Podcasts about highly successful leaders

Do you think you're a good listener? Most leaders do, but research shows that we only retain about 25% of what we hear. That means distractions and assumptions get in the way. But what if you could train yourself to become a 5-star active listener and  stronger leader? In this episode, I'm sharing powerful active listening techniques to boost your workplace productivity and strengthen your relationships in all areas of your life. Inspired by my conversation with Mary, a seasoned leader who masters and actively practices what it means to be an outstanding listener. By applying my BAN method, you can transform every interaction into a powerful and impactful conversation. Our mission is to help you become unstoppable so you can do the best work of your career while you enjoy more inner peace and freedom. Head to ritahyland.com and sign up to receive podcast announcements and exclusive tips to unleash more of your creativity, productivity, and ingenuity in your work and at home.  If this episode was helpful for you…  Share it with someone who will benefit from hearing it too!  That way we all improve. Also, be sure to leave a review on Apple Podcasts letting me know what you enjoy about Playing Full Out and any questions you have.  Your topic may be used as the subject for a future episode! Show Notes: https://www.ritahyland.com/must-have-skills-of-highly-successful-leaders Connect with Rita on LinkedIn: ★Rita (Wetterstroem) Hyland★  

What is your personal vision? More importantly, what are your team members' personal visions? The most engaged and productive members of any team tend to have this one thing in common: They have a personal vision that aligns with their role and responsibilities. As a leader, one of your most important jobs is to help […] The post 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders first appeared on My Contractor University | Dashboard.

What is your personal vision? More importantly, what are your team members' personal visions? The most engaged and productive members of any team tend to have this one thing in common: They have a personal vision that aligns with their role and responsibilities. As a leader, one of your most important jobs is to help […] The post 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders first appeared on My Contractor University | Dashboard.

As a young researcher at the National Institutes of Health, Susan Ford Collins asked: What more could we learn if we studied highly successful people, not just the dysfunctional ones? Over the next two decades Susan shadowed many successful leaders and business professionals and discovered they use 10 skills consistently, and she includes them in her new book “Blur: Clear the Way Ahead...Even In The Worst Of Times.” Susan has been called America's Premier Success and Leadership Coach by CNN.  Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Everyday-MBA.com/guest

"The mere speculative conviction that it was our interest to be completely virtuous was not sufficient to prevent our slipping, and that the contrary habits must be broken, and good ones acquired and established before we can have any dependence on a steady, uniform rectitude of conduct." - Benjamin Franklin. In today's episode, we have fun interviewing one of the founding fathers of the United States, drafter and signer of the Declaration of Independence, and the first postmaster general of the United States, Benjamin Franklin. The writer, scientist, inventor, diplomat, and one of the leading intellectuals of his time talks about the 13 necessary virtues and how to stay focused on them so we can turn them into habits. Throughout this episode, you'll learn about Ben Franklin's 13 virtues, what inspired him to create them, and how they inspired us and later became a transformational template for Steve's first book, "Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders." We also go through each virtue, learn how to turn them into habitual practices, how each of the 12 principles can help you become a highly successful leader, and much more. Tune in to Episode 396 of Becoming Your Best, learn to cultivate and flourish the 13 virtues, and let them guide you through building a life by design and a more intentional existence. In This Episode, You Will Learn: Why some old habits must be broken (4:20) Ben Franklin talks about the 13 virtues (6:50) How to stay focused and turn the 13 virtues into habits (12:00) The 13 virtues as a transformational template for "Becoming Your Best" (16:10) 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders (20:20) Becoming Your Best Resources: Becoming Your Best Website Becoming Your Best University Website Becoming Your Best Library Email: support@becomingyourbest.com Book: Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders Book: Conquer Anxiety: How to Overcome Anxiety and Optimize Your Performance Facebook Group – Conquer Anxiety Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every time we try to achieve something, there are two possible outcomes -- we either succeed or fail. That is why most people believe that failure is the opposite of success, which is not. Failing is just a possibility; the opposite of success is giving up.In this episode, we focus on one of the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders, most precisely the 12th principle: Never Give Up. We explore and get inspired by those that succeeded not because they didn't fail but because they kept going despite failing countless times, like Elon Musk, Michael Jordan, Viktor Frankl, and Thomas Edison.We learn about the power of having a dogged determination, keeping trying after failure, and never considering quitting as an option. We also go through two real-life examples of how our mind can trick us into thinking of giving up as an "honorable exit" and the lessons we can learn from that.Tune in to Episode 347 of Becoming Your Best, and get the motivation you need to never consider giving up as a viable option.In This Episode, You Will Learn:Why you should trust the process and keep going despite failure (4:47)Some examples of people who accomplished great things thanks to dogged determination (6:01)How weird mental gymnastics can trick us into quitting (8:54)The importance of quit doubting ourselves (10:37)The Iron Cowboy and his inspirational challenge (13:11)Always start with a vision, not with a problem (15:58)Five inspirational quotes to remember when quitting feels like an option (18:57)Becoming Your Best Resources:Becoming Your Best WebsiteBecoming Your Best University WebsiteBecoming Your Best LibraryEmail: support@becomingyourbest.com Book: Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful LeadersBook: Conquer Anxiety: How to Overcome Anxiety and Optimize Your PerformanceFacebook Group – Conquer Anxiety Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Being in a leadership position implies that we must set the pace and direction our teams should follow. However, that does not mean that we have all the answers, and there is nothing out there for us to learn. In fact, it's quite the opposite; the more we maintain our curiosity and the urge to learn new things, the bigger the chances are of becoming better leaders for our teams.In this episode, we focus on one of the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders: applying the power of knowledge to our lives.Establishing a mentally and physically healthy life with solid finances, strong relationships, and a strong brand as our vision, we explore how the power of knowledge can help us get there.We dive into four powerful sources of knowledge all of us have access to -- with proven results for many successful and high-performing leaders -- that can immediately impact our lives: mentors and coaches, books, forums or mastermind groups, and the last one, podcasts, seminars, webinars, and any other social broadcasts.Tune in to Episode 327 of Becoming Your Best to learn how to make your curiosity push you into being in a constant learning process.In This Episode, You Will Learn:· Setting a clear vision, the mandatory first step (2:14)· About the multiple challenges that show up as we run our business (3:01)· Curiosity is at the foundation of learning (5:09)· About my mentors and how they've helped me (8:51)· What reading does to our brains and how to increase the number of books we read by 100% (13:06)· How being around other successful and high performing people can elevate our game (18:46)· Why podcasts and seminars are such a great source of information and excellent curiosity triggers (22:41)Resources:· Book: Ron Chernow - Alexander HamiltonBecoming Your Best Resources:· Becoming Your Best Website· Becoming Your Best University Website· Becoming Your Best Library· Email: support@becomingyourbest.com· Book: Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders· Book: Conquer Anxiety: How to Overcome Anxiety and Optimize Your Performance· Facebook Group – Conquer Anxiety See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dear People, Joining me today is Steve Shallenberger, Founder, and President at Becoming Your Best Global Leadership, a company inspired by his best-selling book "Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders." Steve is an innovator in leadership and corporate training; he takes leadership training and team development to a new level using a results-driven success blueprint. Steve's truth is about realizing that his life started to change after meeting the right people and reading the right books. To him, all of us are leaders; at minimum, we lead our lives, and it's up to us to make the right choices and lead ourselves to success. We had a fantastic conversation about what makes a great leader, why leadership is so important, what we can do to lead our and others' lives to success, and how crucial it is to be always open to knowledge. Steve shared the process that led to writing his best-selling book, the traits every great leader must have, and how we can use the three high-performance habits to do what matters most. We also explore the acronym SMART, an excellent tool for goal tracking, and why sharing our goals with someone we admire and respect is a goal-achieving game-changer. In This Episode, You Will Learn:About Charlie "Tremendous" Jones advice and Steve's truth (5:23)What led Steve to write "Becoming Your Best," and what were the findings that led to the creation of the twelve principles (8:35)What makes a good leader (12:23)Why it is essential to lead from a vision (16:40)The three high-performing habits (21:18)One Word Mouthful:Vision (32:21)Writing (32:25)Money (32:29)Brigham Young (32:35)Time (32:50)Utah (32:57)Mentorship (33:00)Mindset (33:05)Steve Shallenberger (33:10)Roxane Shallenberger (33:15)Resources:Becoming Your Best Global Leadership websiteBook: Steve Shallenberger - Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful LeadersBook: Steve Shallenberger - Do What Matters Most: Lead with a Vision, Manage with a Plan, and Prioritize Your TimeBook: Dale Carnegie - How To Win Friends and Influence PeopleBook: George Clason - The Richest Man in BabylonConnect with Steve:LinkedIn See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Steve is the Founder and Chairman of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership, a company based on his breakthrough book, Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders. His latest book is titled, “Do What matter Most”.

Episode 148 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Steve Shallenberger - Co-author of "Do What Matters Most: Lead with a Vision, Manage with a Plan, and Prioritize Your Time". Steve is the Founder and Chairman of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership, a company based on his breakthrough book, Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders. Becoming Your Best produces transformational leadership, which in turn builds cultures of excellence, which produce high performance individuals and organizations that are at the top of what they do. Steve is the co-author of “Do What Matters Most: Lead with a Vision, Manage with a Plan, and Prioritize Your Time”. Time management remains a huge challenge for most people. This book shares the three powerful habits that will help you minimize distractions, maximize accomplishments, and find time to do what matters most. Drawing on their forty years of leadership research, this book offers three powerful habits that that will help people and teams do what matters most. These three high performance habits are developing a written personal vision, identifying and setting Roles and Goals, and consistently doing Pre-week Planning. People who live these three habits can increase productivity by at least 30 to 50 percent, while reducing stress. For organizations, this means higher profits, happier employees, and increased innovation. For individuals, it means better physical and mental health, stronger relationships, and a greater sense of peace and balance. The book can be purchased here - https://amzn.to/3vcKweM You can find website for Becoming you Best here - www.becomingyourbest.com. You can email the host Lance Peppler at lance@ideastorm.co.za or visit www.businessbookshelfpodcast.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/businessbookshelf/support

Ever wonder why some leaders seem to have it all together? Do you feel you could spend some time working on building successful habits as a new leader? Do you want to know the secret sauce to highly successful leadership? In Episode 13, I am sharing the 7 Habits of Highly Successful Leaders that set them apart from your competitors. Being a successful leader takes having intentional habits. Being intentional about your priorities sets you up to win and become a high achieving leader. If you have a question or have the interest to be interviewed on the podcast you can send a message to laci@thepeoplesvoicecreative.com. Host: Laci McKinney Social Media for Laci McKinney Instagram: //www.instagram.com/thelacimckinney/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lacimckinney Website: lacimckinney.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today, I’m feeling a little reminiscent. For those avid listeners of the show, you may recall the interview I did with Steve Shallenberger, who is the bestselling author of The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders. In today’s episode, I’m going to be exploring the first principle in his book - Being True to Character - in more depth and share how it has personally influenced my approach towards the goals I set in both my business and family life. I’ll also be discussing how this core value has impacted my children, how we have applied these lessons as a family unit, and why they are so integral to having strong integrity, particularly during hard times. Tune in to Episode 36 of Six-Pack to hear more!In This Episode You Will Learn:What made me reflect on my interview with Steve Shallenberger (0:44)Why Steve’s 12 Principles require a strong focus (6:07)How our character is influenced by our core principles & A story about Gandhi featured in The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders (8:40)Why adversity is the truest test of our character and ability to make decisions (12:42)What the principle of standing up and speaking out means for me personally (16:43)How my children have applied the first principle in their own lives (18:52)My perspective on doing the right thing and holding myself accountable (29:59)Let’s Connect!InstagramWebsiteFacebookResources:Book: Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders - Author, Steve Shallenberger & Rob Actis (Narrator) Website: Becoming Your Best See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

People like to bring up the fact that Oprah, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Michael Dell, and many other hyper-successful leaders never graduated from University. As if that decision was the X-factor to their success. This argument that has completely undermined the role of formal training in the development of leaders has taken deeper roots with Millenials, but hopefully, not for long...

