In today’s show I share a few truths about sales to help you embrace sales.
I also share with you five tips to improving the sales process and the buy in about sales from your team.
Enjoy the show and let me know what your biggest takeaway from the episode was.
Access to our Business Accelerator Membership: https://go.newworkrevolution.com/bam-7439
When it comes to the big things in life there are plenty of people out there who will tell you what you can’t do or what’s not possible.
Who in your life gives you the support to courageously pursue your goals?
Here’s the video I reference in the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLMpC0XWNUU&t=614s
Access to our Business Accelerator Membership: https://go.newworkrevolution.com/bam-7439
You are now into the second quarter and my question for you is, how is it going?
Quarters are a great time to check in and assess what’s happening for you and your work.
In this week’s episode I have 2 questions for you to think about as you start a new quarter. Take some time and think about these and share your insights with me in the featured up link below. I would love to share some insights on the next show.
Here’s the link to share your insights from this exercise: https://featuredup.com/coachbrandon
Also, we have a one day virtual workshop coming up on April 19, check out the event here: https://go.newworkrevolution.com/sbf-registration
When it comes to motivating a team, your credibility is important.
Here’s one things to keep in mind as you try and build credibility with your team.
If you have a question about today’s show or a suggestion for a future episode, you can leave it here: https://featuredup.com/coachbrandon
Before you get into every tool and tactic around communication, check one particular area out first.
What is that thing? Listen to this week’s episode and find out.
If you have a question about today’s show or a suggestion for a future episode, you can leave it here: https://featuredup.com/coachbrandon
When someone fails or is out of integrity with an agreement, how do you handle it?
This week’s episode breaks down the behavior of strong leaders vs. weak leaders and some of the counterintuitive things that strong leaders do.
Enjoy the show and leave us a review if you like the podcast.
If you have a request for topic or a question about the show, you can leave it here: https://featuredup.com/coachbrandon
Values? Are they philosophical nonsense or a key to building powerful cultures and getting powerful results?
Check out this week’s episode and let me know what you think.
Got a question about today’s show or a suggestion for a future episode, you can leave that here: https://featuredup.com/coachbrandon
What does it look like to have a truly empowered team?
An empowered team is your key to growth and freedom.
This week’s episode dives into how leaders get in their own way of creating the growth and freedom they truly want.
Got a question about today’s show or a suggestion for a future episode, you can leave that here: https://featuredup.com/coachbrandon
I saw another example today of leadership that is trying to do much in way of building productivity for your teams.
This brought up the age old discussion of influence vs. control and what to do if you want to create growth and freedom in your business.
Got a question about today’s show or a suggestion for a future episode, you can leave that here: https://featuredup.com/coachbrandon
In working in leadership for the past 25 years and spending the last 15 of those as a coach, there are some specific patterns that show up for leaders that keep them from achieving their goals.
This week’s episode identifies 6 of the most common roadblocks to your goals. Which one is the most common for you? Let me know in the link below.
Got a question about today’s show or a suggestion for a future episode, you can leave that here: https://featuredup.com/coachbrandon
At the beginning of the year, you and possibly your team, set goals.
Once the goals are set, leaders start thinking about motivation and how to keep people going.
I don’t worry about motivation, check out the show on what I do instead to build high performing, engaged teams.
If you have a comment about the episode or an idea for a future show, you can send that to me here: https://featuredup.com/coachbrandon
Had a great time talking to Co-Founder of Simple Operations, Alex Charfen.
Alex has spent his career growing businesses and helping other business owners create more simplicity in their business.
We talked about three things to do right now to create simplicity in your business and spent time talking about the relationship with a significant other and how important that is to business success.
Let me know how you liked the show and what your biggest takeaway was.
You can connect with Alex in the following places:
Get a free copy of Alex’s book the Entrepreneurial Personality Type: https://freeeptbook.com/
Simple Operations: https://simpleoperations.com/
Connect with Alex on Social Media:
IG: @alexcharfen
X/Twitter: @alexcharfen
Youtube: @alexcharfen
Facebook: facebook.com/alexcharfen1
If you have a comment about the episode or an idea for a future show, you can send that to me here: https://featuredup.com/coachbrandon
If you have plans for growth this year, you need to consider the obstacles that could get in the way of the change you want to make.
When is the right time for growth and change? Check out this episode and let me know what you think.
Make sure you leave a review and rate the show on your favorite platform.
Have a topic you want to recommend for a future episode? You can send that to me here: https://featuredup.com/coachbrandon
How well you engage in relationships as a leader can be a significant key to your success or failure.
Relationships also happen to be one of the most challenging parts of leadership.
Today’s show gives you some practical insight and tips on how to deal with the challenging nature of unpredictable people.
Check out the show and let me know what you think.
Our 3P Mastermind is also open, if you want to surround yourself with high caliber people, get accountability around your goals and have access to great coaching, check us out: https://nwr.thrivecart.com/3-p-accelerator-mastermind-ongoing/
Have an idea for a show or have a request, you can leave your thoughts here: https://featuredup.com/coachbrandon
New year is a time that brings reflection on what you have done and what you still want to accomplish.
For many leaders, staying on track with their goals is a struggle. Maybe you have the same challenge.
This week’s show is about how to overcome that and engage in your goals regularly.
Let me know what helps you stay on track.
This week’s episode is for all of you leaders who are looking to step up you content and communication game.
I interviewed the CEO of The Podcast Host and Alitu, Colin Gray.
We break down a lot of great stuff for you:
- How to get started in podcasting and the simple things to consider at the beginning.
- The keys to staying consistent with putting a show out.
- Monetization ideas for your show.
This episode is years worth of valuable podcasting information in 30 minutes.
Check out the show and let me know what you think.
In today’s fast paced world, listening is a skill that seems to get harder to do well.
In this week’s episode, I break down the biggest struggles that leaders have around listening well and what’s in it for you to address those challenges.
Enjoy the show and let me know what you think.
It’s impossible to help someone if you think they are incapable of being helped.
Today’s episode gives you something to consider doing with your difficult employees that is helpful to them and powerful for you.
Check it out and let me know what you think.
This is the time of year where you start thinking about goal setting and at some point, you are going to arrive at the subject of money.
With that in mind, I had the pleasure of having “Think Like a Bank” strategist, Sarry Ibrahim on the podcast this week. I have followed Sarry’s content for a while so I was excited to have him on the show.
We cover some great topics like:
- Creating certainty with your money
- Minimizing tax.
- Making everything you do work together to achieve your financial goals.
You don’t want to miss this episode.
You can learn more about Sarry at thinkinglikeabank.com and download his free book on the subject. Check out his podcast as well, Thinking Like a Bank.
As you wind down your year, the thought of planning has likely entered your mind.
This week’s episode is focused on where you do that planning and why that matters.
Check it out and let me know what you think.
This week I sit down with the Founder of theturnlab and Just Boardrooms, Howard Chang.
We covered a lot in this short episode:
- Pivoting after failure and finding the resiliency to keep going.
- Values based leadership and how this approach attracts great team members and delivers results.
- Cash flow management.
- Where marketing is headed and what to do about it.
- The magic that comes from difficult life experiences.
This was a great episode and a lot of fun to do.
You can learn more about Howard at:
https://justboardrooms.com/
theturnlab
https://www.linkedin.com/in/howardchang1/
If you like this podcast, the best favor you can do for me is rate the show and let me know what you think about it. Talk to you again next week!
Every single leader deals with frustration on a recurring basis.
In the face of frustration, how do you deal with this from a place of power?
This week’s episode is about what to do when your frustrated. This is a quick and simple leadership tip for this week that you will really like.
Check it out and let me know what you think.
We still have spots left in our management mastermind. You can get more details on the best training out there for managers here.
Change is hard especially when you have change forced upon you.
These are the moments that leaders either demonstrate that they are worth the extra pay and benefits that they command or they fail.
I sit down with Darla Coffey, Vice President of Business Management for ABS Kids.
In our interview we talk about:
- How to work through change as a leader.
- The key to leading remote teams that are more productive than ever.
- How to adjust your leadership style in an ever changing work landscape.
Check out the interview and let me know what your favorite part of the interview was.
Management can be an expense or it can drive growth and profit in your business.
This week I give an overview of seven specific things that you can do to ensure that management and your managers are driving profit in your business.
Check it out and let me know what you think.
If you are interested in the management mastermind that I mentioned in today’s episode, you can get more information about it here.
With management, there’s a simpler way and a harder way. The harder way is to spend time trying to change your whole team. The simpler way is to look at yourself and start there.
This week, I break down 9 destructive beliefs that people have about management that keeps them from leading to their fullest potential.
Let me know if you think I missed one.
Also- If you have been listening to this show for a while and are ready to dig deeper, we have a special going right now on our next management mastermind group.
There are two work styles that you run into at work. Each of these work styles tends to struggle with resting for different reasons.
This week’s podcast is about rest, why it’s difficult, my own struggles with it, and how to create it for yourself in a fast paced world.
Check out the episode and let me know what you think.
This week I sit down with the founder of Fully Accountable, Vinnie Fisher.
There are some big leadership areas that we discuss on the show:
Finding the courage to step away from the day to day of a successful business. Practicing patience in finding your next step. Where great leadership development starts and how to do build leaders well. Vinnie embodies the growth and freedom ethic that we talk about on this show. You will love what he has to share so check it out!
For more info on Vinnie and to get some amazing goodies from him, visit: https://fullyaccountable.com/podcast-gift/
Time offers built in opportunities to assess what you are doing and get clear about how you want to move forward.
