We all have goals that we want to achieve, but sometimes life’s natural distractions take over. We get sidetracked, stuck, or lose motivation and discipline thus robbing us of potential life changing opportunities. Help is on the way! You are tuning in to Decide Commit Become. Hosted by Darren CdeBaca, this is your passionate platform for learning and embracing key levers to enhance your personal and professional growth. Darren will share with you why literally the best and average have nothing in common. This show provides you with optimizing tools to both create and stay in your lane, thus achieving your earned goals, dreams, and desires.  Darren CdeBaca is an accomplished senior executive and thought leader. He has 38 years of success in financial services, non-profits, and selected sports medicine industries. Darren is a valuable advisor for organizations, teams, and individuals. He has an appetite for efficient and passionate growth. His expertise includes leadership, sales distribution, branding, client acquisition, capital markets/asset management, non-profits, and business development. Darren also co-founded the OneHitAway Foundation, which is the only non-profit in the country dedicated to brain healing resulting from sports related concussions. Wait no longer. Don't allow those obstacle illusions to put you in a place of weakness or acceptance of where you are right now. It’s your time to Decide Commit Become.  If you have the desire to reach higher and achieve bold goals within your career or personal life, take your next step here with us on Decide Commit Become. Let Darren be your partner in developing a new HabitSet leading you to your contagious ResultSet! You only live once, and if you do it right, once is enough. Learn how here on Decide Commit Become
What makes people successful? No matter how skillful and creative you are, you won't still succeed when faced with even minor inconveniences. People like Stephen King and Walt Disney faced rejection before their careers blossomed! In this episode, Darren CdeBaca shares how successful people achieved their dreams by harnessing the power of persistence. He shares ten benefits of being persistent to achieve your bold goal. Darren also provides some tips to keep your persistence on track and build it. You better decide and commit if you want to become successful today!
Being afraid is not the problem, but letting fear control us is the greatest obstacle to our growth and success. In this episode, host Darren CdeBaca dives deep into the concept of fear and its impact on personal growth. He breaks down the Top 8 "Afraids" that create obstacles to our growth and prevent us from reaching our full potential. Darren explores how these fears can manifest in our lives and provides practical tips backed with research and personal experience for overcoming them. Don't let your fears hold you back any longer. Tune in to learn how to overcome them and achieve your goals.
Your business model is the map for where you head into your business. It is essential when planning to build your business. Over the years, business models have been turned upside down. In this episode, Darren CdeBaca talks about how you can build your business model to show the weak links in your business and tighten up that connections. No matter how flexible your business model can be to fit in timely events in your business, your principles would still have to be firm. Grab this opportunity and reassess, restate, and reactivate your business model today! Tune in now.
Setting priorities is a critical factor in taking control of your life. In this episode, host Darren CdeBaca helps define and operationalize priorities with tips on applying them in your daily life. Learn about his practical strategies and get to know action steps to help you achieve your goals. Darren discusses the four types of priorities and the eight priorities of ‘The Best' as a guide on what you should focus on and how. He also details how to define priorities within actions, strategies, and goals, including how to use your calendar to organize a map of your priorities. Grab a pen and get ready to take notes so you can apply these tips immediately and see a change in your life.
Here at DCB Strategies, we always say, “Being the best and average have nothing in common.” So what does it take to be the best? If you want to go beyond the average bracket, you need to define and own your bold goal. In this episode, Darren CdeBaca explains why you don't grow without achieving new goals. He then explains the decide-commit-become process that starts with being clear about your bold goal, taking ownership of it, and taking massive action on it. Tune in and learn why there is so much room for us as determined humans to integrate bold goals into our daily life for growth that we never thought was possible.
Welcome to the only Decide Commit Become podcast in the nation, and I am Darren CdeBaca, your passionate and dedicated host. In this episode, we will discuss how to effectively instill discipline to successfully achieve goals and your business plans. It doesn't matter whether you're a professional or not. We should have goals in life. Tune in to this episode to learn more!
None of us are as smart as all of us. This is the reason why teaming is so beneficial, no matter what industry you work in. Learn the benefits of teaming, how to form a team, team architecture, elite team traits, and more. Join Darren CdeBaca as he shares why teaming is so important. Coming together is only the beginning, keeping together is the progress, and working together is the success. Get ready to take notes and start teaming today.
You can have the best product to sell and still miss that close. But what does it take to ace that pitch? Join Darren CdeBaca as he shares six gems to closing the sale – from talking with the client and gaining their trust to the closing questions to seal the deal. Tune in and get good examples to close that sale every time.
Most of us get easily nervous, especially when presenting to a large audience. How will you perform if you have an important presentation coming up, but you're having doubts within yourself? In this episode, Darren CdeBaca shares strategies and tactics to overcome unnecessary stress when presenting to effectively connect with your audience. Using and practicing these tactics will help you build confidence and be more comfortable speaking in front of people. Listen and be the best presenter!
Everyone wants to achieve success, but we must learn the steps we need to get there. Darren CdeBaca contemplates and bestows to us the proper way to success. He says that we have two brain banks: the content bank and the effort bank. Either one works us in rewiring or recontent. Join Darren as he breaks down which is which and how either can help you harness a growth mindset and make it a habit. He also shares the seven steps that we can do to master our minds and discusses guidelines to fill our minds with positive actions and steps to achieve our most desired goals.