Each episode of ‘Six-Pack’ has been a new and exciting exploration into the world of personal development, offering perspectives from individuals who have come from all different walks of life. Today is no exception, as I’m joined by the Founder and Chairman of ‘Becoming Your Best Global Leadership’ and published Author of, ‘The 12 Principles of Highly Successful People’, Steve Shallenberger! Steve describes himself as an innovator within the Leadership and Corporate Training space and has hosted multiple seminars on topics surrounding communication, time management, creativity, and goal setting. Through his work, he has helped tens of thousands of leaders across the globe in becoming their best selves and achieving success in every facet of their professional lives. In this episode, Steve shares his philosophies on personal growth, relationships, creating a clear vision for the future, as well as so much more. To hear more, tune in to Episode 27 of the show! Some Questions I Ask:After graduating from ‘BYU’, did you ever expect your life would turn out the way it did? (1:29)How much do you share with your mentors? (22:07)Do you set time aside to evaluate and reassess how you’re reaching your goals? (23:38)Could you share your principles surrounding pre-planning? (32:26)In This Episode You Will Learn:Some background on Steve’s upbringing in the ’60s, surrounded by various political movements (2:53)What inspired Steve’s book, ‘The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders’ (6:26)How the principle of ‘leading with a vision’ relates to so many aspects of our lives (8:43)The benefits of using ‘I am’ statements (11:57)How Steve’s principles apply to our relationships with family members (13:54)What Steve is imploring my listeners to do this week (18:44)Steve’s advice on how we can gain clarity and get ourselves back on track in the midst of crisis (24:36)The importance of time management and pre-week planning (30:15)How Steve has been impacted by his Wife’s dementia (33:24)Let’s Connect!InstagramWebsiteFacebookConnect With Steve Shallenberger:LinkedInWebsiteEmail: support@becomingyourbest.comResources:Book: ‘Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders’ Author, Steve ShallenbergerBook: 'Conquer Anxiety: How to Overcome Anxiety and Optimize Your Performance' Author, Steve ShallenbergerBecoming Your Best University See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“Leadership is doing the right things, and management is doing things right.” In times of crisis, leadership and management are the most valuable skills that you can have. Leadership provides direction, peace, focus, and clarity, while management provides execution on what matters most. These two powerful skills have an enormous impact on your success, and in today’s episode, we’re going to show you how YOU can exercise magnificent, inspired courageous leadership, in all aspects of your life, and manage your teams to achieve the worthy results and objectives that you set. The episode is filled with real-life examples that prove, over and over again, that great leaders produce great results! Tune in, and listen to Episode 242 of Becoming Your Best, to learn how the majestic skill of leadership and the indispensable skill of management will help you win the day! In this episode, you will learn: The definitions of leadership and management. (02:12) How several people, throughout history, successfully exercised the skill of leadership and management. (06:09) How YOU can exercise magnificent, inspired, courageous leadership, in all aspects of your life, with the help of the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders. (09:23) Three examples of how you can be good by doing what matters most, every day. (13:08) The importance of managing to solid business basics. (18:18) How to stay ahead of the tsunamis that come your way. (22:54) A history lesson that shows how a true leader exercises his capabilities. (24:32) Becoming Your Best Resources: Becoming Your Best Website Becoming Your Best University Website Becoming Your Best Library Email: support@becomingyourbest.com Book: Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders Book: Conquer Anxiety: How to Overcome Anxiety and Optimize Your Performance Facebook Group – Conquer Anxiety See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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When we’re faced with a certain situation, oftentimes we create multiple what-if scenarios in our minds with endless possibilities of how something could go wrong. This wiring of ours can only bring us stress, panic, and feelings of anxiousness because, most likely, none of those scenarios will turn into a reality. In today’s episode, you will learn how to spot those made-up stories that your brain tends to focus on, the questions you need to ask yourself or others in order to do a reality check every time you feel you go sideways, and how to turn all those negative stories that we imagine, into positives ones, so that you can live a happier, stress-free life. Tune in to Episode 238 of Becoming Your Best, and learn how to develop the ability to rewrite your stories and see what impact it has in your life. In this episode, you will learn: The reasons why Principle #7 of Highly Successful Leaders is one of the hardest ones to apply in our lives. (02:04) The two lessons that I’ve learned in just two days. (02:41) An example that proves the impact of communicating in a way that motivates others. (03:55) How we create stories out of thin air that do not reflect the reality we’re in. (08:14) How to turn the negative stories into positives ones. (12:00) What you can do right after listening to this episode. (14:24) Becoming Your Best Resources: Becoming Your Best Website Becoming Your Best University Website Becoming Your Best Library Email: support@becomingyourbest.com Book: Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders Book: Conquer Anxiety: How to Overcome Anxiety and Optimize Your Performance Facebook Group – Conquer Anxiety See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"The wise old owl lived in an oak The more he saw, the less he spoke The less he spoke, the more he heard Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?" - Edward H. Richards The purpose of listening is not just hearing words, but understanding because as you listen carefully, you are like an observant detective, noticing clues and indicators. You don't even have to ask questions - you can just notice things, words, expressions, feelings, intent, and content. Principle #7 of the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders - being an effective communicator - impacts every single role that you have in life, and today that’s exactly what we focus on: teaching you how to master the art of pure listening so that you lead a happier and peaceful life with those around you. So, start to practice it right now, by listening to Episode 223 of Becoming your Best, where we discuss one of the most challenging or difficult principles to learn and put in practice – how to be an effective communicator. As you repeatedly work on building this skill set, you will get better and better and it will be one of the most valuable skill sets that you own. In this episode, you will learn: A vulnerable story of how I failed at being a good listener when it was needed the most. (05:45) The two sides of being an effective communicator. (10:13) The mindset attributed to each one of the sides. (11:13) The five steps to master the art of pure listening. (15:01) The words you can use to confirm what the other person has said. (17:17) What you can do, right now, to start building the habit of listening. (20:40) Becoming Your Best Resources: Becoming Your Best Website Becoming Your Best University Website Becoming Your Best Library Email: support@becomingyourbest.com Book: Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders Book: Conquer Anxiety: How to Overcome Anxiety and Optimize Your Performance See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Going Deep podcast returned to Fayette county for a second interview with one of the area’s top entrepreneurs. J.D. Ewing, President of COE Distributing, regained control of his company just after the Great Recession.   J.D. had to secure financing from the bank so he could buy inventory. When they asked for a business plan, J.D. estimated the firm would reach $10 million in revenue in 3 years.    COE Distributing ended up blowing past that number to more than $24 million. They did $9 million in the first year.   How?   In this podcast, J.D. explains how he systematically removed the constraints to business growth, how he hires team members, and the important lessons of leadership that anyone can use.   They’ve ridden this process to being named an INC 5000 fastest-growing company for 6 consecutive years.   Pittsburgh’s best conference to Expand your Mind & Fill your Heart happens once a year.   J.D. Ewing’s Challenge; Focus on getting engaged with your employees, colleagues, and teammates outside of your normal patterns. Connect with J.D. Ewing Linkedin Instagram Website Office Source Furniture   Books Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders by Steve Shallenberger  The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact by Chip & Dan Heath Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't by Verne Harnish If you liked this interview, make sure you heard our first conversation with J.D (episode 407). Underwritten by Piper Creative Piper Creative creates podcasts, vlogs, and videos for companies.    Our clients become better storytellers.    How? Click here and Learn more.   We work with Fortune 500s, medium-sized companies, and entrepreneurs.   Sign up for one of Piper’s weekly newsletters. We curate links to Expand your Mind, Fill your Heart, and Grow your Tribe.   Follow Piper as we grow YouTube Instagram Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | Spotify 

A lighthouse symbolizes a steady and grounded structure that guides people to safety and represents strength and hope. And if you think about it, the wonderful lighthouse doesn’t just sit there – it comes in a time of storm as well. So how can you become the light that guides people to overcome the obstacles in their lives? In today’s episode, I am sharing with you a strategy that you can follow step by step to build yourself up, be more productive, learn and be the light that guides your family, your employees, your friends and anyone around you, to become their best and influence others in turn. Listen to Episode 217 of Becoming Your Best, to learn how you can master the power of the rock-solid Principles of Highly Successful Leaders and People. In this episode, you will learn: The reasons why the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders help you become a guiding light for others (02:33) Seven things you can do, that will help you master the Principles of Becoming Your Best (06:57) Ways in which you can directly lift, inspire and build other’s lives (11:16) How you can become one of our certified trainers (16:07) About the Becoming Your Best Return on Investment Calculator – a useful tool that increases performance and productivity (16:37) The apple analogy we use in seminars, to teach people the impact they can have on everyone around them (20:53) Becoming Your Best Resources: Becoming Your Best Website Becoming Your Best University Website Get your Becoming Your Best Planner using the promo code “20planner25” Free template for pre-week planning Pre-order the book, “Conquer Anxiety” Becoming Your Best Library Email: support@becomingyourbest.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gratitude can be a game-changer on our motivation, our feelings, and our happiness, as we move forward to becoming our best and to make a difference both in our personal and our professional life. Making a habit out of being grateful every day for all the things that we have can help us live in peace and balance – a trait that every highly successful person has. We’ve dedicated an entire episode on the powerful practice of gratitude, so listen to Episode 212 of Becoming Your Best, to learn how you can easily improve your performance, productivity, and life altogether, by taking the time to be grateful. In this episode, you will learn: Gratitude helps you follow principle #11 of The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders and People – Live in Peace and Balance. (03:07) A great experiment to see what impact a gratitude practice can have on you. (04:20) A list of the things I am grateful for, that’s meant to be an example of how easy, yet powerful this activity is. (06:02) BYB Resources Becoming Your Best Website Becoming Your Best University Website Get your Becoming Your Best Planner using the promo code “20 planner 25” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

J.D. Ewing is the President of COE Distributing, the largest furniture-only wholesale office furniture distributor in the United States.    We traveled out to Uniontown, PA to record this interview at the company’s headquarters, which includes a 300,000 square foot warehouse.   The company also operated hubs in North Carolina and Texas, which allows it to serve the entire continental United States.   Over the last decade, COE has been growing rapidly. He bought the family business back after an acquirer ran into bankruptcy in 2008/09. Now, they are named an Inc. 5000 company and a Top 100 Fastest Growing Business by the Pittsburgh Business Times year-after-year.   In this episode, Aaron and J.D. discuss the start of the wholesaling business, when J.D. has been an opportunistic buyer, and trends in office furniture. Pittsburgh’s best conference to Expand your Mind & Fill your Heart happens once a year.   J.D. Ewing’s Challenge; Optimize your life around work you enjoy.   Connect with J.D. Ewing Linkedin Instagram Website Office Source Furniture   Books Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders by Steve Shallenberger  Getting Naked: A Business Fable About Shedding The Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty by Patrick Lencioni The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact by Chip & Dan Heath   If you liked this interview, check out episode 396 with Kristy Knichel where we discuss family business, 3rd party logistics, and customer service. Underwritten by Piper Creative Piper Creative creates podcasts, vlogs, and videos for companies.    Our clients become better storytellers.    How? Click here and Learn more.   We work with Fortune 500s, medium-sized companies, and entrepreneurs.   Sign up for one of Piper’s weekly newsletters. We curate links to Expand your Mind, Fill your Heart, and Grow your Tribe.   Follow Piper as we grow YouTube Instagram Subscribe on iTunes | Stitcher | Overcast | Spotify

Are you happy with where you are right now financially? Are you happy with your relationships? Are you happy with your health? Are you happy with the direction in your life? If you answered “no” to any of these questions, then what needs to change? On today’s episode, we are talking about the legacy that each one of us leaves behind, and how we can turn it into something great and memorable, starting today! It’s important to self - evaluate constantly, guiding yourself by the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders because they have proved, time and again, to be powerful and eternal. Once we have a clear vision, we're resolute in our character, and we come back to that over and over again, we have a plan, we prioritize our time, we treat people right, and we start working towards these things, it's amazing what will materialize in our relationships, in our finances, in our health, in the way we feel about our direction – it all will improve across the board. So, listen to Episode 198 of Becoming Your Best, where you will hear examples of principles and their impact on people’s lives. In this episode, you will learn: Why it’s helpful to read the book, Becoming Your Best – The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders, once a year. (03:31) How to evaluate yourself according to the “Be True to Character” Principle. (06:20) A different way to look at the “Lead with a Vision” Principle. (07:06) Why listening is one area that most of us need to improve, according to the “Be an Effective Communicator” Principle. (09:24) The strong correlation to reading and success. (12:49) Resources: Becoming Your Best website Becoming Your Best University Book: Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today’s show is all about continuous learning and improvement. Each person has a unique learning style, so how do you know what’s right for you? What will pique your interest and keep you striving to get better and better? We feature two guest CEOs to help shed some light on the topic.   JD Ewing is the President & CEO of COE Distributing. He grew up in the family business that his grandmother started in the late 40s and he has continued his education throughout the decades to create a sustainable and healthy business.   JD’s company has seen quite a few transitions until now from back when it first started. In 2006, his company reached 22 million dollars in revenue, which was 100X over the course of 20 years. He is currently on track to be 4X times bigger than in ’06.   JD shares his educational journey. Before he had started on this path, he had not read a book in over five years, but over the last 20 months, he has read 30 books thus far. With being introduced to the Rockefeller Habits, he understands the importance of continuous education both for him and his leadership team. He dives further on the specific examples he’s learned thus far on the show.   Today’s next guest is Cameron Brandis. Cameron is the Business Director and Owner at Brandis Industries, but he’s currently overseeing two other businesses on top of his current one. These two other businesses were created after a terrifying crash that happened in Cameron’s industry that resulted in him having to lay off several of his staff members.   When it comes to the educational piece, Cameron has been studying the Gazelles Growth Institute MBD (Master of Business Dynamics) program, which is a self-study course that offers practical hands-on advice for business owners looking to apply real strategies in their business right away.   As a university graduate, Cameron saw that there was still quite a bit of practical information lacking in his coursework and he wanted something he could grasp and apply. He’s been working through the coursework for the last 12 months and it has played a critical part to the success of one of his startup businesses. Cameron shares further about the course structure and what he’s learned so far within the episode.   Interview Links: Coedistributing.com Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders, by Steven R. Shallenberger The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate The Three Essential Virtues, by Patrick Lencioni The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, by Patrick Lencioni Brandisindustries.com.au MDB Program   Resources: Scaling Up Workshop: Interested in attending one of our workshops? We have a few $100 discounts for our loyal podcast listeners!Scaling Up for Business Growth Workshop: Take the first step to mastering the Rockefeller Habits by attending one of our workshops. Scaling Up Summits (Select Bill Gallagher as your coach during registration for a discount.) Bill on YouTube

"Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character and sow a character and you reap a destiny." - Ralph Waldo EmersonThe power of Positive Thinking and having a Vision, is beyond imagination, and it can take you to achievements that can only happen if you have positive and winning thoughts.If you don’t have a personal vision, it’s far easier than you might think, to create one. And if you have one already, it is worth going back and being sure that it reflects all that you want and hope to be and do.On today’s episode, of Becoming Your Best, we are going to talk about the Principle, “Lead with a Vision” and we are going to share with you some examples of what having a written and clearly understood vision can lead to.In this episode, you will learn: Some examples of personal visions, quoted from Becoming Your Best – The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders; (02:37) How you can create your personal vision in three steps; (06:21) About the vision for the event called, “The Hope of America”; (10:50) How the vision of Rob and Steven Shallenberger- to fly the F16s over the Stadium of Fire - changed their way of looking at life; ( 15:57) How the vision of never giving up has helped David Shallenberger overcome a traumatic event in his life; (17:42) Steve’s vision for the next 3-5 years; (23:39) Four leadership actions that you can take today, to start changing your life; (28:00) The difference between goals and vision. (29:18) Resources: Becoming Your Best Global Leadership Website Becoming Your Best University Website See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What does it take to go the EXTRA MILE?In the business world, we are talking about engagement.Research indicates that about 34% of employees are engaged in their work.This is always a shocking number!Part of our job as Leaders is to know how to move that percentage up to 50-60-70% to deeply impact a culture of engagement.Anticipate, be aware of the circumstances, and do something about it!That is the Power of the Extra Mile!On today’s episode, I’m advising you to choose Best over Good and Better. It’s not easy, it doesn’t happen overnight, but going the extra mile in order to become your best will make you happier, more fulfilled and prosper.One of the guidelines in our organization is that we don't talk negatively about anyone in their absence. As a matter of fact, when we have an issue, we take it to the person, and deal with it in a professional way. The no-no is that we don't do the opposite of that because it could be grounds for no longer working together. So we want to be clear on these things. That's the Extra Mile! We think about how to positively lift everybody that we associate with.The secret is working with the people first. This, then, impacts the culture of the office and you will see how it shifts your entire organization.So listen to Episode 187 of Becoming Your Best, to learn how you can consistently exercise the Power of going the Extra Mile, both in your personal and professional life.In this episode, you will learn:Examples of what it means to go the Extra Mile. (07:30)The 6-Step Process of solving problems. (10:00)The meaning and purpose of the Relationship Agreement. (15:50)The four steps of the Relationship Agreement. (16:32)Practicing the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders can help you go the Extra Mile in your life. (21:40)What is Steve’s cheat sheet and how can you get it. (24:48)ResourcesBecoming Your Best websiteBecoming Your Best University See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you work to live? Or live to work? We get one shot at this life, yet 68% of people feel like their #1 challenge is how to prioritize spending their time. While work is critical—and necessary for people to survive and thrive in life—it’s not everything. There must be a balance between working, taking care of yourself, spending time with family, and everything else. On today’s episode, I talk about the importance of understanding how to make time for what matters most. Some strategies I discuss include pre-week planning, reviewing your vision and roles and goals, optimizing your morning and evening routines, and staying focused on the mission at hand. As a friend of mine said, “The mission will survive without you.” In other words, when you’re at work, give it your all. Be there and be focused. But, when you go home, give your all to your family. Be present with them. Get ready to learn how to transform your life to focus on working to live, in episode 183 of Becoming Your Best. In This Episode, You Will Learn:•How to prioritize your time. (2:09)•What it looks like to live to work, rather than working to live. (5:46)•How to make the time for what matters most. (11:03)•How to put our subconscious minds to work for us. (12:40)Resources:Becoming Your Best University Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders by Steven Shallenberger See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today Steve talks about one of the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders, it is Principle 11 - Live in Peace and Balance. This is such a huge one because it impacts the assets that are the most valuable things we have on the face of the Earth, and that's our bodies, our mind, our heart, and our spirit. So the question is, how do we maximize that? How do we have the most energy possible? How do we live at peace? How do we extend our productivity over a long extended period of time, to maximize our success, and be among the high performers walking upon this planet here and do it in a way that blesses the world, and leaves a trail of good? There is one very specific aspect of living in peace and balance that can be a tremendous tool that you can use every single day! This tool can bring peace and focus and confidence and clarity in your life. It will bring greater health for sure. It will help calm the mind and increase your vision. What is that? Well, that happens to be MEDITATION. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, Steve begins the show with a special tribute to Mothers! This coming Sunday is Mother’s Day in the United States and it is a great time to recognize, remember, and applaud Mothers, wherever you might be. The subject of today’s podcast is the Becoming Your Best Checklist. It is a podcast of reflection, assessment, and resolve to live the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders, just a bit better. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Are you doing your best? Are you being your best? Being your best self is a lot of hard work, but it truly enhances every part of your life. From a leadership perspective, being your best self can create high-performance outcomes, high-performance teams, and the power to believe in yourself. This is a recipe for success in both work and life. In this episode, I talk with Steve Shellenberger. He’s developed a master formula to becoming your best in all aspects of life. He’s the author of Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders. Throughout our discussion, Steve shares some of his insights from his lifetime of research and analyses that uncovered what principles all highly successful leaders incorporate into their lives. So get ready to become your best and nail it before you scale it. Some Questions I Ask: What is the business model around Being Your Best Self? (10:16)How did you plan the growth for your business? (13:15)Why do people resist being their best self? (20:40)What advice would you give your 18-year-old self? (30:38)In This Episode, You Will Learn: About the 40 years of research that Steve did to identify the 12 principles of highly successful leaders. (6:10)Why inviting extraordinary people into your life is essential to success. (8:06)What basic fundamentals will help make a company successful. (15:05)A few principles of highly successful leaders. (22:47)Connect with Steve Shellenberger: LinkedInBecoming Your Best Blog & PodcastResources:The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen CoveyBecoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders by Steve ShellenbergerThe Richest Man in Babylon by George ClasonBecoming Your Best University See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, Steve talks about one of the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders; Principle Number 10: Apply the Power of Knowledge, and this, specifically, in five key factors in running a successful business and thriving personally. Imagine the confidence that comes from having a clear pathway on things that you can do to run a successful business. It's not easy in the world's economy, but I'm gonna talk about five things today, that you can do, in running a successful business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“Sow a thought, and you reap an action. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit, and you reap a character. Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.”  --Ralph Waldo Emerson Growing into the best version of yourself begins with a vision. From there, you program your thoughts around that vision of who you want to become in each facet of your life—as an individual, a spouse, a professional and a member of the community. Thoughts lead to actions, pulling you forward into the future you are creating. Steve Shallenberger is the Founder and Chairman of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership, a management consulting firm dedicated to developing high-performing employees and teams. Steve built the company around his bestselling book, Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders, leveraging his four decades of research around the things high achievers do to accomplish extraordinary results. An innovator in the corporate training and leadership space, Steve has worked with hundreds of companies and tens of thousands of leaders in more than 25 countries around the world. Today, Steve joins Emerald to share his practice of visioning key roles to achieve clarity and using present tense language to program thoughts. He speaks to the capacity of strong leadership to change the world for good and the way a clear vision and inspiring goals amplify our courage. Steve also describes the relationship between the feeling of people-first and positive results, explaining why high-performing leaders build high-trust cultures in their organizations. Listen in for Steve’s insight on leveraging pre-week planning to prioritize your time and determine what matters most! What You Will Learn How an early mentor inspired Steve to be a business leader Steve’s extensive research around prominent leaders What sets high-performing individuals apart from everyone else How strong leadership has the capacity to change the world How a clear vision and inspiring goals amplify our courage Why high-performing leaders build high-trust cultures The relationship between the feeling of people-first and results The difference between personal and organizational vision Steve’s practice of visioning his key roles to achieve clarity The value of using present tense language to program thoughts How Steve leverages pre-week planning to prioritize his time Why Steve share his goals with others and reports back Connect with Steve Shallenberger Becoming Your Best Global Leadership Steve on LinkedIn Resources Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders by Steve Shallenberger The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason Formula for Fortune by Ann Uhry Abrams Hari Mari Flip Flops Connect with Emerald GreenForest Creative Age Consulting Group Emerald’s Website Emerald on LinkedIn Emerald on Twitter Email: listeners@menonpurposepodcast.com This episode is sponsored by the Creative Age Consulting Group. Men - Is it time NOW for you to make your mark? Visit timetomakeyourmark.com to apply for an invitation-only consultation.