This week’s podcast focuses on two high leverage leadership behaviors and how to use these leverage activities to move forward clearly and powerfully.
Check out the episode and let me know what you think.
Having a boss that takes credit for your work is annoying and, potentially, harmful to your career.
This week’s episode dives into the mindset of your boss when they take credit, finding your bosses motivation, and having difficult conversations to resolve the issue of taking credit for your work.
This is a sensitive topic and I would love to hear what you think about the approach or what has worked for you in the past.
I know alignment is a buzzword in business circles these days but, despite its’ overuse, it’s still an important part of leading organizations well.
Ignoring alignment is easy to do but the negative effects it creates in your leadership is hard to overcome.
If you find yourself frustrated by your business, your customers, or your team, this might be the episode for you.
Head knowledge is one of the easiest types of knowledge to acquire in leadership. There are tons of books, webinars, podcasts, and workshops on the topic.
Connecting the things that you know in a way that inspires you to change and grow for others requires heart.
This week’s episode talks about how you can bridge this gap and why it’s so important to your leadership.
If you are looking to go deeper in your own leadership, here’s the one coaching experience link that I mentioned in the episode: https://go.newworkrevolution.com/highleverageleadership
Let me know what you thought of today’s episode
If you are a leader and run a business, you are likely someone who is constantly looking to evolve and grow. Despite the virtue of growth, it doesn’t always workout the way that you want it to.
Today’s episode deals with the resistance to your goals, how to overcome that resistance and identifying when it’s truly time to quit.
If you are working on some big things and are looking for support, join us for our next one day intensive: https://go.newworkrevolution.com/highleverageleadership It will be filled with like minded people who are looking to grow.
If you liked today’s episode, let me know.
This week I talk to long time friend and collaborator, Andrea Reindl of Legacy Creative. We unpack your brand and how to present yourself to the marketplace. We also talk about: What branding is? How to go about being more intentional with your brand if you haven’t been. How to maintain your brand once it’s […]
This is a follow up to my recent episode “Are People Doing Their Best?” I had a listener ask me about what to do about chronic under-performers and how to assess motivation of a team member who is struggling. This episode is a response to those questions as well as a couple of additional points […]
This week we have business process and system expert, Matt Shields. In today’s episode we talk about what he is doing with his company trade titans and what this can do to help your business be more streamlined and organized. Check Matt out at tradetitans.com or check out the Invest in Sq Ft podcast on […]
Today’s episode focuses on the leadership question, are people doing their best? Check out the episode and let me know what you think.
Today’s episode piggyback’s off last week’s episode so make sure you check that out if you haven’t listened to it yet. One of the keys to scaling your business and creating leverage is to have other leaders in the organization who are driving the important things to ensure they get done. This week’s episode breaks […]
Today’s episode is for the Executives and CEOs and, if you are a manager, there something in this episode for you as well. Putting people in leadership can be a great way to scale your business. Done wrong, it can be a high source of stress. This week I unpack how to leverage leadership in […]
In management, it’s easy to put your value in solving problems. Solving problems isn’t bad, but how you go about doing it can be. Today’s episode breaks down how to get out of the fixer game and get in front of problems before they happen. If you like the show, share it and review it!
Great investing requires having the right people on your team that understand your goals and are aligned with your philosophy. In today’s show, I chat with CEO of Physician Wealth Systems, Brett Riggins as we talk about the keys to great real estate investing. Here’s more information about Brett: Brett Riggins – Investor – Author […]
It doesn’t make sense to have a leadership team and neglect the coordination of that team for efficiency and effectiveness. This week’s episode talks about the different types of leadership relationships that exist and how to make sure that you are coordinating within these relationships in a powerful way. Check out the show and let […]
Communication is one of the primary friction points in leadership and achieving goals. This weeks show dives into what happens when we don’t communicate, how to address it and some questions to ask yourself about what’s next for you as a leader. Listen to this short, powerful message and as always, let me know what […]
The more successful you get, the bigger your business is, the more danger you have in doing too much. Today’s episode is for leaders and managers who don’t want to burn out, want massive results and care about creating leverage in their business to simplify their growth efforts. Check out the show and let me […]
Execution and results. We are hardwired for achievement and accomplishment but sometimes things don’t work out the way we want them to. This week’s episode is a deep dive into three areas that hold you back from getting the results that you want in any area of your life. Enjoy the episode and if you […]
There is a tendency to make change something bigger than it is.
In today’s episode, I unpack change, what makes it difficult and how to create environments for yourself where change is more organic.
Enjoy the episode and let me know what you think.
Today’s show features the CEO of IgnitePost, Arian Radmand. Arian and I talk about the value of human connection and how to do that in a way that runs counter to the digital world we live.
Not only did we talk about connecting with the people that you serve in your leadership but we also talked about how to bring this into the experience that you deliver inside and outside of the business.
To check out what IgnitePost is doing go to https://www.ignitepost.com/ to learn more and even have a sample sent to you!
There are two types of dysfunctions around execution. You either have a tendency to take to long to move forward with something or maybe you have a tendency to move too fast.
Today’s episode dives into the impact of waiting to execute and the three areas that are most affected by waiting to move forward on something that you have deemed important.
Enjoy the episode and if you like what we are bringing you, leave us a review.
Elite performers have specific support that they often overlook. Today we unpack what elite performers can do to take their leadership to the next level. If you are wondering if you are an elite performer, if you listen to this show, then you are.
Today’s episode features Wendy Paquette. Wendy is the personal advisor and confidant to the world’s elite creators. She helps them remove the programs holding them back so they can actualize their deepest desires.
Our conversation unpacks:
Having the courage to make significant shifts in your career and life. Limiting beliefs and recognizing them as they hide in plain sight The role enthusiasm plays in your personal success. This is a fun episode that you will enjoy.
To learn more and experience Wendy, here’s where to go:
You can find her and book an assessment at https://wendypaquette.com/contact/consultation/ use the code “Brandon” for a discount off the assessment or reach out on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendypaquette/
Most of what we learn about changing our behavior and improving ourselves doesn’t work as well as we would like it to.
There’s a simpler way, that takes awareness and patience that most leaders have a difficult time with.
Today’s episode unpacks that approach and gives you a few actionable tips to creating a positive shift in your life towards your biggest goals.
If you like the show, leave us a review on your favorite platform.
This week, I interview the co-founder of businessownersonly.com, Adam Lean. We cover one of the most important topics in business, cash flow.
This episode will provide some insight into:
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What to look for to know that it’s time to get help managing your business finances.
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The biggest benefits to getting someone on your team who is an expert in the area of business finance.
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What you can do to improve your cash flow now. Including getting this free resource at https://businessownersonly.com/free-training
This is a great episode that will leave you feeling more empowered around the future of the money in your business.
If you like the show, leave us a review on your favorite platform.
Everyone who walks this Earth gets stuck on a problem they are currently facing.
Today’s episode talks about what you typically do when you are stuck, what to do differently in these situations, and some other things to consider to help you get unstuck quicker.
Check out the episode by listening the the player below and let me know what you think.
If you like the show, leave us a review on your favorite platform.
Ryan Early is a lifetime entrepreneur whose current projects include Blue-Green Ventures and Can-Tek Labs. Ryan is an advocate for change in the way that companies produce products and the impact that has on the world.
Bio:
Ryan Early is the controlling owner of Blue-Green Ventures, Can-Tek Labs and was the General Contractor for the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Industrial Pilot Program. He is also the owner of the Midwest Microbiome Repository, in charge of gathering and testing various plants. After testing hundreds of specimens, Ryan discovered the secret BiomeMax technology that will power the future of natural farming and insect repellants for People, Plants and Pets. Blue-Green Ventures is the manufacturer of Blue Magic™. For more information, please visit https://farmerryan.com/ and www.bluemagicnaturals.com/
Great communication drives high performing teams.
In this episode, I uncover the biggest roadblocks to effective communication, how much it costs organizations and what you can do as a leader to grow in this area.
Check it out and let me know what you think!
If you set goals for the year, you might be like the majority of people who set goals. Meaning you stopped looking at them in January.
Today’s podcast walks through our quarterly goal review process that we use with clients to help them stay on track with their goals.
Check out the show and you can access the tool here.
As I mentioned on the show, our first live coaching experience of the year is happening in March, here’s the link to get your spot: https://go.newworkrevolution.com/bizhabitsvirtual
It’s easy to solve problems and it feels good to help people.
In leadership, focusing too much on other people’s problems can be a source of burnout and stress.
In today’s episode I talk about how to engage your team in a way that allows you to get to the root cause of an issue so that your team member can truly move past it.
As I mentioned on the show, our first live coaching experience of the year is happening in May, here’s the link to get your spot: https://go.newworkrevolution.com/bizhabitsvirtual
Purpose is the antidote to stress. The more clear you are on playing your game, the more impact you can create for others and do it in as simple a way as possible.
This week’s episode uncovers the hidden value of purpose that most of take for granted. Check out the episode and let me know what you think.
Today’s episode is inspired by the great management mind of Peter Drucker.
We are going to talk about the 3 things that you can do this year to make sure that you contribute to the world at the highest level.
Enjoy the show and let me know what you think!
A difference between success and failure for the year may come down to how you use your time.
This week’s podcast gives three tips to master your time and work in purpose.
Let me know what you think!
As you look at your growth plan for 2023, where does feedback fit in?
In today’s episode, I break down three areas where feedback can have a big impact on your growth this year as well as the growth of your business.
We have a free masterclass coming up right around the release of this episode so check it out if you get this in time. https://go.newworkrevolution.com/impactprofits
I was introduced to serial entrepreneur Devin Sizemore recently and I loved the conversation so much I wanted to have him on the show.
