What About Books, Life and Other Things?: Recent Episodes
Danny L Smith
Danny Smith, Hurdie Burk and friends talk about books, life and other things.
“..a user sees reading as a pastime, something to be entertained by, but a recipient rests in the ideas.....to receive a book is to explore what is being said and to let the author take you on a ride.” C.S. Lewis
Danny reminds us - “It’s the sign of an educated mind that can consider another’s ideas without having to own them.”
"You'll be the same 5 yrs from now, as you are now, except for 1. who you associate, 2. what you watch, 3. what you read." Zig Ziglar
This is Part 2 (see Episode #40 for Part 1) with Dr. Mel. Dr. Mel goes deeper into how his Accelerated Neurolibrian system integrates the body, mind and spirit. Thus enhancing our human performance.
Chapter 8 The Science of Thought. What you wire into your brain through thinking is stored in your nonconscious mind.
Your brain is designed to respond to your mind.
Linked Science Concepts: The process of thinking and choosing is the most powerful thing in the universe after God, and it is a phenomenal gift from God to be treasured and used properly. The basic ingredients of quantum physics are: paying attention, thinking and choosing, and consequence.
Mastermind focused on Book. Switch On Your Brain Dr. Caroline Leaf
On this podcast, we discuss Entering Into Directed Rest. Chapter 5 from the book Switch On Your Brain by Dr. Caroline Leaf
Introspection, self-reflection, and prayer for helping catch our thoughts.
We are focused on Chapter 3 of the book Switch On Your Brain by Author Dr. Caroline Leaf.
Choices are real. Free Will Exsist
We’re starting a new Mastermind on Dr. Caroline Leaf’s “Switch On Your Brain Author.” Danny’s been reading and listening to Dr. Leaf’s books for 5 years and claims this book is a game changer. The initial reaction from a few other of the of the group seems he might be right.
Below are the books we’ve masterminded over the past 15 months. The next mastermind, 2/28, will be a review of these six books. Personally, I’m excited about it!
Selling in a Crisis, by Jen Blount
Atomic Habits, by James Clear
The Compound Effect, by Darren Hardy
The Checklist Manifesto, by Atul Gawande
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey
The 15 Invaluable of Growth, by John C. Maxwell
Dr. Mel has a PhD from University of Texas in Human Biology and Sports Science. In this 1st episode with Dr. Mel, he’s giving us an overview of how his Accelerated Neurolibria system integrates the body, mind and spirit, enabling better human performance.
Steps to help with your Roadmap for Success.
Make Things Happen
See and Seize Opportunities
Influence Others
Add Value
Attract Leaders
Equip Others
Provide Inspiring Ideas
Possess Positive Attitudes
Have Loyalty
Live Up To Commitments
We were a little off the topic, however, still had a great discussion. We were doing an overview of Chapters 7 and 8. We also, did some suggested books for the next series on What About Books.
We are in our second podcast installment with our group reviewing and discussing John Maxwell's book "Your Road Map For Success." The group focused on chapters about 1. knowing where you're going and 2. how to get there from here. We discussed how plans constantly change or fail, rarely succeed as written, and how one must adjust. As you can imagine, goal setting and struggles were part of the discussion.
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Solid steps in the selling process.
The selling process is not always about charm.
Listen to understand
Build value bridges
Solution selling
Motivation vs. Disciplines
The book we are going through is Selling In A Crisis Author Jeb Blount
The pipeline is critical. Prospect Everywhere. Go where the money is. IQP Ideal Qualified Prospect. Discussed the 7 ways to reach Folks.
Our discussion. Crisis Selling. Master these. Prospecting, Time, Qualifying, Discovery, Listening, Presenting, Objections, Negotiations, and Closing.
The Right Now List.
Where you are? Be there!
Crisis Selling is not an Easy Botton or a Shiny New Idea
The Law of Least Effort
Make the environment where doing the right thing is easier.
Reduce friction with good habits
Increase friction with bad habits
Culture plays a big part in shaping our behaviors. These behaviors then become habits. This is difficult because of the need to fit in. This Mastermind is some chat between us on how this works and what we can do to make changes to habits.
What habits one sets today is how we change into the future in a positive way. Bundle Habits? Listen in.
People with high self-control tend to spend less time in tempting situations.
Avoiding is easier than resisting.
Once a habit is curated into the brain nearly impossible to remove entirely.
Our mastermind today is focusing on self-control.
Being aware of habits is a great place to look inward and start replacing them with good habits.
Don't change your habits change you. Decide the type of person you want to be. Prove it to yourself with small wins.
Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become.
We started a mastermind on the Book Atomic Habits by Author James Clear.
Small Incremental steps+Everyday Routine=Compound Massive Positive Change
Today we discussed Systems and Goals. Does this sound reverse? Focus on Systems, not a Goal.
Today we discussed Chapter 6 Acceleration.
Moments of Truth
Multiplying Results
Beat the Expectations
Do the Unexpected
Do Better Than Expected
Build your bookend morning and evening routines. List areas of life in which you are not consistent enough.
Momentum works for or against you. Want a visit from BigMo?
Make new choices based on values.