3 Invaluable Lessons from Rob Schallenberger Trust is critical to effective teamwork. Gauge each and every one of your team members to determine if they are on "full" or "empty" with regards to trust levels; like a gas meter! Invest in yourself as a leader. Read books, attend leadership and self-development seminars, put time, effort, and financial commitment into your leadership development in order to stay one step ahead of the curve and leverage your competitive advantage! Take responsibility instead of placing blame. Many company issues, particularly with teams and employees, can be traced back to leadership issues. Focus on yourself and what YOU can do to improve as a leader to transform your team and organization! This week, host Sue Dyer interviews guest Rob Schallenberger, CEO of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership. Rob is one of the world's leading authorities on leadership and execution. He has trained and coached thousands of people and hundreds of companies around the world (including Fortune 500, Dallas Cowboys, and more!). His work is based on the national bestselling book Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders. Subscribe to Construction Dream Team The following show notes are a transcription from the Construction Dream Team Podcast episode 10 audio interview between Sue and Rob. Please subscribe to Construction Dream Team for the latest episodes on our website, iTunes or Stitcher! We would LOVE a 5-star rating to help us show up in the search engines so more of Construction Nation can listen to industry leaders and experts on their computers, phones, or tablets! Rob's Leadership Journey Rob and his father Steve started Becoming Your Best Global Leadership 8 years ago, based on decades of research around the question "What sets apart great leaders and high performers from everyone else?" No matter what industry, there are certain people who always rise to the top no matter what situation or circumstance they find themselves in. What sets them apart? What did they do that other leaders didn’t do? Rob and his father discovered the 12 main principles that highly successful leaders have in common. There is such a lack of leadership today, even though it is the greatest predictor of success. The 12 Principles The 4 Principles of Transformational Leadership Principle #1: Be True to Character Principle #2: Lead with a Vision Principle #3: Manage with a Plan Principle #4: Prioritize your Time The 4 Principles of Teams and Relationships Principle #5: Live the Golden Rule in Business and in Life Principle #6: Build and Maintain Trust Principle #7: Be an Effective Communicator Principle #8: Innovate Through Imagination The 4 Principles of Transformational Living Principle #9: Be Accountable Principle #10: Apply the Power of Knowledge Principle #11: Live in Peace and Balance Principle #12: Never Give Up Details of each principle can be found in the book Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders.  The Principle of Be Accountable is particularly relevant for the construction industry. It is much better to work with someone who can take responsibility for what they do and try to fix it rather than someone who blames everything on others and who never takes accountability. How are the 12 Principles Important in Construction? Turnover is a real issue within the construction industry, coupled with concerns about the employment and talent pool to draw from. The 12 Principles are very important in construction because a lot of the concerns and potential opportunities/liabilities in the industry are leadership based. The 12 Principles are the pathway to becoming a great leader; each principle compliments the other. As a team member, it is much better to have (and easier to trust) a leader who has a clear vision, a good character, and who can prioritize their time properly. How Organizations Utilize The 12 Principles While developing the 12 Principles, it was clear that they needed to be sustainable so once people learned and utilized them, they would not be forgotten a week later. Rob’s company was inspired by Benjamin Franklin, who came up with 13 virtues. These 13 virtues embodied one virtue such as kindness or patience that he could work on each week, and then repeat when all 13 were finished. During each week, Benjamin Franklin would focus on that specific virtue and incorporate it into his life via thoughts and behaviors. Rob calls it the “success rhythm”, and they invite teams to focus on 1 principle a week as a team and how to make it actionable. The hope is that over the course of weeks and months, there will be the creation of a "culture by design", the team will be transformed, people who don’t belong there will be weeded out, and the best talent will prove themselves. The biggest barriers to implementing success are ego and mindset. People with big egos think they have everything figured out and don’t really need help improving or being better. People with closed-off mindsets are also rarely willing or ready to accept change or improvement.  Best Advice Rob Has Ever Received The best advice that Rob has received are quotes: “You will be the same in 5 years as you are today except for 2 things; the books you read and the people you meet”, which ties into, “You will become the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.” One of the worst things a leader can do is become complacent and think they are fine the way they are. Rob encourages leaders to read personal development books in order to stay ahead of the competition and focus on continuous personal improvement. We also tend to rise or fall with the ones we surround ourselves with. Great leaders need to be able to engage their team, so being around people who can bring you up is crucial. Resources for Leaders Visit Becomingyourbest.com and take the Personal Productivity Assessment Grab the book Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders Check out The Transformation Challenge: The 6 Steps to Planning and Execution Parting Advice “The art is in the start”, you don’t have to be great to start but you have to start to be great. It can be very hard to just start something, so Rob encourages leaders to focus on starting something that helps them become a better leader. Construction Nation! Dream Teams don’t just happen they are built one step at a time. Why not send out this episode to your team, so they can help you. The more people you have helping - the faster you can build your Construction Dream Team. You can’t have your dream until you build your team! Please head on over to ConstructionDreamTeam.com to sign up for our newsletter and don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify! Contact Rob Schallenberger Visit becomingyourbest.com/contact-us to send Rob a message! He and his team will reach out to you! Free Team Lunch Photo Contest We have a Take a Picture of Your Team and Win a Free Lunch Photo Contest going. If you print, post and take a photo of your team with the Construction Dream Team poster, your team will be eligible for our monthly free team lunch photo contest. One photo will win each month – so be creative!! We can’t wait to share your photo of you and your team! Download poster Remember...Construction Dream Team drops every Monday morning at 4am PST. Please join us next week when Sue will interview another industry leader or expert so you can learn how to create your Construction Dream Team!

Steve Shallenberger is the Founder and Chairman of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership, a company based on his breakthrough book, Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders. Becoming Your Best produces transformational leadership, which in turn builds cultures of excellence, which produce high-performance individuals and organizations that are at the top of what they do.   Steve’s goal is to help individuals and companies achieve their very best as they implement the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders. These principles are crucial to the success of any leader or person.   Steve has provided consulting and training for hundreds of companies and tens of thousands of leaders throughout 25+ countries. An innovator in leadership and corporate training, Steve takes leadership training and team development to a new level using a results-driven success blueprint. His exciting seminars on Leadership, Communication, Time- Management, Goals, Creativity, and Relationships provide an entirely new way of seeing and thinking that can change lives and organizations for the positive.   Steve also co-hosts the popular podcast Becoming Your Best with his partner (and son) Rob Shallenberger. Together, they help listeners uncover the principles of highly successful leaders.   Steve Shallenberger Show Highlights: Research on leadership and how it applies to education What sets apart high performing individuals and organizations from everyone else The 12 principles of great leadership Do you share a vision that is big and inspirational? His process of identifying what sets top performers from average or low performers Top performers often have failures Transformational vs transactional leadership Building great teams Generating the rhythm in your organization Do you use TIGS in your organization? “Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson   Steve Shallenberger Resources: Personal Performance Self Assessment   Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders Richest Man in Babylon How to Win Friends and Influence People The Greatest Salesman in the World The Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap     Steve Shallenberger Contact Info Website Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Podcast Upgrade Download the Creating Your Vivid Vision here: https://betterleadersbetterschools.com/vivid-vision   Buy the Better Leaders Better Schools Roadmap Show Some Love BECOME A PATRON OF THE SHOW FOR AS LITTLE AS $1/MONTH DID YOU LIKE THE SHOW?  iTunes SUBSCRIBE HERE! LEAVE A 5-STAR RATING AND REVIEW   Join my hybrid group coaching & leadership development community   Website :: Facebook :: Insta :: Twitter :: LinkedIn   SHOW SPONSORS: ORGANIZED BINDER Organized Binder is an evidence-based RTI2 Tier 1 universal level solution Focuses on improving executive functioning and noncognitive skills Is in direct alignment with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework Is an integral component of ensuring Least Restrictive Environments (LRE)   You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://organizedbinder.com/   Copyright © 2018 Better Leaders Better Schools

Rob Shallenberger is the CEO of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership and is one of the world's leading authorities on leadership and strategic planning. He's trained hundreds of organizations on high-performance habits and the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders found in their best-selling book, Becoming Your Best. He is a former F-16 Pilot and has been married for 20 years. Rob Shallenberger- Fond Memories Rob remembers the Air Force as being some of the best memories.  He had the chance to fly F-16’s for 11 years and the last year and a half was an Advance Agent for Air Force One.  Rob misses associated with these incredible groups of people and recalls the Air Force as being the best times of his life. “The one thing we loved were the people, the people we  definitely miss and flying on a beautiful sunrise or sunset always awesome too.” – Rob Shallenberger Transitioning out of the Air Force Rob developed a vision when he was 16 that he wanted to be a fighter pilot.  His vision really shaped his life. He achieved his vision of being a fighter pilot and realized his dream but knew this was not going to be his lifelong career.  Rob and his father started laying out a vision for a business and after Rob’s commitment of 11 years he has joined his father in their vision. His transition was very smooth.  He new about 5 years prior to getting out of the Air Force that he was going to start a business. “I really was a wayward lost teenager until I said I wanted to be a fighter pilot.” – Rob Shallenberger Building a Training Program Rob and his father have interviewed hundreds of people and put them into categories they call high performers and what set them apart from others.  They found that there were 12 principles of highly successful leaders that are very predictable of long-term success in a company, personally and in their relationships.   “We have built a program around that and have traveled the world on virtually every continent.” – Rob Shallenberger To hear more from Rob Shallenberger and her experience, download this episode. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Rob Shallenberger links: LinkedIn Five Keys to a Successful Leadership and Learning Program Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.  

In this episode, I talk with Rob Shallenberger about his book "The Transformation Challenge: A New Approach to Winning in Business and Life", his work based on "Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders", and much more. The post Ideas: Rob Shallenberger — The Transformation Challenge: A New Approach to Winning in Business and Life appeared first on Adam Kirk Smith.

Rob is one of the worlds leading authorities on leadership and execution. Hes trained and coached hundreds of companies around the world, to include many Fortune 500 organizations. After spending two years of service in Bolivia, he attended Utah State University where he graduated in 2000. He went on to earn an MBA from Colorado State University. He served as an F-16 Fighter Pilot in the Air Force for 11 years. He was also an Advance Agent for Air Force One and traveled the world working with foreign embassies and the Secret Service. He's the CEO of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership. His company released a national bestselling book titled Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders. He also just released an awesome book titled The Transformation Challenge: The Six Steps to Planning and Execution. He considers his greatest accomplishment to be that he's been married for 20 years and has four beautiful children. Rob's interview is sure to inspire as we rewind back to the first time he was in a stadium to experience an F-16 flyover. After that, he was hooked...and determined to be a fighter pilot. Rob's journey through life is quite impressive; from coaching the Dallas Cowboys staff to presidents and world leader. Rob also shares with us how to actually build high performing teams.

In part 2 of this interview with Walt Offen, we cover: Having courage to speak up in all settings Listen carefully to others; ignore rank within the company Instituting any new rule or policy must affect the leader equally Grab opportunities when they come your way, even if you do not feel ready. See the issue from other's perspectives Understand, appreciate, and celebrate diversity of thought, personality, skills, and beliefs Always strive to get better and help those around you Do not take “we've always done it that way” as an acceptable answer Be a solid role model Develop self-confidence; be able to laugh at yourself

Rob Shallenberger is one of the world’s leading authorities on leadership and strategic planning. He’s trained and coached hundreds of companies around the world, to include many Fortune 500 organizations. After spending two years of service in Bolivia, he attended Utah State University where he graduated in 2000. He went on to earn an MBA from Colorado State University. He served as an F-16 Fighter Pilot in the Air Force for 11 years. He was also an Advance Agent for Air Force One and traveled the world working with foreign embassies and the Secret Service. He’s the CEO of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership. His company released a national bestselling book titled Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders and a new book titled the Transformation Challenge: The Six-Steps to Planning and Execution. He’s also the author of three other books. He considers his greatest accomplishment to be that he’s been married for 19 years and has four beautiful children. ----- Are you a highly successful leader? Rob Shallenberger discusses the 12 principles of highly successful leaders and how he trains individuals and businesses to adopt those principles into their lives and business practices, so they can reap the rewards of phenomenal success. Rob has dedicated years to studying some of the most successful leaders throughout history to discover 12 principles that set them apart from others. In this episode, he identifies those 12 principles and discusses the tools and techniques he uses when training others how to use them. He goes on to describe why the principle “Be true to character,” is the most critical and why you should adopt that principle first. He also discussed businesses and leaders who have lost sight of that principle, such as Enron, and the devastating consequences that can have. Rob also discusses time in a meaningful way. We all have the same 1,440 minutes in a day. One of the things that sets highly successful leaders apart from the rest of us is how we use those minutes. He goes on to discuss the differences between being a transformational leader and being a transactional leader and how that impacts your success on a personal and professional level. One of the most endearing things Rob talks about, though, is what the 12 principles of leadership mean for him as a husband and as a father and how his vision is different, yet similar, in each of those roles. Are you interested in learning more? Listen to the full podcast now! Thank you for listening today! I appreciate your time so very much. Ways to contact Rob: Website: www.becomingyourbest.com

In this episode, I have the privilege to interview Walt Offen. A statistician that is about to end an amazing career over a couple of decades of working in the pharmaceutical industry. Walt organized together, what he believes to be the 20 key attributes of highly successful leaders. They are organized in no particular order but enriched with great stories. Of course, there is a difference between leadership and managing. Leadership is the ability to inspire others when there is no supervisory control. For a highly effective organization, everyone can and should be a leader. In part one, we cover the first 10: Having a can-do attitude Being able to apologize Inspiring others to join the cause (without authority) Share credit Show humility Be trustworthy and develop trust in others Engaging everyone on the team, making them feel valued and important Remain calm, be kind to everyone Provide opportunities for others to shine Putting the organization, colleagues, the company, ahead of personal goals

Becoming Your Best to Live a Life of Abundance!Living Your Best Life is a Choice. You chose to be happy or not. This is a hard concept to grasp when everything around you seems to be falling apart. Today's conversation, with Steve Shallenberger, and his shared resources will help you be your best version of you, Today. Meet our Feature GuestSteve was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Graduate in Accounting and Business from Brigham Young University and the Harvard Business School. He bought, founded, and successfully ran 11 companies in four different industries. Steve is the author of the National Best-Selling book, Becoming Your Best, the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders and the Transformation Challenge. Dedicated to helping individuals, teams/relationships and organizations to become their best. Steve lives in Orem, Utah with his wife, has 6 children and 18 grandchildren. Connect with our guest https://www.becomingyourbest.com/abundance/ (BecomingYourBest.com) Resources Mentioned in the show Books Becoming Your Best - Steve Sallenberger The Richest Man in Babylon - George Samuel Clason The Best Salesmen in the World - Og Mandino How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie   Tired of Your Low Lead Conversions and Embarrassing Low Revenue?Get Access to the 8 Strategies That Will Uncover $10K to $50K In Your Business in Just 45 Minutes. https://menofabundance.com/nobsbb/ (Send My Copy Now!) Support this podcast

Rob Shallenberger is recognized globally as a leading authority in planning and execution. He is widely known for sharing his experience as a US fighter pilot to deliver fun, energetic, and highly impactful keynotes and seminars. Based on the National Bestselling book Becoming Your Best: The 12 principles of Highly Successful Leaders – which includes 40 years of research from peak performing companies – Rob shares powerful principles that propel teams and organizations to the top. From the cockpit to the boardroom, Fortune 500 companies around the world have used his valuable lessons learned as a fighter pilot to ignite their teams and leaders and fuel high performance at every level. As the CEO of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership, an award-winning leadership and corporate training company, Rob helps leaders around the world grow and lead powerful teams. He also co-hosts the popular podcast Becoming Your Best with his partner (and father) Steve Shallenberger. Together, they help listeners uncover the principles of highly successful leaders.