We dive into the world of relationship building and how to do this authentically and without putting major additional effort into making it happen.
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You will love this conversation. Check it out and let me know what you think!
For more on Devin, you can connect with him at any of the places below.
Links:
Devin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpsizemore/
Devin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dpsizemore
Devin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dpsizemore/
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Your RP Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourreferralpartners
Your RP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourreferralpartners/
New year! New you! Best way to make that happen is to have a plan for making it happen. In today’s show, I outline 6 questions to ask yourself to create a winning plan for yourself.
Have a pen and paper handy to take some notes and enjoy the show!
Relationship capital remains one of the most important assets that a leader can build yet it feels like we are more disconnected than ever before.
I sit down with connector and CEO of Tribe for Leaders, Kevin Thompson and Kevin shares his blueprint for building meaningful win-win relationships.
Enjoy the show!
Today I have transformational leadership coach Adam Quiney on the show to talk about his fantastic new book, Who Do You Think You Are?
We dive into some great topics for leaders as we talk about when your gifts can turn into your obstacles, the art of practicing in your leadership as well as noticing the impact that you have on other people.
It’s a great show and a fun interview. Check it out and let me know what you think.
For more about Adam:
His coaching site: https://adamquiney.com/
To get his book: https://www.amazon.com/Who-Do-You-Think-Are-ebook/dp/B0BDBM2WWN
Numbers can be a love/hate relationship for leaders. Even though your business isn’t about hitting numbers, it’s still an essential ingredient to success. This week I dive into the why and the how of creating measurement in your business that truly matters to you, your team, and your customers. Check it out and let me […]
Today’s show is about email but stick with me. I am sharing some tips on how I use email as a beneficial tool for communication and side step a lot of the challenges can bring to your everyday work. If you ever find yourself getting bogged down by email, listen to the show today and […]
What’s the difference between rules and principles? When should you break a rule or a principle in your organization? These are a couple of the questions that I tackle in this week’s episode. In addition to that I give you two important things to think about when it comes to the principles you have created […]
As a basketball fan in Utah, my team is going through a rebuild. Not everyone is a fan of this move. Some have argued that talent is the only thing that is important and that we shouldn’t get rid of talent. Others have argued that culture is what’s important. Who’s right? Today’s episode gives some […]
Fear is a natural part of the human condition. Whether you have fear or your don’t isn’t what matters as much as what you are going to do about your fear. Today’s episode dives into six keys for leaning into your fears so that you can live your life to the fullest. Enjoy the show!
This week I have comedian and creative coach, Marcus Hardy on the podcast. I have known Marcus for several years and worked with him personally on being a better communicator. Today’s show will dive into ways that you can approach your communication effectively. Make sure you tune in as Marcus drops a lot of nuggets […]
It’s easy to get promoted to a leadership position and never consider what it means to be in the situation that you are in. Creating accountability starts with taking ownership of the situation you are in and choosing a powerful direction to move your team forward. In order to create this environment, I share six […]
Is your like me and many others, the idea of confronting someone’s behavior may not sound all that appealing. If you are wanting to create accountability and integrity in the spaces you lead, then confrontation is a must. In today’s episode I break down the components of using a coach approach to confront behavior in […]
When you work in leadership, you are in the relationship business. Those relationships don’t start and end with people, they involve everything that you do as a leader. This includes how you use your time. Today’s episode deals with how you can use time more powerfully in your life and shift your relationship productively. Enjoy […]
Today I am going to give you a tip that you can use to help coach yourself through challenges that come up in your day-to-day life. It centers around the powerful question of “what do you want?” Dive in and let me know your thoughts. Do you have some feedback or questions? You can interact […]
If you have more than one person in your company, you have a team. If you have a team, you probably want them performing at a high level. One thing that must be present to ensure high performance is clarity around the roles that your team plays in your business. This week’s episode breaks down […]
It’s easy to get caught up in doing the right thing, playing it safe, and worrying about what everyone else is doing. That approach will only take your leadership so far and you likely won’t be thrilled with the destination. Today I talk with Mindset Coach, Britt Lefkoe. Britt gives fantastic insight into how to […]
In leadership, you can be too helpful. Being too helpful creates a lot of problems for yourself and for the people you are trying to “help”. This week’s episode dives into why leaders are too helpful and what to do to get into a more healthy pattern of empowerment with the people that you lead. […]
How do you create content and/or products and services that connect with a lot of people? That is the topic of my discussion with Andrew Kap. Andrew’s book, The Last Law of Attraction Book You Will Ever Need to Read, sold over 100,000 copies and he followed that up with a book on how he […]
Having an empowered team is your simplest path to creating growth in your business and freedom in your personal life. This week’s podcast breaks down the essential elements of building an empowered team from start to finish. Enjoy the episode and let me know what you think. Am I missing anything?
Certainty doesn’t have a lottery. It’s not going to magically appear at your door one day, washing certainty over you for the rest of your life. Certainty is an inside job. In today’s show, I talk about where leaders go wrong in where they place their faith in certainty and how they can develop certainty […]
Confrontation is never easy so I won’t sit here and pretend that it is. If you want to be a leader of integrity however, confrontation is absolutely essential to staying in that space. Today’s show gives you some simple, actionable tips to make confronting others an easier process for you in your leadership journey. Check […]
Leadership can be a place where burnout and frustration happen. As a leader, you may just accept that there are certain parts of leadership that are going to cause stress and interfere with your personal life. Today’s podcast looks at a different way to lead. A way to create more impact while also reducing the […]
One of the biggest investments you make when running a business is the investment in building a team. Despite the amount of time, effort and resources that are put into this process, there are still many leaders who don’t do this with a high level of intention. If you want to create and cultivate consistently […]
Leaders are natural problem solvers. It may be one of the primary skills that got you to a leadership position to begin with. At some point, your strengths can start showing up as weaknesses. In leadership maybe the answer isn’t solving problems. Today’s episode talks about four things to make your attempts to solve problems […]
The act of leadership contains a natural desire to want to control the world around you. This process of control and perfection ends up alienating you in your relationships with others. Today I break down five things to look at as a leader to help you shift away from control and towards influence. Enjoy the […]
In today’s work environment, leadership is more important than ever. The balance of power is starting to shift a bit. Building your currency with your team is essential to getting engagement and respect. Today’s podcast breaks down seven ways to build currency with your team. Check out the show and let me know what you […]
There are some things in leadership that are easy to do now but make your life harder later. There are some things that make your life hard initially but then become easier over time. Operating from a place of agreement vs. one of expectation is one of those areas that is hard up front but […]
No one likes confrontation, but everyone can benefit from it. Healthy confrontation is about taking something that is broken or out of balance and making it whole again. In this week’s episode, I share a story of a client who confronted an issue three years too late and what the by-product of doing that was. […]
Rituals and rhythms are great tools for keeping you moving on a particular path. At some point, a pattern that helped your success will be the pattern that holds you back. And that’s just the good patterns. Your not so good patterns can be even more of a liability to you playing your game and […]
You have seen examples of good and bad leadership in life. You know what it looks like. It’s easy to see this in someone else and more difficult to see it in ourselves. As I wrap up the Building Employee Loyalty series, I ask the question “are you a leader worth following?” How do you […]
What does a true investment in your team look like? Lots of leaders say they care about investing but few actually take the time to do it. This week’s podcast is the second to last in our “Building Employee Loyalty” series and looks at how and why to make an investment in your team that […]
Today I had Donna Sardula on the podcast and she shared her best tips for making your LinkedIn profile a true business asset. Donna is the founder and president of Vision Board Media, a professional branding company that helps individuals and companies tell their unique stories on LinkedIn and beyond. She shared some great stuff […]
How you start a relationship is going to dictate how well and how long that relationship lasts. I have been a part of some deceitful practices either intentional or unintentional that prevented that work relationship from being a long term thing. This week’s podcast is about how to overcome scarcity thinking and build a specific […]
The first installment of Building Employee Loyalty focused on the why of your business. Once you are clear on the why, you can use that to ensure that you bring people into your business that are a good fit for your culture. This is huge in building loyalty. Check out this week’s installment and let […]
This is a piggyback episode off of the interview that I did with Rich Christiansen. Scott Ford is the founder of Carson Wealth Services and partner in the newly formed family legacy company, Legado. Scott and I cover a lot of ground in this episode. We talk about His concept of the Infinite Entrepreneur. Thinking […]
I was asked recently about employee loyalty by a client. It’s a great question that doesn’t have a simple answer. My aim is to unpack employee loyalty over the course of five episodes to give it the respect that the topic deserves. Today’s episode is about building the foundation for creating an environment that people […]
This week, I sit down with entrepreneur (16 wildly successful companies), adventurer and family advocate, Rich Christiansen. Rich has started his most impactful business yet, Legado. We talk about what Legado is doing to help parents lead their families and break down the family framework for creating a family filled with love and purpose. You […]
You and I live in a results driven world. Sometimes that’s good and other times, that’s not so good. You can be so focused on the results that you don’t enjoy your life and journey that you are on. What good are results if you hate your life in the process? In today’s podcast I […]
If you have an idea for where you want to take you business, that’s a great first step. The next question is, are you clear about what you want out of your life and what part your business plays in that vision? This is a big question that gets neglected by business owners because you […]
If you aren’t careful, mission, vision and values can become a trite, waste of your businesses time. The greatest leaders look for ways to take these concepts and place them at the center of their culture to drive everything that they do. The purpose of having a vision is to have a roadmap that is […]
As you wind down the first quarter of your year, you may be thinking about how you are doing for the year so far. If aren’t doing that right now then you are now that I just said that. Goal setting is an area that you have a complicated relationship with the concept. Sometime goal […]
In this week’s episode, I sit down with a long time friend and collaborator, Garrett Gunderson. Garrett is a NYT bestselling author who has made a slight pivot from educating the masses about personal finance to edutaining the masses through comedy. In our episode, we hit on three main things that is so useful for […]
You may be one of the many leaders faced with the challenge of leading a team that is split between coming into the office and staying home. This type of work dynamic is here to stay says communication expert Karin Reed who just co-wrote her latest book called Suddenly Hybrid. Even though navigating a hybrid […]