Put choices to work
Repeat Healthy actions
Build Routines daily
Stay Consistent
Nothing fails Like Success. The road to success can be mundane, unsexy, and unexciting.
Synergy is the essence of principle-centered leadership. It is the essence of principle-centered parenting. It catalyzes, unifies, and unleashes the greatest powers within people. All the habits we have covered prepare us to create the miracle of synergy.
We have such a tendency to rush in, to fix things up with good advice. But we often fail to take the time to diagnose, to really, deeply understand the problem first. If I were to summarize in one sentence the single most important principle I have learned in the field of interpersonal relations, it would be this: Seek first to understand, then to be understood. This principle is the key to effective interpersonal communication.
So Think Win-Win. Balance what you want with what others want. Be courageous. And considerate. Think Win-Win at home, with your spouse, partner, or teenager. Practice it at work, with your boss, direct reports, and colleagues. Live it with your suppliers, partners, vendors, and customers. If you find this hard to do, then go back to Habits 1, 2, and 3. Clarify your motives, and win a Private Victory first. This will give you the strength to start thinking win-win.
Independence is an achievement. Interdependence is a choice only independent people can make. Unless we are willing to achieve real independence, it’s foolish to try to develop human relations skills. We might try. We might even have some degree of success when the sun is shining. But when the difficult times come—and they will—we won’t have the foundation to keep things together.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The group discussion is Habit #3: First Things First.
Does your Circle of Influence squeeze out your Circle of Concern? This is an important and often missed characteristic of being proactive. This is the 3rd discussion about Covey’s 7 Habits. Want to come on the podcast and discuss? Let me know at DSmith@HomeVantage.com
The mastermind group digs into some books that’s helped build these owners' businesses. And, some talk about what they’re using to reach this year’s goals. They understand what Zig meant by “you’ll be the same 5 years from now, as you are now, except for who you associate with, what you watch and listen to, and what you read.”
Zoom Mastermind discussing the book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. 10 folks join Danny for an open talk about how these habits are used in our lives.
Covey’s 7 Habits aren’t far from Tony’s awareness. It’s even a critical component of his 9 year old son’s education. Danny talks to Tony on What About Books and how Tony uses the 7 habits.
Hurdie Burk ( Host) talks to Danny Smith about the book QBQ, by John G Miller. Learn to ask yourself questions that help with personal accountability. Danny can be reached at Danny@DannyLSmith.com
Have you dreamed in the past, but don’t now? If so, why not? What’s the difference between a dreamer and someone that dreams AND achieves a dream? Danny and Hurdie’s conversation gets a little personal, but this is “What About Books” and feelings about books are a BIG part of what they discuss. They discuss “Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions to Help You see It and Seize it,” by John C. Maxwell. Danny has posted bits and pieces about John’s book in his coaching Facebook Group. You can get there by clicking https://www.facebook.com/groups/331558604292210. He’s also writing about this book on his blog at http://www.dannylsmith.com. The older we get, the more logical we think. The more logical we get, the less we dream. BUT. BUT…..this isn’t genetic. We can change this trajectory. And trajectory it is. Our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/DannyLSmith
Do you agree it's a noisy world? If you do, you'll enjoy this book Hurdie and Danny are discussing. The author insists you have to have platform mentality. Did you catch that...a platform MENTALITY for your online marketing. Hyatt, the author, insists it is critical to being noticed and a flashy website is not a platform. Owning your platform is critical and you don’t own Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. Michael Hyatt knows this from experience. An author, agent, and publisher for more than 40 years, he has spent the past 15 years creating an online following that numbers in the hundreds of thousands. Join Hurdie and Danny as they discuss a small piece of their 8-year experience with Platform: Getting Noticed in a Noisy World.
What’ the “simple, hardest thing you’ve ever done?”
I contend is asking questions that start with What or How, contain I, and focuses on action.
The troubles cannot be solved by pointing fingers and blaming others. Rather, the real solutions are found when each of us recognizes the power of personal accountability. In QBQ!, author and consultant John G. Miller explains how negative, inappropriate questions like “Why do we have to go through all this change?” and “Who dropped the ball?” represent a lack of personal accountability. Conversely, when we ask better questions — QBQs — such as “What can I do to contribute?” or “How can I help solve the problem?” our lives and our organizations are transformed.
QBQ! provides a practical method for putting personal accountability into daily action with astonishing results: problems are solved, internal barriers come down, service improves, teamwork thrives and people adapt to change more quickly. QBQ! is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to learn, grow and change.
Danny mentions an employee he had that left an $80,000 year job simply because he wanted to blame people, felt people needed to be “held” accountable through those why and who questions. QBQ stops the blame emotions and gets-things-done!
Would you rather get buy-in to get things done, or would you rather mandate it? If you answered "buy-in," you'll love QBQ.**
This book is intriguing because it claims “we know-how, but not what we should do.” Danny and Hurdie talk about this, why it matters, and what a few highlights of what the authors’ answers are to the “don’t know what we should do” dilemma. This book falls in step with books such as Good to Great and The 12 Week Year because it’s about experiences, not theories and opinions. 4DX is written by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling. All three are part of the Franklin/Covey organization.