When you have a product to sell, one of the most important things to have is your A to Z fever story. That is your story that you want to share with everyone, from A to Z. This story should be infectious and exciting. Your passion needs to be front and center. Join your host, Darren CdeBaca as he speaks about crafting your A to Z story. Learn how to craft your storyboard so that you can spread it to others like a fever. This creates excitement, which then breaks barriers. Create your A to Z fever story today.
What characteristics set elite sales teams from the rest of the pack? Honing down on these traits isn't just a matter of standing out; it's a necessity if you want to increase your appeal to elite clients. In this episode, Darren CdeBaca breaks down the top five traits of elite salespeople and sales teams, as well as the mindset drivers that form the basis for those traits to exist. Prepare to take notes as Darren explains exactly why being the best has nothing in common with being average. So how do you become the best? Tune in to find out.
There is power in words and it's amazing what the right ones can do in our lives. From the moment we wake up, we use words to communicate with others and even with ourselves. If we start with motivational words in the morning, we would definitely carry positive energy throughout our day. Dive into the power of words and what your brain does during thought processes with your host, Darren CdeBaca. He emphasizes that we need to be careful with the words we plant in our minds and how we use them because it will impact our lives. In this episode, he shares how we can inspire ourselves for the better.
How do you become excited? Easy; you become happy. Being happy is easier said than done but it is possible to maintain that happiness, that excitement that breaks barriers. Take a deep dive into what causes your brain to get excited with your host, Darren CdeBaca. Join in the conversation today to learn about DOSE and what it stands for. Believe in the power of happiness and change your mindset today.
We all want to be different from others, and we all wish to be seen as noteworthy. In today's episode, it's time to learn how to differentiate and be memorable. Join Darren CdeBaca as he discusses being memorable to others. Darren talks about how to differentiate yourself, how to become a more memorable person, and how to create relationships, both personal and professional, using these elements. Learn to become a more memorable version of yourself and make use of the advantages with this episode.
An obstacle is something that makes it difficult to do something. It's an object that you have to go around or over, or something that blocks your path physically or mentally. The best and highest achievers, however, don't see, feel, or sense obstacles. They define and embody a mindset that gets in front of all that and eliminates a lot of it, minimizing them into illusions. In this episode, Darren CdeBaca uncover the Big Five obstacles and the seven questions we need to ask ourselves to clear up where we're going and what we're controlled with to make them obstacle illusions. It's too important not to succeed because of obstacle illusions. Tune in and learn how you can put in the effort, minimize your obstacles, and move on to your journey.
Resetting your brain every now and then is something everyone should take note of. These days, there are people who don't even take time off work. They go from one load to the next without giving time for their brain to rest. If your brain doesn't rest, it won't grow. Join your host, Darren CdeBaca, as he talks about the importance of growth goals, whether they be personal or professional. Learn the secret formula on how to reset your brain today!
Being a successful salesperson takes time and effort. According to Darren CdeBaca, one of the things you can do to achieve success in your sales career is to have a plan of accountability in constant purpose. It also boils down to how you are visible in the industry, what are the steps that you make to maintain that visibility, what your reputation is and your performance. Darren points out that while you can't control the performance of the product you're representing, a salesperson that wants to be successful must know how to control and maintain his visibility and reputation. He also highlights the importance of developing the plan of action that creates results.
The value of your straw in the traditional sense refers to the customer experience you provide. In this episode, Darren CdeBaca shares the story behind the “straw.” It revolves around McDonald's and how they ended up as one of the most successful franchises in United States history. The secret? Their straw was larger than other franchises. The larger straw made the experience of drinking milkshakes more enjoyable. Do you want to know how to increase the value of your straw? Find out by tuning in to this episode!
In order to move forward and reach the next level, one must find their own path towards growth and development. Darren CdeBaca shares three simple words to serve as a guide in this journey: designate, dedicate, and elevate. He talks about appreciating your power and realizing where you currently are, serving as the foundation in determining how you can perform at your best. Darren then explains how finally elevating yourself must not only be about what you can gain but also what you can offer to other people.
Rising above the norm and revealing your full potential are great assets to success. As Darren Cde Baca explains, one of the key components is working on creating routines that are established from healthy habits. He also speaks about the techniques that will help you move forward and adapt to a new direction whether for your business or personal life. Uncover the ways you can learn to rise above in order to reach your maximum potential.
No one talks to you more than yourself, so why not say something positive? Join Darren Cde Baca as he shares his insights on the power of positive self-talk. Darren talks about how self-talk can impact your life in a positive way, and helps foster self-improvement. He shares techniques in using self-talk in breeding creativity and freedom, and how it helps your physical health improve as well. Learn how positive self-talk can help you on your path to Decide, Commit, and Become.
The brain's innate nature keeps us safe, which is why we find convenience in our comfort zone. But lingering there for too long also means you are hindering, or even ignoring, many opportunities to grow. Darren CdeBaca invites everyone to seek out their full potential with two important acronyms: LIFT and DROP. He explains how going for a LIFT – Life Is A Transformation – is the sure way towards a better you, but only if you aim for bigger things. Otherwise, you are doomed to stay the way you are and DROP – Default Reaction Over Progress.
Hi there and welcome to the only Decide Commit Become podcast in the country. I'm Darren Cde Baca, your passionate coach and dedicated host. Let's try a short little exercise. Clear your mind. Think of a goal, it could be business-related or personal. Now, how will you achieve that goal? Being dead set on a goal can be tiring, so much so that you might even give up on it. Fear no more because I am here to help you accomplish that goal. Stay awhile and learn the true meaning behind Decide, Commit, and Become.