Retention is something that a leader should always care about when it comes to building a team. Every person that you hire is an investment that has a positive or negative ROI. I used to worry about retention a lot. I noticed that the way I cared was more what someone leaving would mean for […]
Stress levels are at an all time high. The biggest cause that I see with leaders who are stressed out is that they try and play everyone else’s game while ignoring their own game. If you want to feel more accomplished and less stressed this year, check out this week’s show where I dive into […]
Most of us play a destructive game when it comes to time. The game is trying to get everything done all the time and whoever gets the most stuff done wins. As you may notice when you play this game, it’s unfulfilling and also destructive. Growth and Freedom is the name of this podcast because […]
There’s a good chance that you made a resolution or two for this year or set some goals for what you would like to see happen. Despite your desire to do better, you may find it difficult to actually follow through and engage in the “commitments” that you make for yourself this year. This week, […]
At New Work Revolution, we talk a lot about Total Experience Design and how this process helps you create a business by design vs. a business by default. This week’s show comes from our monthly training that we do for entrepreneurs. The most recent topic was about how to think about creating your experience system. […]
I had a client send me a daily quote from a calendar not too long ago that said, “If you think something will be hard, it will be hard. If you think something will be easy, it will be easy.” My client wanted to know if I agreed with that statement. My answer to that […]
Kevin Thompson is an entrepreneur who is on a mission to create connection and support for other entrepreneurs. I have known Kevin for 13 years and I can definitively say that he is good at what he does. In our interview, we talk about a lot of different topics from soul purpose to mentoring to […]
It’s been a minute since I have done a book review episode. I decided to change that after I read the book Green Lights by Matthew McConaughey. His story is interesting and he had some great nuggets for leaders in this book. Check out the episode and let me known what your favorite part of […]
This week, I have the co-founder of Feedstories, Bob Regnerus. For over twenty years Bob has helped his clients achieve more Impact, Reach, Traffic, and Sales through Digital Media and Story Telling. If you are like me, you have lots of client stories that haven’t been used as effectively in your business as they could […]
Information and what you know has a shelf life. Today’s great idea is tomorrow’s “what were they thinking”. As a leader, you are doing your best to do the right things in your business as much as you can. You are going to make mistakes. How you respond to those mistakes and times when you […]
This week I spoke with leverage expert and Executive Marketing Director of REVA Global, Amy Ransdell. We talked about what to do when you become the bottleneck of your organization and find yourself burned out and overwhelmed. It’s a small topic to be sure. 😉 If you run a business, this is one of the […]
This week I wanted to have a little more fun with the show. I am always talking about movies and showing clips at workshops, so it got me thinking about some of my favorite movies that have great leadership lessons. I had some specific criteria for what made the list (you can hear about my […]
The self-employed life is the only work life that business coach, Jeffrey Shaw has ever known. His journey started as a photographer for the affluent and led him to serve the self-employed world as a coach. In today’s interview, we talk about: The self-employed life and why this is so important for business owners to […]
If you are like me, you had a way that you thought about work growing up that came from your family. Some of those thoughts were good and some of them were not so good. Over the years, I have heard a lot of people say “work smarter not harder”. The problem is that you […]
Today’s podcast guest, Ken Lundin, of the Alpha Sales Road Map, shares his tips for how a leader can lead the sales charge, how to spot the need to pivot in your growth strategy and what you can do, as a leader, to get your team onboard with the sales process in your company. Let […]
Entrepreneurs often have new, cutting edge ideas that are so new that the world hasn’t caught up to them yet. Today, I speak with Vikrant Shaurya, CEO of BestSellingBook.com and we chat about the amazing world of book publishing. In today’s interview we talk about: The results that thought leaders are getting by writing a […]
What do you do when you have tapped into the minds of over 4,000 success entrepreneurs? You distill that genius into a book that illuminates the trends, tool and decisions that these leaders made to create success. In this podcast snack episode, I interview the host of the popular Entrepreneur on Fire podcast and author, […]
It’s one thing for a leader to know that they need to create boundaries to avoid burnout, it’s another thing to know what that actually looks like in real life. Part two of this podcast series walks through the different ways that you can protect yourself from burnout. Let us know if this is helpful.
Great leaders and entrepreneurs want to make a difference. If you are in leadership, you likely want to make a positive impact on the world around you. If you aren’t careful, it can lead to you taking on too much responsibility and then feeling the negative affect in your life. Part one of this two […]
This week we talk results with results coach, Brian Lovegrove. Since high school, Brian has studied some of the biggest names in self development. One thing that he noticed in his studies was that most self help didn’t equate to results. Brian set out to change that and created five keys to help you go […]
If you are going to do video like a pro, you need to learn from a pro. That’s why we brought Karin Reed to the show. Karin went from being an award winning journalist to teaching leaders how to present their best selves on camera as the CEO of Speaker Dynamics. In this interview you […]
Busyness is damn near an epidemic. The best way to fight that is to get clear on what the best game is for you to play in life and to create a set of standards to enable you to play your game well. This week, Brandon shares six things to help you reduce busyness and […]
From being a dishwahser to working in consumer finance to the lessons of the great coach John Wooden. This week’s episode takes you through Brandon’s journey with respect as an employee and as a boss. This week’s episode walks you through common ways that leaders disrespect their team and four things that demonstrate respect for […]
In the beginning of a new year, you start to think about what changes you want to make to your life to improve yourself. As you work on your goals and resolutions, take a look at some of the ghosts (limiting beliefs and thought patterns) that you spend time running from that may hold you […]
This week, I have the author of Beyond Default, David Trafford on the show. David comes to us from the UK and we talk about the myth of the heroic leader and talk about why collective leadership is a strategy that moves businesses to greatness. We break down how you can implement this into your […]
Listening is a critical skill for leadership. It’s easy to feel like a good listener until we truly examine how well we do deep listening with those around us. In a leadership setting, there are things that leaders hear on a regular basis from their teams that sound innocent. However, if they were to dig […]
This week’s show is to assist you in the fight against Parkinson’s Law. The more you expand, the more you potentially waste. In life and with regards to your money. This week, I break six key habits for you to adopt and utilize to ensure that you are intentional with your habits around the area […]
Planning. Most leaders know it’s important but that doesn’t keep them from avoiding it as much as possible. For a leader, planning builds your credibility and connects your team to your business. This weeks podcast gives you three simple questions to ask yourself and your team to plan your year.
This week I sit down with Evolved Finance’s Chief Business Officer, Parker Stevenson. We talk about how to hire a great bookkeeper how your numbers help you make and save money *3 things you can do right now to improve your businesses financial processes right now. Check out the show and check out Parker’s company […]
Total Experience Design is about building a business with intention and team training plays a critical role in this process. Leaders who are uncommitted to their team’s growth, cut corners and spend as little time with their team as possible. Great leaders overcome the three training myths that I discuss on today’s podcast to build […]
As a leader, the interruption train is not a train that you can completely stop but the good news is you can slow it down. This weeks episode gives you some insight into the three things you can do with interruptions when they come and how to minimize these distractions so that you can play […]
No matter how good of a leader you are, mistakes will be made at work. The question is, how are you going to handle it? Ineffective leaders use control when things don’t go their way at work and end up making the problem worse. Great leaders solve work problems at the root with the five step […]
The primary reason that meetings suck is that leaders suck at least facilitating them. Having a healthy flow of communication in your organization is important. It helps people to understand what is going on and furthers the experience that you are trying to create for your team. This week I share some simple yet powerful […]
Putting together a vision can be challenging between knowing what to include in your vision to assessing if you are actually going to achieve it. This week, Brandon breaks down 5 personal life questions and 6 business questions to help you put together a vision that gives you a clearer picture for where you are […]
Growth in uncertain times? This seems relevant to what we are going through today. We brought in growth expert Tony Guarnaccio to share his steps and approach to growing with limited resources and amid uncertainty. Tony grew up in entrepreneurship his whole life and has learned from the ups and downs of that experience to […]
There’s no value in pursuing your purpose if the destination you envision is merely one of personal understanding. The true power of purpose is in understanding your purpose and developing an understanding around how that purpose can be utilized to solve problems and benefit the world around you. This weeks podcast gives you three […]
Leaders spend a lot of time wondering about team motivators and very little time actually talking to their employees about what they care about. Even when leaders do try, they haven’t done the necessary ground work to have a productive conversation. This week’s podcast lays down the prerequisites for motivation to occur and what things […]
If you want to create a work environment where people are motivated, there are a few things that you can do to create the intrinsic motivation needed to stay dialed to their work in a powerful way. This process starts with you and your understanding of your purpose and how you show up for the […]
Intentional businesses need intentional leaders. Intentional leaders are conscious of the world around them and what that world needs. This week, Brandon reviews the 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership. This book is loaded with content that will get you thinking about your leadership differently and ultimately improve your leadership as well. What’s your big take […]
Leaders can be so driven in their desire to achieve that they spend day after day driving towards results while never actually checking in with themselves about how they are doing. Rather than thinking of feelings as a sign of weakness to be avoided how can you use feelings to guide you and your team […]
Do you have the discipline to double your revenue in the next 90 days? In this episode, Brandon talks with the CEO of Strategy Sprints, Simon Severino. He walks through his process of assisting businesses grow in a short period of time. They talk metrics, freedom and strategy to create focus towards growth in a ruthlessly […]
Growth can happen by leaning into areas that we know we can grow in. It can also come from a blind spot. Something I didn’t know I need to learn but now is brought to the surface for me to examine. How are you working through your own growth? Are you staying open to what’s […]
This week Brandon sat down with Polarity Thinking Expert Barry Johnson. Barry has worked with high level government agencies and Fortune 100 companies to help them bridge the gaps that exist with change and breakdowns in execution of their strategy through “and” thinking. No matter how big your company is, this concept of “and” thinking […]
Vision is easy to understand and hard to create. The abstract and large nature of a 20 year vision creates varying reactions to doing it. Either you don’t do it at all. Perhaps you set the bar ridiculously high. Or you are somewhere in between. This week’s podcast shares the story of what happens when […]
Great leadership creates clarity for the team on what to get done. Great management creates the best environment to accomplish the work. For better or worse, kore teams are working remotely. This weeks podcast dives into creating a winning remote environment for great work to happen.