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Welcome to our podcast listeners, wherever you might be in the world today. This is Steve Shallenberger, your host with Becoming Your Best, Global Leadership. Think of one of the most amazing books you have ever read!  What sets it apart from all of the others?  Well, it’s the words! And, imagine an incredible speaker or comedian.  Aside from their unique presentation, it is the words that gives them passion to make a difference. They’re put together in the right way that make us laugh or reflect upon a play or movie that you have been to or seen, it is the words that also really penetrated your soul in a way you can never forget. I mean, just think about Mary Poppins: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Even though the sound of it Is something quite atrocious If you say it loud enough You'll always sound precocious Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Who could ever forget that one or “A spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down?” Or how about John F Kennedy? “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country!” Or Martin Luther King, “I have a dream,” Yoda:  Do or do not!  There is no try! So, think of words that have influenced your life:   I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I know I can, I know I can, I know I can…., I knew I could, I knew I could, I knew I could.  This little phrase fro The Little Train that Could has lasted with me for all these years.   Today’s podcast is about the use of words, which is a wonderfully exciting and a mind-blowing part of Principle #7 of The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders, and this particular one is: How to be an effective communicator. Words happen to be a huge part of communication. So, what’s really the vision for using words?  Well, they allow us to both communicate and understand in a way that inspires and impacts both your behavior and the behaviour of others. So, words really do provide you with the capacity to articulate even your own personal vision, just think about that. Which in turn can affect your thoughts, actions, habits, character and ultimately your destiny. So, if there was ever a reason to work on your Good, Better and best in an area, your use of words is it!  So, whether you are 20, 40, 60, or 80 years old, our words, and in turn, our actions really define who we are. As a matter of fact, talk about being self-conscious of something, my capacity to do this podcast is limited or enhanced by my use of words.  Yikes—what a responsibility. And as we reflect on The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders, these principles are ever vibrant, fresh and NEVER get stale or old.  Each one is an inspiration that lifts us to new heights.  However, when they work together, all 12 together, magic happens.  A chemistry of excellence is released. So, Principle #7 is  of course to be an effective communicator.  Our capacity then, to use these words, really  effects our capacity to communicate well.  And so to improve in this area is an exciting, wonderful, breath-taking journey. Today, actually, it would be so fun to be together, to discuss and brainstorm these in person. To share our thoughts on ways to use words better.  And so, I will imagine that your thoughts and contributions in our discussion are a vibrant part of this podcast today. In the absence of being together, let’s just share some of the things we might have discussed in the form of a word checklist of things that you (we) can do to enjoy this expansive journey that has such a big impact on our lives. We could talk about language and words:  So let’s start out by listening to this one. Diane Setterfield from The Thirteenth Tale.   “There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic.”  ― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale   Wow! Words are so cool and so inspiring. Whether you are communicating with a large group, small group or one-on-one, the words that you use make all the difference in the world. To stimulate our discussion, I have identified 6 different dimensions of the “word checklist” that helps you in Becoming Your Best in this area. Let’s dive right in this! Here is the first one of the checklist that helps us Becoming Our Best through the use of words: Increase Your Vocabulary: Increasingly your vocabularly is a huge predictor of success.  You can practice new words that you don’t use - really, everyday. Some years ago, as a father who wanted to help his children, I became aware of an institute called The Johnson O Connor Institute, Test. It’s located in different areas of the United States and this is something – it’s about a 5 hour test and it accesses your capability, among other things, your vocabulary as well. And so, we have sent different of our children to this in San Francisco. I actually accompanied them. And after the 5 hour test, an assessment result is given to you which is probably about 20 pages. It’s terrific! But then it focuses in on vocabulary! And so, Johnson O’Connor’s done a huge amount of research in this area. And particularly the studies have focused on the impact of vocabulary on people’s lives and has drawn many amazing conclusions from a vast amount of testing and experiments performed in more than 20 years of research. A significant part of Johnson O’Connor’s research observed successful people in many walks of life and really trying to correlate their success with factors such as gender, age, scholarship levels and many others including vocabulary levels. He tested people on the most versed endeavors like the students about to take their SATs or Executives in large corporations, coaches, teachers etc. He always found the same results, no matter which area he looked at, and no matter how he analyzed the data: a person’s vocabulary level is the best single predictor of occupational success. He actually did a study with managers in 39 large manufacturing companies. Below are the average results of an extensive vocabulary test, averaged and grouped by hierarchical level:   *Chart described in podcast for visualization purposes. O’Connor really took extreme care to statistically isolate variables that could distort the results. So scholarship level and age, for example, were considered to make sure it was indeed vocabulary, and not something related, that correlated with success. His studies also show that vocabulary usually comes before achievement, and not because of it. Even if we’re not able to ultimately prove the correlation, it’s hard to ignore O’Connor’s findings.   And so ultimately, here is the deal. He discovered professional success depends entirely on thinking and communication skills which are directly related to vocabulary. That was the bottom line. I love this quote from Henry Hazlitt, Thinking as a Science. “A man with a scant vocabulary will almost certainly be a weak thinker. The richer and more copious one's vocabulary and the greater one's awareness of fine distinctions and subtle nuances of meaning, the more fertile and precise is likely to be one's thinking. Knowledge of things and knowledge of the words for them grow together. If you do not know the words, you can hardly know the thing.”  ― Henry Hazlitt, Thinking as a Science So this is a huge part of a checklist in strengthening our capacity to use words is to build a strong vocabulary.   Here’s number two: Make your words come alive. Words that breathe - Color, imagery, smell, texture, feel, energy andemotion. For example, Zig Ziglar, who’s spoken a number of times at our company seminars and he would say:  People refer to money as Cold hard cash.  “It is never cold nor hard.  It is soft and warm.  “ We can use similies and metaphors. Here’s one for example: Her tears were like a rushing river. Well, what a great simile! Because t compares someone’s tears with a rushing river. A person’s tears can’t literally be like a rushing river, but by saying that the tears are like a rushing river, you’re conjuring up an image in the individual’s mind, that’s listening to you or reading what you’ve shared, of how much someone is crying. Or Her heart broke like glass! See what an image that creates? Or The young man trying to remember his father’s advice on a blind date and paying his date a compliment.  He could have said, “Your face could make a clock stop”.  Or, he could say, “Your face makes time stand still!”  Well, these are tremendous images that help use see things. How about this Primary Song that I learned this when I was 8 years old. I looked out the window, and what did I see? Popcorn popping on the apricot tree! Spring had brought me such a nice surprise, Blossoms popping right before my eyes. I could take an armful and make a treat, A popcorn ball that would smell so sweet. It wasn’t so, but it seemed to be Popcorn popping on the apricot tree. Isn’t that great? Well that’s an example of making words come alive! Of course there’s no popcorn on an apricot tree, but you can see it in your mind! You can see the beautiful white blossoms on an apricot tree – you can almost smell them and it connects you to Spring and the surprise and you want to go out and take an armful and what smells so sweet. This is an idea of using words in a way that they bring things to life. Here’s number 3 on our word checklist of things that we can do to use words better: Use words that are kind, uplifting and encouraging. Never mean, degrading and discouraging. Find something good to say about others.  Especially in their absence.  Think how much better the world would be if we were all kind to one another.  That doesn’t mean we can’t disagree and have differences, different points of view, but just imagine what kind of world we would have if EVERYONE were uplifting in their comments about others. They found the good. The change in a world starts with you and it starts with me. We can do this and it spreads. Here’s a great quote by Vashti Quiroz-Vega. “Words! What power they hold. Once they have rooted in your psyche, it is difficult to escape them. Words can shape the future of a child and destroy the existence of an adult. Words are powerful. Be careful how you use them because once you have pronounced them, you cannot remove the scar (or blessing) they leave behind.”  ― Vashti Quiroz-Vega Well how true. Here’s another one from Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute The Sun. This is an amazing one: “We cannot control the way people interpret our ideas or thoughts, but we can control the words and tones we choose to convey them. Peace is built on understanding, and wars are built on misunderstandings. Never underestimate the power of a single word, and never recklessly throw around words. One wrong word, or misinterpreted word, can change the meaning of an entire sentence - and even start a war. And one right word, or one kind word, can grant you the heavens and open doors.”  ― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem   So there’s three that we’ve talk about on our checklist. To recap so far: 1. Build your vocabulary 2. To Make your words come alive 3. Use words that are kind and encouraging. What can we do next to build our capacity to use language? Use your Spellcheck and good Grammar. There are a few things that distract more from a well meaning letter that communicate that words that are spelled incorrectly and in the right order.  Read over your document several times to assure accuracy and have others read your important letters or correspondence. Have others read over your documents to ensure there is a check and a balance. So that’s number 4. Use words that are positive and upbeat! Watch the impact words have on your thoughts and feelings!  I’m going to use an example from a book that was a huge inspiration to me, especialy in my youth and early 20’s. I read the book The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz numerous times. On page 68 in that book, he uses this example of phrases which create small negative mind changes versus Phrases which create big, positive mind images. Here are the examples he uses in his book. Phrases which create small negative mind images Phrases which create big, positive mind images. 1.  It’s no use, we’re whipped. 1.  We’re not whipped yet.  Let’s keep trying.  Here’s a new angle. 2.  Five years is a long time to spend before I’ll get into the top ranks in your company.  Count me out! 2.  Five years is not really a long time.  Just think, that leaves me 30 years to serve at a high level. 3.  It won’t work.  Dark, gloom, disappointment, grief, and failure. 3.  It will work, let me prove it. The image:  Bright, hope, success, fun and victory. 4.  I’m too young (old) for the job. 4.  Being young (old) is a distinct advantage. 5.  The market is saturated.  Imagine, 75 per cent of the potential has already been sold.  Better get out. 5.  Imagine!  25 per cent of the market is still not sold.  Count me in.  This looks big!   It’s really important for us to discipline ourselves so we are using the big positive words. As we think about this thought of using words that are positive and upbeat - Think good words. Use good words.  Use good language versus bad language.  I will never forget when I heard the tapes of one of our President’s of the United States.  I could not believe the foul language that was totally unnecessary. What a disappointment that was. My friend, Stephen Covey, who had had one of his trademark wass a shaved head would often say, why waste hormones on growing hair when you can use them on good looks. 