If you are a team builder like me, you can use all the help that you can get to build a great team to support your mission and vision. This week’s podcast brings to you talent optimizer, Amber Hurdle. Amber and Brandon break down why great companies are built from the inside out and how […]
Leaders make handling employee issues harder than they need it to be. There is one thing that you can do as a leader to better handle employee issues that come up. The best thing about this tip is that you have absolute control of it and it makes confrontation and problem solving much easier for […]
The world has changed. As the way we interact and do business changes, what will your customer want and need from your business? Brandon recently “sat down” with the CEO of Triggers, Leslie Zane to talk all things branding. Leslie has done brand work for some of the most recognizable brands in the world and […]
In sharing my leadership philosophy at an event recently, it became apparent that the connection between the experience you create in your business and the experience you deliver as a leader is way more powerful than I initially thought. This weeks podcast looks at what the culture of your team looks like with the […]
How do you solve problems at the root? What if I told you the biggest issue with solving root issues is that we don’t reward people for solving these types of problems. In this episode, Brandon reviews the impactful book by Dan Heath; Upsteam. Upstream tackles how to solve root cause problems. Today’s podcast breaks down […]
JT McCormick is an American author, public speaker and businessman. In 2016, author Tucker Max hired McCormick as CEO of Scribe Media, formerly known as Book in a Box. In this episode, Brandon sits down with JT to discuss how and why writing and publishing a book could be the missing piece to your success. So […]
What would it look like for you to have true freedom in your business? Free from the day to day work. Free to take a vacation while your business still achieves high level results? This is the entrepreneurial dream. To make that dream a reality, there are a few things you want to have in place […]
There is so much learning that can be taken from deconstructing times when you failed. It will give you all the information needed to not re-live that experience in your business. However, most business owners are reluctant to have a critical eye after failure. In this episode, Brandon deconstructs this process of learning from failure […]
Are You a Leader or Manager? People use manager and leader interchangeably. Not all managers are leaders and not all leaders know how to manage. This weeks podcast draws the distinction between the two and breaks down why you should care about both. Let’s dive in.
In today’s episode Brandon shares how he once had someone criticize him for having someone cut his lawn. The reason for the criticism was that he was not being “manly”. He had two choices in this moment, live in fear of someone’s opinion or live the way he wanted to live based on the clarity […]
In business there can be so many things to do that it’s hard to know where to start. For some, they shut it down and do nothing. Others commit to a frenzy of activity but it doesn’t get them to where they really want to go. There is a better way and Mike Michalowicz lays […]
When a leader drives too hard, they can often miss the signs that are pointing them to an important breakthrough in their leadership. This process has it’s limitation. Perhaps there is a bigger issue with why you didn’t follow through on a project and get it done. Maybe there’s a bigger issue at play. Regardless of […]
Business growth isn’t a linear event where A + B = C. There are a lot of parts of your business that factor into your growth that need varying levels of attention at varying times in the process. It can be daunting but it’s vital to understand this to be able to set yourself of […]
On this 3rd installment we wind down the Supercharge Your Business Series by giving some attention to your mindset, the experience you deliver in your business and building your authority. It’s easy as a business owner to hold onto old norms in your business and create a strategy of trying harder. But, harder isn’t always […]
Part 2 of our series is about looking at your business for a higher level perspective. During a market disruption, it’s time to question everything; your business model, your future. Everything is open for discussion. The benefit being that you have the potential to position your business to be in even better shape than when […]
What’s the difference between being a failure and a loser? Some people would argue that they are the same. Author and Musician Dave Dunseath argues that they aren’t the same and lays out why in his hilarious book, “No, You Can’t”. If you want inspiration, this is your show.
Let’s get tactical today. For most business owners, the last few weeks came at them unexpectedly like an uppercut from Mike Tyson. As you pick yourself up off the canvas, it’s time to assess what’s next. I know a lot of business owners are struggling with this question right now so here’s the first of a three […]
In this week’s episode we turn to our in house business finance expert, Andrew Averett to give you some tools and thoughts on managing your business cash flow in today’s economy. It’s an unprecedented time and the decisions you make now will have powerful effects over the longevity of your company. Let’s discuss.
We are coming up on Quarter 2. But regardless if it’s Q2, Q3, or Q4, it’s all the same. This is a great time to create your 90 day plan. If you are a business owner who typically doesn’t like to plan too far ahead. This weeks podcast creates space for you to think about how […]
This episode is about having a heart for difficult conversations. We discuss 3 things you can do to foster a heart for this. You may be avoiding something difficult right now. Perhaps a conversation with someone in your life? The benefits of this in the short term is that you fool yourself into believing your relationships […]
In times of uncertainty, the world needs your leadership more than ever. You can’t lead people through uncertainty if you are not clear on your path. You can’t lead people through uncertainty if you don’t have a plan. You can’t lead people through uncertainty if you don’t have financial margin to do. The entire world […]
The stock market is not your friend. The stock investment world is one of the most misunderstood and misleading industries in the marketplace. This week’s episode touches on who should invest in the stock market and what you should understand if you do decide to invest. You need to hear this. Let’s dive in.
In this week’s episode, Brandon Allen talks with Dr. Nima about healing from the stress and trauma that keeps leaders from leading from their hearts. Dr. Nima Rahmany started his career as a chiropractic physician. His career took a shift when he got some news of a patient of his that had died of a […]
Money is the seemingly easy path to motivating behavior and showing appreciation. Money is also one of the quickest ways to completely miss the boat on what really makes your team tick. Brandon Allen spent a decade engaging teams in high pressure situations and learned a lot about what motivates people beyond throwing money at […]
Life seems easier when it’s somebody else’s fault. Your marriage. Your work. Your president. Leaders who create influence are leaders who take responsibility for their outcomes. And this responsibly stretches past points most are willing to embrace. Today’s podcast takes you the through three things to help you be mindful of your role in this […]
Most people live their lives in autopilot. How they work. How they raise kids. How they take care of their health. If all you do is hope things work out, you are likely to be disappointed. The most powerful work you do is centered around being present to who you are being. To be present, […]
At the time of releasing this episode, we are a month into the year. The question is, “How are you doing?” Are you achieving the growth as a leader that you wanted to achieve Is your team achieving the goals you set? This is a great time to assess where you are at and make […]
When things go wrong in our business, it’s easy to take a default position of creating rules and regulations in an attempt to ensure the situation doesn’t happen again. Unfortunately, this approach typically misses the mark and leaves a leader less free. It also kills growth. This week, you get five things to do instead […]
In this episode Brandon dives into the impactful book Trillion Dollar Coach by Bill Campbell. This book does an incredible job showing the importance and effect that coaching has on the success and culture of a team. Getting teams to work together is already a difficult challenge. Here Brandon shares the insights from Bill how […]
Leaders spend a lot of time talking about how to get their employees to do certain things. The short answer is you can’t. You are a mirror; projects that are late, using phones at inappropriate times, being late for work, unkind words to another employee, etc. You may have checked in on this for yourself […]
Today we share with you Three Free Tools that New Work Revolution offers to you as a 'thank you' for listening to this podcast. The Alignment & Execution Blueprints The Financial Habit The Business Health Assessment Being the beginning of 2020, these tools are perfectly timed to assist you at the best time possible. Running […]
What do you do when your meetings suck? How do you handle that first moment of dread? Especially if YOU are the one in charge of said meeting? Point blank, GREAT Leaders figure out how to overcome this for themselves and those around them so that, as an organization and team, you get what you want. In […]
Today, Brandon sits down with Dr. Michael Neal. Dr. Neal is the Founder of Build My Team, an organization that walks you through the key actions required to help you hire easier and more effectively. After years of frustration hiring qualified team members for his practice, Dr. Neal decided to start working smarter and incorporating key […]
At New Work Revolution, we believe that the key to creating great experiences for your clients is to start with creating great experiences with your teams. Trust is a foundational element for leaders to start this process for their teams. There are a lot of things that go into building a great culture to work […]
What would your business or team look like if all of your team were A players? Maybe some of you already have that. (You don’t have to brag about it, it’s unbecoming) An A team player is a team member who is able to produce at a much greater level than other team members. Since […]
My favorite thing about working with so many business owners is that they are fun to be around. You are inspiring. You have a drive to make a difference. You like to grow and learn new things. This desire for growth can be a good thing for your team and it can be a source […]
Most business owners that I know are big time value creators that are driven to make a difference. That drive that pushes them to unbelievable heights doesn’t always come from a great place. Being an entrepreneur can be a lonely endeavor. Most people don’t understand you and that starts with your own family and friends. […]
“The problem with self-identity is not just a problem for the young. It is a problem all the time. Perhaps the problem. It should haunt old age, and when it no longer does it should tell you that you are dead.” ~ Norman Maclean Is there a more difficult thing for human beings than […]
The first principle that we discussed with Total Experience Design, TXD, is that “Everyone Delivers an Experience Whether They Know it or Not.” When somebody lets you down, it’s easy to make assumptions about people and their intentions. What if people want to do a good job, why don’t they? Hanlon’s Razor states: “Never […]
Follow the success of high achievers and you see that they are committed to the things that they are working on and trying to accomplish. 100% committed. When it comes to success, this week’s podcast addresses three things that business owners engage in that are good things but get taken too far and get in […]
As your business grows, it’s easy to lose sight of intention in certain areas of your business. Leadership is one of those areas. Just because you started a business, doesn’t mean that your role as a leader is completely understood by your team. In the same token, just because you promoted another person to leadership […]
Employee reviews are a tough sell for employees and leaders alike. No one likes to do them or be on the receiving end of a review gone wrong. With as many leaders that don’t like to do reviews, it begs the question, are employee reviews a waste of time. Total Experience design is about […]
Most people go through their lives without a clear intention and purpose for the things they do and the decisions they make. Maybe you can relate. Maybe you make decisions based upon limiting beliefs of the past. Maybe you make decisions based upon what your mom or dad would want you to do. Perhaps you […]
You and I both know that the magical turning of a calendar year does not unlock some hidden super power that didn’t exist for you before. A new year can be a time for hope and optimism and a time to create space to assess where you are at and where you want to go. […]
It’s been little bit since I have talked about the morning routine that we call a power hour. My friend Mike was asking some questions about my morning routine and rather than answer him directly with a message, like a normal person, I decided to record a podcast episode about it. The most practical way […]
Having a well organized and empowered team is your path to growth and freedom. Growth and freedom are two outcomes that I strive to achieve with every leader that I work with. Goal setting helps to achieve growth and freedom by orchestrating the work that needs to be done by giving the team specific direction […]
Creating influence with your team is simpler than you think. There is a lot of information out there on how to lead and manage better. Your primary key to influence already exists and is easy to do. The problem is it’s also easy not to do. At the heart of Total Experience Design is intention. […]
Doing growth well is about creating that beautiful tension between exposing weakness and then using your purpose to work through that weakness in a powerful, creative way. Growth is one of those areas that you either learn to embrace or you learn to avoid. To keep yourself in a growth space means that you acknowledge […]
I have had the priviledge of knowing Charles Van Kessler for almost a year now. He has attended some workshops that I have done in the past and always been a gracious participant and a true value creator. Charles has a story that I felt the world needs to hear around bringing your personal passion […]
One of the most damaging communication techniques in a relationship is using assumptions. Assuming what people know. What they think. What they will or won’t do. When you don’t help people understand or help them fill in the blanks, people will come to their own conclusions. Those conclusions tend not to be too positive either. […]
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who […]
Your formula for success is unique to you. Don’t let anyone tell you different. When it comes to success, it’s easy to listen to someone or try and emulate someone else. Someone else’s success came from that person being uniquely who they are, creating your own formula for success will consist of who you are. […]
One of the benefits of owning a business is freedom. Freedom to work in the way that you feel best serves your purpose. It’s a shame when that opportunity for freedom turns into bondage. Bondage to a schedule. Bondage to people. Bondage to systems. Bondage to your limiting beliefs. What would it look like to […]
As a business owner, you have plenty on your plate. What separates the business owners who thrive versus the ones who survive is that they make a commitment to their purpose. They do this by walking in their purpose daily with intention and integrity. Does your day tend to get away from you? Do you […]
Life doesn’t always roll out the red carpet for your hopes and dreams. In fact, sometimes it can feel like it does the exact opposite. Once the resistance comes, the uncommitted stop in their tracks and walk the other way. You can commit to your reasons or your results but you can’t commit to both. […]
Great, delivered experiences in business start from the inside out. This is point four of the Total Experience Design manifesto (click this link to download the book). A key part of building the internal culture is cultivating trust. When trust is absent leaders get frustrated and turn to control. When trust is presence it creates […]
What is your mission? Do you have one? For every time you are faced with a challenge there is a mission that drives you to working through the problem. You know that there is a bigger purpose to the work that you do. Stewardship and mission go hand in hand. When I am being a […]
When you have two people that you broke bread with as a college aged man take their lives in the span of a month (I talked about this a bit in episode 237 on gratitude and grace), it causes you to start to reflecting on your own life and your own struggles. For years, I […]
Great strategy is essential to sustainable business. Unfortunately, strategy isn’t something that come naturally to many people, business owners included. Don’t despair. I have brought in experts who live, eat and breath strategy to talk about how to change the trajectory of your business to the outcome that you want versus the outcome that […]
Coming up on 10 years in business there are a lot of things to be grateful for and a lot of people to thank. As I review the recording, there are a ton of people who I missed in here from clients to employees. My Experience Coordinator, Marie has been a great asset to my […]
When things hit the fan and aren’t working out the way you want them to and when the demands of others starts to become overwhelming, what do you do? Many people look to create some margin in their lives and the thing that they look to cut out of their lives are items for their […]
It’s been a year or so since I have had Michael Alden on the podcast. The response to the interview we did about his book 5% More was so positive that I happily accepted to have him on the show again to talk about his new book Blueprint to Business. Blueprint to Business give business […]
We all fall victim to scarcity thinking in our lives. When you operate out of a scarcity mindset, you play not to lose instead of playing to win. You blame other people for your shortcomings. You work against your purpose rather than work with the talents and abilities that God gave you to create value […]
Why do you work? Is it for a paycheck and financial security? For something to do? Is it an expression of something that you feel called to do? Does it eradicate a problem that you care about? What is the purpose of work? I believe we are wired for work and value creation. I don’t […]
Fake accountability throws leaders off and derails team members careers if we don’t recognize it and address it in the moment. There’s a simple word that a team member can use in a discussion that lets me know that they aren’t taking full responsibility in a situation. The word “but”. Anytime that word gets used […]
You can create power or destruction in your relationships. The deciding factor on what happens is in how you view those people in your life that you interact with on a regular basis. Are they a tool that feeds your profits, ego or physical and emotional needs? Or are they people that you have a […]
The biggest challenge in a growing business is to encourage the owners of the business to rid themselves of good things so that they can do better things. When you have been successful doing business a certain way, it’s hard to let go of the things you know to embrace the things you don’t. Travelling […]
Every leader wants to see their team take ownership. The hard part is figuring out how to make this transition happen. Do we intimidate? Threaten? Yell? (Sorry kids) The answers resides within you. How much of your current situation in business and life are you willing to take responsibility for? Your answer to this question […]
A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury. ~ John Stuart Mill Difficult conversations with difficult people are one of the most emotionally taxing areas of a business. No one wants to deal with […]
The Science Behind Getting Leads If you are a coach, consultant or any other program provider, you know one of the most challenging things to getting your business off the ground is in generating qualified leads, consistently to your business. I know coaches who have been coaching for years who are still struggling because they […]
We have little conception of how worthwhile we are because we are working so hard to prove how worthwhile we are! ~ C. Terry Warner I had the opportunity to be a guest on the Rusty Lion podcast recently and I shared with their listeners my approach to being vs doing. Later that same week […]
Are you someone who likes to start a project? Or are you someone who likes to see a finished product in your hands? I like to see the finished project. Depending on how you answer the above questions will determine your excitement level for working in the process of your business. Today’s podcast is about […]
What do you want from your marriage? What’s your approach to raising children and why? What did you do yesterday in your business and why? Most people seldom take the time to ponder the things that they are doing each day and why they are doing it. They live a life by default and not […]
Is planning a waste of time? What good can come from it? I’ve always used planning and setting objectives as a tool to keep me intentional and on purpose in my business. The most successful business owners that I work with are good at this too. They pre-decide what and when things are going to […]
If you are like most business owners, you probably have a revenue goal for this year? Maybe you even got really crazy with it and set a budget. Ok maybe that’s a little too ambitious. What are your revenue goals for this year? Increase by 10%? 20%? Double the size of your business? If you […]
Tis the season for goal setting in your business. It’s easy to set goals, get the team rallied behind them and have the best intentions for the new year. It’s also easy to let the emergencies of the day disrupt the flow of goal work and, before you know it, you lose track of the […]
Have you ever been frustrated by people? Kidding. We all have. When it comes to employees, there are plenty of things that happen in a work week that can get your blood racing. What if you looked at employee failure differently? What if you looked at them as doing their best? What if your employees […]
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How much room do you give an employee who is consistently failing? If you truly care about them and their career, I wouldn’t give them much room to continue failing. You may worry about being mean if you follow up too closely or micro-managing. Some people just need more support. Time is another issue that […]
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Premature delegation. So frustrating. So unsatisfying. You have the money. You have the desire. You hire someone and then….utter disaster. It wasn’t who you hired as much as it was when you hired. You weren’t ready. You didn’t understand enough about what you were delegating. At some point in time you realize that, as the […]
In the past four episodes of the New Work Revolution podcast, I have taken you through four steps to engaging in tough conversations in a healthy way. The process sounds nice in theory but people are unpredictable, they don’t always play the way you want them to. Tough conversations at work part 5 is about […]
When it comes to be being productive, there are a lot of different schools of thought around what works and what doesn’t. One thing that has been shown to help you be more productive is taking time off. It’s good for your brain, you end up doing more etc. Josh Pastner, newly minted basketball coach […]
If you want to breed excitement in your business, you first have to work on building it. If you aren’t excited about what’s going and what’s possible in your business, how the hell is anyone else supposed to get there. Inspiration is a great tool to build excitement in your business. It’s easy to get […]
Coming to the end of the first quarter of the year and it’s possible that most people have already given up on their goals and transformation for the year. As people come out as a lion in January quickly turns into a whimper towards the end of February. In business building and keeping momentum is […]
You have to figure out your life, there is no formula. ~ Larry Weidel One of the many things I love about having a podcast is the opportunity to meet great people doing great things. I recently interviewed the author of Serial Winner, Larry Weidel, on the New Work Revolution podcast. Winning isn’t a sometime […]