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Steve:  Welcome To The Becoming Your Best Podcast. This is Steve Shallenberger your host. I’m excited to talk about the subject today. It’s how to stay motivated and 6 Key Actions that you can take to stay highly motivated. As we think about Becoming Your Best and the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders, I’ve been thinking about never giving up, that’s principle #12.  Each one of the Principles alone is important but alone really, insufficient by themselves. It’s how they work together that creates a chemistry of excellence. Never give up   is a decision to keep going, it is a pattern of employing the other 11 principles and in the process of working on our vision and goals, of Becoming Your Best, while experiencing success, failure, making pivots, failing again, succeeding, succeeding, failing, learning and moving forward to a great place.  Never Giving Up is at the heart of success for all humanity. It is a principle, a force of human will, will power of overcoming setbacks, learning, never giving up and making progress.  Sometimes spectacular progress. The subject today is part of Never Giving Up and a vital component, even a full cousin and it is  Staying Motivated to Reach Our Vision and Goals! Whether you’re a Sales Person, CEO, Division Leader, Parent, Coach, Teacher, Professional (Doc, Dentist, Lawyer, Accountant, etc.) Student, technician, truck driver and so forth the STAKES ARE HIGH!  Our level of motivation can literally determine our success!  Our level of motivation is like a light burning without that radiates everywhere without.  One of our five sons is working as a Sales Rep in Chicago and it’s very interesting because he has some very clear goals, a great skill set and deciding to make a difference is a mental state and it literally drives us to a high level of achievement but it is the motivation that is the drive line that is helping Tommy be successful every single day. One of the things that Tommy has done to help reinforce this motivation is he’s chosen my wife (and I get to be the bystander to reporting each day). She is his accountability partner. He calls her every single day and reports how it’s going. This is one of the ways Tommy is able to sustain a high level of motivation and it’s paying off. He’s one of the very top in this business. Towards the end of his wonderful and amazing life, Stephen Covey and I went to lunch one day and we were talking about what were the most important things that he taught. And out of all the things that he taught, the 7 Habits and the other things, he said, these are the two: P/PC balance – Probability now and Profit Capability. The PC is the ability to produce profits over a long period of time. Our ability to balance these in a successful way are what determines our long term success. So if you focus too much on profitability this year, you can burn yourself out at the expense of your PC. If you focus too much on the PC then your P suffers this year. It’s this balance. The second of the concepts that he felt were the greatest that he taught, was that the private victory precedes the public victory. I love this concept and it is as true today as it was over his illustrious career where he touched millions throughout the world. This is what I’d like us to think about is that the private victory has a huge impact on our public victory in terms of sustaining high motivation. So in preparation for this podcast, here at BYB, we have been doing research throughout the world on this very subject:  How Do You Stay Motivated or What Discourages You or What keeps you from staying highly motivated .  The findings from this research have had a huge impact for me on better understanding what people do to stay motivated or what discourages them. I appreciate the feedback from our many listeners around the world. This has been so helpful. Staying motivated is both a science and an art. I have culled from the feedback from the research on this study and developed this into 6 key actions you can take to stay motivated. The opposite of being motivated is to be discouraged.  This can vastly impact your happiness, joy and productivity, not to mention your quality of life.  This is especially true is you are suffering from fiery adversity.  The fact is:  The STAKES ARE HIGH in our lives. What can you do  (what can I do?) to stay highly motivated? So here are the 6 things that I have called from this research and I’ll try to really touch on some of the various thoughts that have been given – I’ll weave them into the 6 thoughts as well. Follow your vision, goals and pre-week planning. This is huge in terms of staying highly motivated. Dr Oz recently said, “Your heart needs a reason to keep beating.” That is what we put into our vision. What is the reason that we have for living? So making it passionate, exciting and meaningful. This is the head point, the starting point, the head gates, the direction we want to move in life including love, relationships and doing great things with your talents.  This REASON is articulated it in a vision and cascading now through smart annual goals and being executed pre-week planning.  This is a process that inspires leadership and action. And literally as you embrace these experiences, you recognize the daily victories that you have!  It’s interesting as through this study, I’ve realized that ,money as a goal is important, but it was far from the biggest factor in keeping people highly motivated.  So this is an important part of our  vision and goals and pre week planning to be financially reliant and ahead of the game but it’s not the most important think that keep us highly motivated. One fellow said, “Money isn’t important, but it does rank right up there with oxygen.”  Well, what’s so important about pre-week planning is it helps you to put it all together.  It helps you to visualize your success, the things that count most to stay highly motivated.  The components of that that do help us maintain this high motivation is Exercise, meditation, doing good things, working on balance; so it’s this whole package of key things that allows us to stay at the top of our game. Some people said in the survey and in our research to  make a game for achievement.  So, daily execution in sales is a good example if that happens to be your business. I recall, when I was going through college, during the Summers, I was a  door-to-door book salesman for the South Western Company also for Eagle Systems International. Here was the game that I made: this was Door-to-Door sales, everyone was a potential customer – we just didn’t know it until we  opened the door. So everything was pretty fast hitting. The game was to give 20 demos in morning, afternoon and evening.  People in the area that I worked in called me “The Running Book Salesman.” I literally run from door to door so I could achieve that goal. I did that  - the result was that it would help me be the Top Sale Reps in the company. And so, these are things you can do: vision, so you really follow your vision, annual goals that are set by roles – so what are going to do in the personal aspect, family and friends, professionally and civically? This very clear focus of smart goals meaning very specific achievable, measurable, relevant to your vision and timely – they help us stay focused. And then it’s down to the implementation, pre week planning which is simply this: taking a few minutes during the weekend, 20-30 minutes to think through the lens of your roles, the key roles that you have in your life and what are the actions that matter most. And then you mesh that in to when you’re do them with your existing goals and so you set up your week so you can win and succeed. This focus really helps you control the things that you can control. It’s interesting because when you follow a focus on these things, you’re literally working on what you can control and not wasting your time or your focus to things you cannot control. This focus has a huge impact on being able to stay highly motivated. Just one quck footnote before we go on the number 2 , from the study, these are actually the things that discourage people:  Not living up to my potential, not getting things done/procrastination, having negative thoughts or when things don’t pan out that’s what leads to discourage. This next one is really interesting - no recognition, direction, or deadline. This one of no recognition from others is important. Biases, and lack of finances. So what I found is our annual goals and Pre-week planning really help with every one of those. They really help you control the things you can control and work on those type of things so you end up on the other side of the ledger. Now, we actually listed in a graphic pie chart each of the top of these 6 things. Here is number 2. Belief in a higher power. This was ranked way up there in helping people remain highly motivated. And expressing gratitude and recognition of this belief in a higher power. What this does is that when people believe in a higher power, they recognize the potential they have.  My friend Zig Ziglar used to say, “God don’t make no junk!”  How true that is! You are special and have God-given capabilities and capacity.  There is a higher purpose in life.  This belief can provide enormous motivation.  This belief will help you LOVE yourself and realize how good you really are. At least that’s my take on it. That’s why so many people I think rank this as such a high force or influence in their life to stay highly motivated. Prayer and meditation. These are major influences on staying highly motivated. This reminded me of both George Washington and Abe Lincoln. Two of the very most significant historical influences to impact on our world particularly on the United States and being key figures on setting up and establishing a government a constitution, a way of living that has influenced all of us in our modern world and billions of people. George Washington in the very depths of despair in trying to stay motivated – he needed, as the leader of this force – this continental army who were fighting for their very lives, needed to stay upbeat and motivated. Our home and others, that I’ve seen that we have this great painting by Arnold Freeberg of George Washington kneeling in prayer. There’s many accounts of this of this is where he gained his strength to stay focused and motivated. Abe Lincoln, during the battle of Geddessburg, he went to his study and knelt in prayer and asked for divine help, that they were able to be successful in the battlefield. He relates that this gave him a great sense of peace and confidence  and people were marveling while many were leaving Washington during that battle of Geddesburg and the event that the confederate army would have been victorious, Abe Lincoln said, “I’m staying.” During this time, he was very motivated. This is the account that he gave. Meditation and reflecting on the things that count most are very helpful to us. Associate with other upbeat motivated people. Have fun. Recognize others for the good that they do.  Failure to recognize others and their contribution does leads to discouragement.  On both sides of this – we are going to determined to control what we can control but we can control recognizing others. So let’s associate with other people that are like minded. In this regard, I am so fortunate. I’m fortunate to have an upbeat family. My work associates are amazing, high achievers and they focus in all aspects on their lives in being upbeat and having fun. A good example is at a conference last week, a number of us executives went to. Just before the evening or the afternoon session of the conference, we went out to a Go Kart place which was not too far away. And we had a great time. We survived the Go Kart experience together. My back got slightly rearranged but we work hard and we play hard. We have upbeat language and actions and consideration and respect for each other’s. All of these things literally create a culture of high motivation. It doesn’t we don’t have challenges. It doesn’t mean we don’t have set backs and problems.  How we approach it really is a big deal.  So have an accountability partner on positive goals.  If possible, stay away from chronically negative people.   Let’s go over these first four: Follow your vision, goals and pre week playing. Belief in a higher power – everybody isn’t going to do that in the way you do it, but that is one of the results of this survey from across the board for what people can do. If it’s helpful, it’s something you can think about. Prayer and Meditation and the strength, peace and depth it can give you. Associate with other motivated, upbeat people.   Fill your mind with upbeat, inspiring thoughts. This is something that you can control. I like what William James wrote, “The greatest discovery of our generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering the attitudes of their minds as you think, so shall you be. These are things you can control for example like: Read great stuff, listen (podcasts, TED talks, motivation materials, upbeat soundtracks), Learn – literally as you learn, you increase size of hippocampus. The size of your hippocampus, it directly impacts the health of your brain, body and your life. Memorize upbeat poems. I love doing this. This does the very same thing as in filling your brain with the right kind of stuff. Share learnings and experiences with others.  One of the people that I met last week in a seminar came up to me afterwards said ‘I loved being here today. I love the thought of BYB. I’ve been thinking about motivating thoughts. And I’ve created a journal where I’m writing these down. And in the morning, when I wake up, I look at the journal and it helps me continue this process. When I say fill your mind with upbeat  and inspiring thoughts, I mention soundtracks, movies, whatever. I like things like “Amazing Grace,” with William Wilbur Force, Apollo 13, Rudy, Remember The Titans, The Sound Of Music, The Legend Of Bagger Vance, Rocky and so forth. These are all little things that we just keep doing little by little. Positive Self Talk and affirmations (include this type of language in your vision). I like what Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “Sow a thought and you reap an act. Sow an action and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny. And that’s what we’re talking about here. Positive self talk and affirmations. This the type of language that you include in your vision. So a good example of this one is “Today is going to be a great day.” That is an affirmation. “I do great work.” These are the type of things we can put in our vision and fill our minds. Positive Talk. The body is very obedient.  The body will conform to what we ask it to do. One of the great examples of this. One of my first companies – ESI we have over 700 hundred sales reps and they would go out and of course be positive with every single client or customer. We would hold a training with all of them before the launched out to all of their assigned areas in the United States and as we worked on positive self talk and one of the things we would work on is, we would say together, three times, but they may need to say it 10 or 20 times or as many times as they were going to their areas: “I Feel Healthy, I feel happy. I feel  terrific. “ At  first they may not have felt healthy, happy and terrific. They may have felt lousy and discouraged and down in the dumps. But as they said, “I Feel Healthy, I feel happy. I feel  terrific,” over and over , pretty soon they found themselves feeling that way. It literally impacts the body on releasing endorphins and changing how you feel. So those are 6 things that you can do that came from this research. I’m just going to review it one more time. Follow your vision, goals and pre week planning. This sets up a process that deals with so many things that take away from motivation and add to motivation and helps you do it better. Belief in a higher power: Each person will have to decide how you do that and what it means to you Prayer and meditation Associate with other update and motivated people: That is so fun. I’m grateful to have friends work associates and family who do that. And it’s helpful to me! I reflect upon them and feel the gratitude and appreciation I think that adds to my motivation. Fil your mind with upbeat, inspiring thoughts Positive Self-Talk: Be careful of the language going on in your own mind.   Here’s an invitation – something that may be helpful. Many people help us if we have a sample of what a vision or goals may look like. If you would like a PDF of some samples,  email us at support@becomingyourbest.com  and we will just send you the Free PDFs of samples of vision and goals. Another thing that you might consider is investing in a BYB book and BYB planner. You can go to our website becomingyourbest.com and indicate that you would like to have a book and a planner and I would be happy to sign the book for you. These will help you do these 6 things we just talked about and stay focused on What Matters Most. One other thing that you might consider is to give a gift of a BYB book and/or BYB planner to a family member or work associate.  These are transformational forces that have inspired the #1 Leadership forces in your life. As you work on these 6 KEY ACTIONS which is to: 1. Follow your vision, goals and pre week planning Belief in a higher power Prayer and Meditation Associate with other upbeat and motivated people Fill your mind with upbeat and positive thoughts Positive Self Talk. These things will help you Stay Motivated:  You WILL STAY HIGHLY MOTIVATED and it will affect your happiness, joy and productivity and that of everyone around you. We are wishing you all the best as you make a difference in the world for good every day. This is Steve Shallenberger, with BYBGL, wishing you a great, safe day. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Corey Poirier, Keynote Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur talks "“Timeless Traits of Highly Successful Leaders”

Corey Poirier, Keynote Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur talks "“Timeless Traits of Highly Successful Leaders”

Corey Poirier, Keynote Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur talks "“Timeless Traits of Highly Successful Leaders”

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July 12, 2017Corey Poirier, Keynote Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur talks "“Timeless Traits of Highly Successful Leaders”Corey Poirier, Keynote Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur talks "“Timeless Traits of Highly Successful Leaders”; Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/user/sackheadsradio/corey-poirier-keynote-speaker-author-entSHR Media TV: http://sackheads.blogspot.com/p/shr-tv.htmlHigh Plains Pundit TV: http://www.highplainspundittv.com/2017/07/moneytalk-with-melanie-for-july-12-2017.htmlCorey Poirier BIOCorey Poirier is an award winning (and TEDx) Keynote speaker, host of a top rated Radio Show, 20+ year Entrepreneur, and an International Best-Selling Author who has interviewed more than 4000 Influential Leaders.