I talk with business owners every day about insulating themselves from distractions so that they can do what they are best at. I acknowledge that it may seem counterintuitive that I the title of this week’s podcast is to be a jack-of-all trades in your business. In your business there’s a time to delegate and […]
If you won’t go somewhere, how can you expect that from your team. Great leaders do one things really well, they move people. They don’t do this by force they do it through influence. Great leaders make the commitment and they live the commitment. What type of leader are you? When your business does well, it’s […]
Quicker results. In business and as leaders, quicker results are preferred and, in some cases, expected. The challenge lies in not letting our personal productivity habits sabotage our ability to get the quicker results that you are looking for. Those challenges include: Procrastination: This happens because of fear, uncertainty or true lack of desire to […]
As a young adult, I might have been one of the least self aware people I knew. As I have gotten older, I have removed (or are still removing) the mental and emotional barriers that kept me from plugging into myself. During this process I discovered that the deeper you go in understanding yourself, the […]
The worst part about trying to make everyone like you is later realizing that many end up hating you. You can’t please everyone nor should you try. This is especially true in leadership. Gutless leadership is about trying to make people happy instead of trying to serve people. In the end leaders think they are […]
Sales. For a lot of people this is a dirty word. The image of sales conjures up images of cheap suits, comb overs and assholes. It’s no wonder why people avoid identifying with sales in their businesses. It’s time for a different paradigm. Show me a business that is reluctant to sell and I will […]
There’s nothing more frustrating for a business owner or leader than an employee who can’t seem to get the job done. Reading that last sentence may have just triggered a thought of a specific employee that you have worked with or are currently working with. I want to re-contextualize employee failure. Behind every failure is […]
When you think about defining the ideal person that you want to work with in business, money is the primary thing that may come up. Defining your ideal client goes beyond that. It’s about uncovering the people in your world that have a deep appreciation for your mission and values. This week’s New Work Revolution […]
Why worry about purpose? How do you take an airy fairy concept like purpose and make it tangible in your business? Sales happens to be one of those areas where purpose can have a significant impact on your business. The more you understand your own personal stupid human trick in business, the better you can […]
If you want to grow, you have to reject comfort. The challenge is that mentally we strive for comfort. Our mind tells us to eat fast food because we are hungry now and look at Facebook instead or writing that article. Shit this just got a little real. There is an art to keeping your […]
Depending on how much you like all things technology and internet is going to determine how you feel about marketing your business online. I have a lot of clients who just don’t know where to start with building their online marketing presence. This week’s New Work Revolution podcast features online marketing expert James Webster from […]
Success. It’s a tricky thing to get a hold of because the seemingly smallest things hold us back from being as successful as you would like to be. This week’s New Work Revolution podcast talks about three primary things that get in a business owner’s way and keep them from being as successful as they […]
Standards can be good thing or they can be a bad thing. Standards work really well when used in the right context. Leaders want to create accountability in their business or world of work and then miss the mark on what the right standards are that creates influence. This week’s podcast is about how to […]
You know that person that is always stressed out to the max? Every. Single. Day. I get exhausted just watching someone like that operate. It’s each for entrepreneurs to get themselves in a state of perpetual stress. If this is you, that type of issue doesn’t just affect you, it affects the entire team. Don’t […]
A lot of business owners spend time training their teams and make investments in their teams by sending their teams to seminars and events. Sending your team to a training is the first and easiest step. The next step is using that training to create transformation in your team’s work life. How do you take […]
When I first started leading people, I thought vulnerability was for the weak. On a daily basis, I put on a front that I had my shit together all day every day and that nothing ever bothered me. Through this behavior I cam to a realization, I was the weak one. It takes courage to […]
Business owners can be visionary and forward thinking. They can also cut corners and rely too much on their own ability to get things done. Not you, but other business owners. OK maybe you too. You and I only have so much willpower. Planning can make your life easier by making certain things automatic in […]
Leadership is about influence. Being a dictator is about control. When I ask a group of business owner if they want to be a true leader or a dictator, they always choose the true leader. What these business owners don’t know is that there leadership style is closer to the dictatorship side. This happen because […]
Live life for long enough as an adult that has to live with consequences and scarcity will come knocking at your door. Scarcity starts as a whisper and slowly turns into a roar and says things like: “You’re not good enough.”, “Smart Enough.”, “Qualified.” “You’re presentation is shit.” “You’re shit.” These lies are sneaky and believable if […]
At some point in your business, you are going to be faced with the dilemma of maintaining where you are at or expanding your business. This is probably going to require the use of additional people and/or property to create that additional leverage for your business expansion. In this week’s New Work Revolution podcast, I […]
In today’s world accountability is an overused term. Use the word in some companies and watch the eyes roll as the team listens to another set of hollow promises and directives from their leaders. As a leader how do keep yourself from being the parent that always threatens discipline but never does anything? When you […]
It sounds clichéd to say that communication is vital to great leadership. When it come to creating leverage in a business and growing, any bad communication habits will get exposed as your employees fail to execute the game plan. Do employees fail because they are stupid or bade people? No. For every employee that fails […]
It’s hard to restrain yourself when you are the smartest person in the room. All the ideas. All the suggestions from your team. None of them as smart or as good as the ideas that you would have come up with. Being the smartest person in the room has its disadvantages when it comes to […]
Who is your business for? Is it primarily for you or is it primarily for your clients/customers? Upon first glance of this question, the answer seems obvious. Most of you would say your business exists to create value for the public. If we look a little more closely at this question, you might find that […]
Contrary to the popular statement, there are stupid questions. Spend a few minutes on Quora and you will realize that. There are times when you need to ask an obvious question. A question that initially may sound like a stupid question. This week’s New Work Revolution podcast dives into when you should ask questions about […]
Spend any amount of time in an industry and you will hear all of the bullshit that the majority of the business owners in that industry will start telling you. How do you keep yourself thinking bigger than your industry? In case you were wondering what bullshit I was referring to. Here are some examples: […]
It’s easy to become a victim over procrastination. I’ve done it. You’ve done it. So you got behind on a project or let too many thing pile up on your desk. What are you going to do now? There are two schools of thought. 1. Shut it down. Ignore it. Hope it goes away. It […]
Most of us have a limit. That place where we think is possible and that we are comfortable with. Then there’s beyond the limit. That murky place of fear, doubt and insecurity. Are you ready to travel to that magical place? You’re probably thinking that place isn’t magic and you would prefer stay where you […]
When is it time to cut an underperforming employee loose? I get this question all the time. It’s not always an easy question to answer not to mention that firing people sucks. You want to be timely about the situation and have a process for handling development needs. Too many business owners wait and wait […]
How close should you get to the people who work for you? It’s an interesting question and one that can also be controversial. I had someone follow me at an event and take a shot at my suggestion that employees are more than just tools for our use and disposal. Should you be friends with […]
It’s easy for you to be tactic heavy when you market your small business. You try a lot of different things to market your business without any coordinated, intentional effort. I wrote about business creating an experience for their customers. This is not only true for people who are already customers, it’s also true […]
Success is a tricky. You see someone who is achieving at a high level and you wonder what big thing happened to that person to get them where they are at. Is the quickest path to big results, big actions? Where do big results come from? I used to assume that the way you get […]
You have to do the work. I talked to a person recently that I “coached” a couple of years ago. During our coversation he complained about the results in his life and whose fault it was that this was happening to him. You know who never came up in the conversation? Himself. Not once did […]
I had a client recently wonder if the leadership and management techniques that we talked about were making him weak. Essentially, he was wondering if I was making him into a pussy. It’s a fair question and one that comes up from time to time so I wanted to address it in this week’s New […]
Most of the time, I like to share articles, books, thoughts, etc that inspire me. Sometimes, like today, I run across such written nonsense that I feel compelled to share my thoughts on how destructive this really is. I was reading a semi-recent issue if Inc. magazine, diving into the business finance section that they […]
Why do people come to work? Autonomy? Personal fulfillment? Something to do? A Paycheck? All of these reasons are true of some of your employees. The real question is, do you know why your team comes into work every day and what motivates them? How can you get your team to work for their goals […]
Business ownership often gets treated as a series of trade offs. If you run a successful business, you have to sacrifice your life at home. When you business is doing well then you couldn’t possibly leave early to catch your son or daughter’s soccer game. You can spend time with your family and run a […]
Want to be more focused and productive in your business? Start with you. I recently read a book called, Focus by Daniel Goleman. This book reopened my thought process towards our thoughts and our awareness and how big of a role this plays in our success. This week’s podcast talks about how you can be […]
This week’s New Work Revolution Podcast is about the people who work for you in your business. The question is, are people assets in your business and are you investing in them properly. Business owners and managers can be guilty of using their team and to focus on getting things from them rather than giving […]
You know that sales is the lifeblood of your business. Your business can’t survive without selling. There are many people who you sell during the course of running a business. You sell employees. You sell customers You sell vendors. Partnerships. You get the idea. With all the selling that you do, how do you know […]