July 12, 2017Corey Poirier, Keynote Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur talks "“Timeless Traits of Highly Successful Leaders”Corey Poirier, Keynote Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur talks "“Timeless Traits of Highly Successful Leaders”; Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/user/sackheadsradio/corey-poirier-keynote-speaker-author-entSHR Media TV: http://sackheads.blogspot.com/p/shr-tv.htmlHigh Plains Pundit TV: http://www.highplainspundittv.com/2017/07/moneytalk-with-melanie-for-july-12-2017.htmlCorey Poirier BIOCorey Poirier is an award winning (and TEDx) Keynote speaker, host of a top rated Radio Show, 20+ year Entrepreneur, and an International Best-Selling Author who has interviewed more than 4000 Influential Leaders.

July 12, 2017Corey Poirier, Keynote Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur talks "“Timeless Traits of Highly Successful Leaders”Corey Poirier, Keynote Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur talks "“Timeless Traits of Highly Successful Leaders”; Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/user/sackheadsradio/corey-poirier-keynote-speaker-author-entSHR Media TV: http://sackheads.blogspot.com/p/shr-tv.htmlHigh Plains Pundit TV: http://www.highplainspundittv.com/2017/07/moneytalk-with-melanie-for-july-12-2017.htmlCorey Poirier BIOCorey Poirier is an award winning (and TEDx) Keynote speaker, host of a top rated Radio Show, 20+ year Entrepreneur, and an International Best-Selling Author who has interviewed more than 4000 Influential Leaders.