Perfection. We try and live our lives by a high standard. This is a good thing… until it isn’t. Our quest can perfection can get in the way of actually making the progress that will make us successful. This week’s podcast stems from the countless number of business owners who struggle with the fact that […]
So here’s the making your business unreasonable this year. I should also mention that in doing that, be prepared to make your business great. The sad thing is that there are a lot of ways to set your business apart from the competition that are commonplace, common sense actions. The reason they are unreasonable is […]
What if you paid as much attention and gave as much care to the people that worked for you as you do for your own customers? Raising your EQ (Emotional Intelligence) is a great way to grow your business in the coming year. One of my 10 points of creating an amazing experience is that […]
Praise. Why is it so hard? You like praise. I like praise. We all like praise in some way, shape or form. So why is this so hard again? As a leader of an organization you have probably faced a realization at some point that your praise is lacking in some area. This week’s podcast […]
Confrontation. People are either scared to death of it and don’t do it. Or they lack emotional intelligence and they confront in all the wrong ways. Good confrontation comes from having the right motive for the conversation. In this week’s podcast, I share four specific areas to consider the next time you confront someone in […]
Why do you track the numbers that you track in your business? What purpose does it serve? Have you ever asked yourself this question? Is you goal to have information about your business? Will that information then either make you happy or perhaps sad? What if you were able to use the numbers that you […]
Coming down from Mount Horeb carrying stone tablets…oh wait wrong story. Today’s story includes 10 commandments but instead of Moses we had none other than Dino Watt and he’s talking to us about communication. Communication is at the center of how we live. Those that communicate effectively enjoy the fruits that come along with it. […]
I have been a little quiet over the last three weeks but that’s about to change. I am going to start things off by telling you about a great book that I read last month on marketing your business called Feed The Startup Beast. This is one of the best and most practical marketing books […]
It’s easy for us to consider the ramifications of not confronting people who work for us. Have you ever considered what the ramifications of not confronting those people are. Managing a business is tough. Avoiding confrontation is the path of least resistance that’s easy to travel. Healthy confrontation is essential for your business to perform […]
Your business is either growing or dying. The good news is that you have control over the direction that your business travels. A growing business is all about intention and putting the right habits in place. In this weeks podcast, I share three immediate tips that you can put in to practice right now to […]
Fear can be a great, short-term, motivator. Over time, if you operate out of this paradigm for too long, you find yourself choosing an operating system of scarcity. What would your life and business look like if you operated out of a paradigm of possibilities and abundance? This is the topic of this week’s podcast. […]
The easiest way, short-term, to manage your business and your team is through control. While control is easy, long-term, it very hard to maintain. Not to mention that this style of management makes you look like an asshole. This week’s podcast is about influence. Why it’s harder and three specific things that you can do […]
I want to apologize to all of my other business owner listeners and readers this week. This week’s podcast is for all of my chiropractor friends. This week I have a special guest, John Davila. I met John a few months ago at an event that we had. That introduction turned into the opportunity to […]
You’re at church, work or a get together at a friends house and they ask you how you are doing. Your response? I’m good. Chances are they are good to. Nobody wants to be that person who always dumps their crap on people in an unhealthy way. Most of us don’t have that problem because […]
What do you do about employees who, for one reason or another, are insubordinate at work? If you manage people for any period of time, you are going to have this situation come up. This week’s podcast tells you what insubordination really means and how to handle it. If you haven’t subscribed to the show […]
I have on both sides of an employee review. Employee reviews can be stressful. It’s stressful to have your performance reviewed (do they hate my work? Am I doing a good job?) and it’s also stressful to review someone else’s performance (How will they react to this? Should I have this tough conversation or […]
I remember sitting in a productivity workshop and listening to the moderator tell me about productivity and the keys to being more effective on a day-to-day basis. He said something that I never forgot during the first 30 minutes of the workshop that changed my life forever. It helped me reduce the stress and the […]
Persuasion is a part of our every day lives whether we put any effort into or not. In each moment we can be persuasive in any intentional way or an accidental way. If you are a small business owner, you know it’s hard to keep your arms around all the ways that clients can interact […]
The biggest part of creating a great culture in your business is identifying the type of culture that you want to create. For businesses that struggle with culture, it’s typically because they have allowed their culture to happen by accident.
Culture is more than just intention. Creating a winning culture requires leadership and commitment.
Culture comes in all shapes and sizes from having a culture of accountability to creating an environment that is fun and down to Earth.
How could culture play a role in the next step of your business?
Check out this week’s podcast as I talk about what you can to create more of a winning culture in your business. If you haven’t subscribed to the weekly podcast then do that now as well.
Marketing with intention is important. When you market with intention, you are marketing proactively. There are three specific challenges that business owners face with marketing that keep them from getting consistent results.
This week’s podcast discusses those challenges and give you some ideas on what you can do to overcome them.
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Enjoy!
Too much of a good thing? Put education and information in that category as well.
Education is a great thing but it can also lead to confusion and inaction.
This week’s podcast talks about the reasons why information overload is so damaging to our success and what you can do to handle the information that is coming your way.
Enjoy the podcast and subscribe in iTunes if you haven’t already.
Constantly putting out fires and handling “emergencies” in your business is stressful. While you can maintain that sort of lifestyle for a short period of time, in the long run it will catch up to you.
The good news? If your business looks like the above description, it doesn’t have to.
Many of the fixes are simple and easy to implement so that you transition from a reactor to a creator.
Get a pen and paper ready and click on the player below to listen to this week’s podcast.
I recently sat down with author and Soul Purpose coach, Derick Van Ness to talk about his new book Finding Your Purpose.
Derick shares his purpose story as well as tackles some of the biggest questions that you have about Soul Purpose.
Questions like:
What are some things that I can do to help me with the discovery process?
What is the difference between roles and purpose?
Derick also has a couple of goodies that he is giving away. He has his free Soul Purpose training and he also has a free coaching session available to my listeners and readers.
Check out the insightful interview and I welcome any comments about the interview.
I’m on an interview roll on the podcast this week. We are starting off with Greg Blencoe, author of Super Manager.
I talk with Greg about his 7 essentials for great management. Not only does Greg give some great input on management, he is also giving away copies of his book free.
The book is straightforward, easy to read and understand. If you want to be a better manager, check this book out now.
Also check me out on iTunes.
You can do something the hard way or the easy way. When you are a business owner with a smaller business, you tend to do things the hard way.
The irony in this story is the reason why business owners choose the hard way is that they confuse the easy way of creating systems and processes in their business with the hard way.
This week’s podcast is about what it takes to do the things the easy way in your business so that you have more freedom and growth. Enjoy and if you haven’t subscribed yet then do so now.
If paychecks don’t motivate, then what does? When it come to managing your team, you need to create a culture of execution. This starts with having a culture where you share and live the vision.
This week’s podcast is about how to sell your employees so that they buy-in and execute. This process is simpler than you think.
If you like this week’s episode, make sure you subscribe in iTunes and share it with your people.
Enjoy!
If you are going to do something, then you should do it right. Sucking happens to fall into the category. If you are going to suck at something then do it right.
On today’s podcast, I cover four points to consider to suck well.
Check out the podcast below or you can subscribe with the button to the right in iTunes. Thanks again for visiting and, as always, your comments are welcome.
bstcThere are times in my life where I have been inactive. I then resolve to get to bed early, get up a little earlier and get some activity in. As soon as I set out to do that is the exact time that one of my kids throws up, has a nightmare or wakes up from some other reason that results in me getting far less sleep than I would have preferred.
The nature of an obstacle is that it comes at us when we least expect it and we are less likely prepared for it. In the midst of the obstacle, it’s hard to find meaning in it.
This week’s podcast is about acknowledging our obstacles, finding the meaning in the obstacle and preparing ourselves to deal with them.
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If you have ever spent time and thought about how you create value in your business and make money, you probably come to the simple conclusion that the way you make money is through the actual work that you do. In the initial stages of a business, this is exactly right. You go out and get customer and then you deliver your product/service to that customer. If you are a service based business and you want to expand your value creation abilities, then you will need to go even further than that.
Whether you are a doctor or a mechanic, at some point you are going to come to the realization that you can only serve so many customers in a day. Everyone agrees that there is a limitation of time that we are faced with as service based business owners.
Service based business owners who take their business to the next level, and by next level I mean more profit, more freedom and less of the technical work that you were trained to do, recognize that there are certain activities that they should be doing to create additional value for their business.
These four activities are:
Operations
Creation
Relationship Building
Marketing
In this week’s podcast, I talk to you about what those specific activities look like in your business and how they create true and lasting wealth in your business.
When Herb Kelleher started Southwest Airlines, he wanted to create a culture of fun. His approach to doing this was very intentional from how they hired to the goofy antics on flights.
Small business owners can take note that, for better or worse, you are the catalyst of your own culture in your business.
Herb Kelleher was all about the people that worked for him as evidenced by this quote:
“If the employees come first, then they’re happy…. A motivated employee treats the customer well. The customer is happy so they keep coming back, which pleases the shareholders. It’s not one of the enduring green mysteries of all time, it is just the way it works.”
This week’s podcast is about how you can create that intentional culture in your own business and I give 3 simple places to start.
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