Maximize Your Health To Live In Peace and Balance with Ron Williams Welcome to our podcast listeners wherever you may be in the world today. This is Steve Shallenberger, your host. And we are excited to have a wonderful friend and guest with us today, Ron Williams. Welcome, Ron! Ron: Steve, thank you so much, man. I'm glad to be with you. Steve: Now, Ron is a repeat visitor on this podcast series. I met Ron, for the first time, about a year ago and we had Ron talk about fitness. He told us about his background which is an amazing background and to what he's doing today which is helping people all over the world to improve their fitness, their health, and of course, that leads into their happiness. So as we think about The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders, each one of those has a big impact on our life. But they come together to help us be highly successful leaders as we touch not only our own lives have an influence in our relationships but also help contribute to best of class, world class organizations. So one of those principles is to Live In Peace and Balance. Part of that is how do we maximize our own health: our fitness, our mental health, emotional health? Well, it just so happens that that is exactly what Ron does. And when we had the chance to visit a year ago, I mentioned to Ron on the air that I have been trying to lose 10 or 15 pounds for maybe 10 years. I mean, I'm not like really overweight but it's always there. Do you know what I'm talking about? Can anybody that's listening relate to this? And it just kind of rubbed me wrong. I felt like I could do better but it was just really hard to knock it off. And so I asked Ron what his thoughts were, and we talked about a few ideas. At the end of our session, we turned off the equipment and I told him, I said, "Ron, really, I'm serious about this. I'd like to lose 10 or 15 pounds." And Ron said, "Well, I'll tell you what, I'll think about this and I'll call you tomorrow." And so on the phone the next day, he said, "Well, I've been thinking about this and you don't need to lose 10 or 15 pounds." And I threw my hands up and I said, "Yes." And he said, "You need to lose 20 to 25 pounds." And I gulped and I said, "Okay, but I'm going to need your help." Over the next few months, I did indeed lose 25 pounds. It was an amazing process, and the fact is it wasn't a torture for me. It was a positive upbeat process. And one of the things that I found as I went to my periodic checkup with the doctor, he was amazed, first of all, but second, we noticed that my blood pressure had decreased. It wasn't really particularly high before, it was in good shape, but it had gone down. My cholesterol levels had gone down, and this is tracking a 16-year baseline that I had with this particular doctor. And so we had all of this data, and you can push a button right there and it automatically graphs everything. And so you see this graph, and it kind of goes up over the years and all of a sudden, a big drop. Found that my weight had a big drop, and that this was a correlation throughout across the board and that I was much healthier. And so, first of all, I credit Ron. There's a number of things we did, and we're going to have the chance to talk about some of those today. First of all, Ron, I'm just going to invite you to share anything that you would like to about what's been happening in your life over the last year. I have also recommended Ron to a couple of friends and they've had similar experiences. So why don't you bring us up to speed on anything that you would like to talk about, experiences that you're having, what you're seeing? But what would you like to just introduce yourself with? Ron: Awesome. First of all, I want to say thank you, Steve, for all that you have done for my business. One of the things that I found with working with Steve was this is that here I am coaching this guy, thinking,"You know what, I'm doing him a great service," and you know, we lost the 25 pounds, but the little nuggets that I got from him let me know that I needed a coach. And he became my coach. So Steve is my coach today, and I want to appreciate him in what he does. But some of the things that have happened over the year is that I'd been able to put together programs for corporations that have drastically changed the face of you know, the companies, and we've really been enjoying that. And we realized that the principles of what we teach cross boundaries, meaning that we work in several areas: faith, family, fitness, and finances. And with that being said, regardless of what direction you're moving in, there are universal principles that actually cross those boundaries and we call them "Champion Principles," and if you apply it as far as your fitness is concerned, those same principles apply in your business, in your relationships, and across the board, Steve. Steve: Well good. Well, all right. So since we're having this discussion, Ron...and Ron has been a great coach for me, and I'm glad that we've been able to be of help to him. It's been fun to see some of the things that have happened. Ron, together with his wife Tanya, have created a 9-week fitness program that they have shared with a few special clients. Would you mind telling us about that and how it's designed, and what some of the end results that you're having? And the purpose of doing this is that I'd like to have our listeners today have some hope, have some encouragement that if they do certain things, they can get to a better place that makes them feel better, frankly. Ron: Absolutely. This 9-week program is really just a basis and a starting place because our complete desire is to develop lifestyle. And that's what I can see in Steve, is he's developed a lifestyle. You know, he lost the weight, but if you look at him today, he looks better now than he did at the completion of the program. You know why? Because he's continuing in that same lifestyle. And that's what we want to do is to develop these principles so that it becomes a lifestyle to you. But one of the main principles is never to allow yourself to be hungry. It's very important because you send your body a signal of starvation. When many times, what people think is that it's willpower, "If I can starve myself and just have the will to keep going." But that sends a signal to the body of starvation. So eating and making sure you're never hungry is very important. Another principle would be to eat in combinations. Combinations are so important. If your desire is to decrease body fat, you never ever want to eat a carbohydrate by itself. The reason why, I'm going to explain this as short as I can, when you eat a carbohydrate by itself, it spikes the blood glucose level which causes the pancreas to secrete the insulin where the insulin is the culprit of the excess body fat. Your blood sugar level comes down when the insulin is secreted, but it converts those calories into triglycerides which is blood fat, and it pumps it directly into the fat cell. So we want to move away from that. If you don't eat enough calories, then your metabolism slows down, and when you do eat, those calories convert to body fat as well. There are 75 reasons why people are overweight and obese, so we have to find out individually what are yours and which ones belong to you. Reverse that, we can get rid of the body fat. Steve: Okay, all right. Well, that's good advice. Now, the first time we got going on this, Ron explained this to me, the example that he used for me was that if you eat an apple...And you correct any of this if you don't mind, Ron. But if you eat an apple by itself, it's the carbohydrate. It will be digested by the body within 20 minutes. Is that about right? Ron: Absolutely. Steve: But if you'll take that same apple and it goes right to fat, as Ron just explained...On the other hand, if you eat that apple together with the protein together with an essential fatty acid, it takes four hours for the body to digest this and it goes directly to energy. Ron: Wow, that's awesome that you remember that principle. Yes, and this is for those that are trying to decrease body fat. If you're an athlete and you have a high metabolism, this would not apply for you because sometimes you would take in pure sugar to propel you forward in whatever activity you're competing in. But if your desire is to decrease body fat, Steve is 100% spot on. Steve: Okay, and so that was really helpful. So that's a good tip for today is whenever you eat any type of foods, be sure you have at least three things on your plate: a carbohydrate, a protein, and the essential fatty acids. Right? Ron: Absolutely. Beautiful. Steve: Okay, that's if you're trying to, you know, lose body fat. And that's what I was doing, and I still do that by the way. I'm trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle of an ongoing diet that I know I can sustain. People often ask "Well, what are essential fatty acids?" That's raw almonds, avocados. What are some other sources of that, Ron? Ron: Wheat germ oil would be another one. You know, you said avocado. There's a new oil called avocado oil. I love the avocado oil because I can put it in any of my drinks and it's hard to even taste. Steve: Oh, okay. All right, good. So, Ron, what are some problems that you see are common in our society concerning excess body fat? Have we already talked about it? Have we covered that or...? Ron: Well, one problem I see is that we in America are getting fatter. You know, years ago, it was hard to find a person that was more than 300 pounds. Now we're 600, 700, 800, 900, even a thousand pounds. I mean, that was unheard of. The body is so resilient and I don't know how the body can handle that. But we're becoming more overweight and obese because of being sedentary and the other thing is poor eating and some of the things that we're putting in our bodies, and we have to reverse that. That's a real passion of mine. Steve: Okay good, all right. Well, so in terms of the eating do you... I'd like to just get back to that. Are there some things that our listeners can do to have a healthy set of eating habits? Like I know that you sent to me, originally, the Champions' Nutritional Guideline as I recall. Ron: Yes, sir. Steve: I don't know if that addresses it but maybe you could take a minute to just talk about, well, what are types of healthy eating. Ron: Okay, types of healthy eating depending on where you are, if you need to lose 15 pounds, if you need to lose 30 pounds, if you need to lose 70 pounds, or if you're in a class that we considered a hard-loser. A lot of people go on diet, after diet, after diet and what you end up doing is retarding your metabolism. When you retard your metabolism, it doesn't function properly the way it should. And then we have those people out there that are insulin resistant. And all of these create a huge problem. So what you have to do is find out, first of all, which category you're in, and then, you want to start off by detoxifying the body. Because we have what you call "fat-loss resistant chemicals" along with estrogen mimickers, and what estrogen mimickers do is they create excess body fat. And we want to get those toxins out of the body so that the body will function the way it should properly. There's certain things that 200 years ago, we weren't privileged to put in our body, you know, and we want to go back to nature as much as we possibly can. The way God originally created food is the way we should ingest it. God didn't create the Oreo cookie. I know some of you think he did but he really didn't create the Oreo cookie. And what I do is I study out different ingredients, where they came from, how we came about it. And when you look at an Oreo cookie, the center of that Oreo cookie that you take...you open the Oreo cookie and you scrape that white stuff on your teeth. Do you know what that is? It would be equivalent to Crisco oil or that Crisco-thick saturated fat that you're scraping on your teeth that has some sugar and has a little vanilla flavoring. But you're putting that directly into your body and it clogs the arteries and creates excess body fat. Well, if we go back to nature, we'll find out those things that we originally ate were to bring health, life, and longevity. So I would say, first of all, let's learn a little bit about good nutritional value. Eat those things that are very nutritious. Eat organic as you possibly can. Fresh is better than frozen. Frozen is better than canned. And try to get back to nature as much as you possibly can. Steve: Okay. Well, those are some good guidelines. And as I started adopting this, I didn't know what to expect but what I found is that eating, for example, the steamed vegetables were amazing. I don't know how I had missed these before. So yellow squash and steamed broccoli and the cauliflower, and there are so many amazing things that are so good. And I've loved the celery, the carrots. All of these things are so good, and I think they're part of what you're talking about. Ron: Yes. sir. Absolutely. Steve: kay, good. All right, well, let's just wrap up with a couple of thoughts here. What are a few things that we could implement today that would aid in decreasing body fat? Maybe we've already talked about it, but...And then, I'd like to talk about...the final thing is the role of exercise versus diet. Ron: Awesome, awesome. Well, one thing, it's very, very simple but it's huge, and that's change the type of water you drink because water, you know, it's the number one nutritional thing that we can put in our bodies. At one time, you could get water for free, but good quality water you have to pay for. It is very, very important because we're made up of 70% water. In water, just because it's clear does not mean that it's clean. We have different things in our body: fat-loss resistant chemicals along with estrogen mimickers, medication. Some people are taking hormone therapy. All of that gets into the water, and you think it gets cleaned out but it really doesn't. The other things...we have chlorine. Now, an estrogen mimicker, you've probably wondered where do they come from: pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, chlorine, perchlorate, which is jet fuel. All of those have estrogen mimickers. Heart medication, they'll tell you with some heart medication that it creates tenderness of your breast or your chest which become breast, and that's because there's an estrogen mimicker in there. When little girls go through puberty they get that tenderness, and that starting to happen in men along with other excess body fat throughout their bodies. So a good source of water is distilled water that's fortified with the minerals, that's pure water. So that's really important. You can implement that starting today. Steve: Now, let's just hold on a second. Where did they get that? Ron: Distilled water, you can either distill it yourself by having a distiller or you can just go on the Internet and google distilled water in your area or you can find it on the grocery store shelf, distilled water. But fortify it with the minerals. Even on our website, if you're looking for the minerals, they should cost you somewhere between $17 to $19. If it cost you more than that for a 90 day supply, way too expensive. We have some on our website for just $14.95. Steve: Okay, all right. Well, let's take this last question. It's been a good interview and good ideas today and hopefully, some encouragement for people and keeping it simple on a way forward. How big of a role does exercise play? How big of a role does the diet play? Ron: Well, as a competitor, exercise is a very, very small percentage, something like 20%. And the nutritional part of it is somewhere around 75% to 80%. I mean, the nutritional part of it is huge, but the combination together, utterly, utterly important. You can go on a diet by itself and you'll receive some results or you can do exercise by itself and depending on the type of metabolism you have, you may get no results. But the combination together, scientifically, is the best thing you could possibly do. Steve: Okay, and then one last question, Ron. What have you found is the best way to get this distilled water? Do you just buy it from a store around or can you get it in a larger container? What's the easiest way? What have you found the best way to get it? Ron: The best way to get it is have it brought to your house. It's really inexpensive. If you have a store that's fairly close, and as I said just google it, they will actually bring five-gallon containers to your house for less than 60 cents a gallon. If you go to the store, it may cost you $1.25 or maybe even higher. And another thing is distilled water... you can only drink that for two weeks. It'll help detoxify the body but after two weeks, start putting the minerals in. Steve: Okay, yeah. That's a critical part, right? Because it can actually hurt your health if you continue with the distilled water without the minerals. Ron: That's right because water, by itself, it has open bonds, and as we receive rain, it goes through the atmosphere but it collects the asset that's in the atmosphere then it hits the ground. But when that water is completely distilled, it has open bonds. And when it goes to your body, it does the same thing. it collects the dirt and the filth but it also absorbs those minerals and will pull the minerals out of your system. So get the water distilled, two weeks, it'll help you detoxify. But after the two weeks, apply the minerals. Steve: Okay, good stuff. Well, this is been a great interview. Hopefully, you have received a few good ideas. And if this is an area of interest, then certainly, the diet that we've talked about, the way you eat, the number of meals, and then try to have a consistent exercise program to supplement what you're doing. The distilled water... Ron: Absolutely. Steve: With the minerals. Okay, good start. Now, Ron, how can they find out about what you're doing or learn more? Ron: Well, one is we have a YouTube channel which is just, Ron Williams YouTube Channel. The next thing, you could go to our website which is ironchestmaster.com or rwfitness.com. You can find me on the Internet just google Ron Williams. Steve: Okay, good to know. Well, thank you. It's been a great interview. And Ron, I can't wait to see what happens in the next year. Ron: Absolutely. Steve: All right. Well, we're signing off and remember that every one of you is making a difference in your own life. And I'd like to give you hope and encouragement that if you've had 10 or 15 pounds or whatever that you've been trying to lose, you can do it, and it's just a steady effort and you can have fun doing it. It's an adventure. Well, we wish you all the best. This is Steve Shallenberger signing off with Becoming Your Best. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you have a great business idea? Or currently running a business but don’t know how to take it to the next level? Do you want to make it unstoppable? Or do you feel overwhelmed and confused? Don’t worry it’s not your fault. We understand, we’ve been there before too. That’s why Becoming Your Best Global Leadership puts on a LIVE 2 Day event called the Entrepreneur Success Bootcamp. The purpose is to help entrepreneurs take their idea and turn it into a thriving reality. Every entrepreneur is at a different place in the entrepreneurial process. Some people are stuck in the idea generation phase. Others are well down the path and looking to grow and scale their business. Today’s special guest is an experienced entrepreneur and successful CEO, Rob Nelson. Rob is the Founder / CEO of Grow.com. Rob is a true entrepreneur at heart. He loves the creative and building process in developing value for others. He discovered when leaders understand and unite their teams around the right metrics, the culture improves to accelerate growth. Rob is inspired by brilliant design, strong culture, competition, and the emotional connection products can give. “I believe in continuous growth and improvement, both personally and in helping others.” - Rob Nelson Grow helps companies accelerate their growth by helping to track and measure the right metrics. Consequently, companies can operate faster, make better and quicker decisions. Rob is a great example of living the 12 principles of Highly Successful Leaders, particularly of CREATING A VISION and MANAGING WITH A PLAN. In this episode, Rob Nelson explains his 5 keys ingredients a new company needs to succeed… Sticking with what you know The importance of recurring revenue Having passion for what you are doing Scalability Solve a problem you are personally acquainted with See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Every year, millions of managers and supervisors get promoted into management positions without learning how to successfully lead a team.  As a result, many of them find themselves at the top of the corporate ladder while lacking the training to lead.  Justin Constantine wants to change that.  As a Marine officer, Justin volunteered for deployment to Iraq in 2006, and served as a Civil Affairs Team Leader while attached to an infantry battalion. While on a routine combat patrol, Justin was shot in the head by a sniper.  Although the original prognosis was that he had been killed in action, Justin survived. Through teamwork and a positive mental attitude, he has had quite a successful recovery.  Justin is a great example of living the 12 principles of Highly Successful Leaders, particularly of doing WHAT MATTERS MOST and LIVING THE GOLDEN RULE and the vital role they play in being successful as a leader. He applies his incredible story of overcoming adversity to every level of an organization, and all audiences to move beyond the challenges they are facing in their own lives. In this episode, you will… Discover the importance of getting other people involved in your life Learn that you need to regularly set aside space to identify how you want to spend your time Learn your number one priority as a leader Realize the power of leading from the front [Tweet ""When you are leading from the front in your personal life it means you are being proactive." Justin Constantine"] SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST EPISODE RESOURCES JustinConstantine.com My Battlefield, Your Office Get the 12 Principles Becoming Your Best Book Breakthrough Leadership Conference Becoming Your Best Website Becoming Your Best Podcast Becoming Your Best Blog Becoming Your Best iTunes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Do you want to create a team culture by design or by default? A culture by design only happens when you have a clear, compelling vision in place.  A clear vision is what drives leadership and action in an intentional direction.  But have you taken the time to create a vision for your team?  ...your family?  ....yourself? In this episode we will walk you through the process for creating a compelling vision in all three areas of team, family, and personal.  Leading with a vision is Principle #2 of the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders and it's one of the most important because without a clear vision your efforts can quickly lead you off track or be diluted from focusing in too many directions. In this episode, you will… Discover why a clear vision is a critical piece of the puzzle for creating team alignment Learn why creating visions for your team, family, and yourself is essential  Learn the four question process for creating a vision that creates buy-in from your team Realize that a personal vision is the seed of your legacy [Tweet "Having a clear vision is characteristic of highly successful leaders we’ve seen over and over again."] SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST EPISODE RESOURCES Get the 12 Principles Becoming Your Best Book Breakthrough Leadership Conference Becoming Your Best Website Becoming Your Best Podcast Becoming Your Best Blog Becoming Your Best iTunes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After visiting numerous different organizations in the past few weeks, I’ve once again seen the impact that the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders can have on both the personal and professional life! Vision, planning, and prioritizing your time, are key to your business success, however, they’re only one piece of the success puzzle. If you don’t create a world-class customer experience or treat people right, your plan will fall short of what it could have been. What is the common denominator of the “best in class” companies? They know how to focus on creating a world-class customer experience and they treat other people like gold. In this podcast, you’ll discover: How to be “a Duck” How to discover personal happiness by adopting an outward mindset. Prioritizing the customer experience Loyal verses satisfied customers. Owning an issue Go out there this week and have a great and fabulous week! “The more that we serve others, the more we tend to find ourselves.” – Rob Shallenberger CLICK TO TWEET SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST EPISODE RESOURCES Becoming Your Best Website Becoming Your Best Podcast Becoming Your Best Blog Becoming Your Best iTunes Subscribe on iTunes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Did you know that you’re 90% more likely to reach a goal if you’ve written it down? There are tons of tips, tricks, and habits for success, but no matter what they are, they all require actionable steps. So, what are the steps? If you’ve been hearing about the 12 principles of highly successful leaders and wanting to learn more, today’s episode delivers them in detail, packed with actionable steps that you can master, a little bit at a time. Take these steps in manageable bites, and you’ll end up where you’re going in no time. Tune in to get the principles, today! Learn how to achieve the impossible Hear about the Success Rhythm and how it will help you master the 12 Principles Get the 12 Principles of Success Discover how to achieve success by mastering one action item a week Realize that a desire to get better trumps skillset and experience every time “There’s no silver bullet to great leadership.” – Rob Shallenberger CLICK TO TWEET SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST EPISODE RESOURCES Becoming Your Best Website Becoming Your Best Podcast Becoming Your Best Blog Becoming Your Best iTunes Breakthrough Leadership Conference See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Did you know? It’s the first time in history that four different generations of people have found themselves working together in the same workplace? Learning how to jive with a team is already a balancing act, but what do you do when the members of your team are made up of people who were raised in what seems like totally different worlds? Half of the team feels held back and the other half feels rushed. Some people grew up with iPads in their classrooms, and others grew up with typewriters. The truth is, diversity of experience, age, and perspective is what makes the world, and the workplace, go round. Tune in for Lee Caraher’s take on how to leverage diverse employee age for success. You’re not going to want to miss what this CEO and communication strategist has to say! In this episode, you will… Understand how to create a business culture built on trust and understanding Learn how to thrive with Millennials in the workplace Find out the core qualities that make a great leader Discover why Millennials are so different than the ‘boomer’ wait-your-turn generation Get Lee’s three reasons why Millennials are key to the future of your business “Leadership is at a greater demand than ever before in history.” – Steve Shallenberger CLICK TO TWEET SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST EPISODE RESOURCES Becoming Your Best Becoming Your Best iTunes Lee Caraher Website Lee Caraher Twitter Millennials & Management: The Essential Guide to Making It Work at Work by Lee Caraher KQED Public Media San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders by Steve Shallenberger Emily Post’s The Etiquette Advantage in Business: Personal Skills for Professional Success by Peggy Post See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What’s the best way to help others succeed? It’s an important question for all of us, and it’s one that my accomplished guest today, Joanie Connell, PhD, has made a central part of her career. Joanie is a Harvard-educated organizational consultant and leadership coach who helps people achieve their highest potential. Her clients include Fortune 100 companies, government agencies, as well as non-profits. She also teaches business and psychology at the university level. Joanie’s book, Flying without a Helicopter, explores what it takes to achieve success in the workplace and includes insights on parenting, educating, and managing young people in a way that encourages resilience and self-reliance. Listen in for fascinating—and practicable—advice on leadership that you can use at home, at work, or both! In this BYB episode, you will . . . Hear insight on getting the most from young people Understand how to lead by allowing others to endure challenges See how parents can inadvertently hinder their children’s success Get essential tips for better leadership “Leaders are nowhere without followers.” – Dr. Joanie Connell CLICK TO TWEET SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST EPISODE RESOURCES FlexibleWorkSolutions.com Flying without a Helicopter: How to Prepare Young People for Work and Life by Joanie Connell, PhD Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders by Steven R. Shallenberger See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Old School Positive Thinking with Steve Shallenberger Jack Butala: Old School Positive Thinking with Steve Shallenberger. Every Single month we give away a property for free. It's super simple to qualify. Two simple steps. Leave us your feedback for this podcast on iTunes and number two, get the free ebook at landacademy.com, you don't even have to read it. Thanks for listening. Jack Butala: Jack Butala and Jill DeWit here, welcome to the Cash Flow from Land Show. Our guest today, Steven Shallenberger. Steve how are you? Steve S.: I'm doing great. Nice to be on your show. Jack Butala: Excellent, thank you. Steve has more than 40 years of experience as a successful business owner, trusted senior executive, top-rated speaker, and a number one bestselling author. He's best known for his fun, enthusiastic, and engaging personality. I'm afraid Jill, what we're known for. Steve has consolidated 40 years of success in leadership research into the national bestselling book, Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders. Leaders from around the world have raved about the impact and transformation their teams and organization have experienced by using the tools and processes found in his book. As a young entrepreneur, Steve built numerous organizations from the ground up. He has successfully lead companies in 3 different industries and has keen understanding of how to thrive in business. During he's formative years, he continued his education at the Harvard Business School. He also worked many years with Stephen Covey, as a senior leader and trusted member of his board of directors. Steve and his team helped Covey start the First Things First Training and time management seminars. Steve served as the president at the Bring Em Young University Alumni Association. He was a charter member and chair of the Utah chapter of Young Presidents' Organization. I remember that, YPO. He's actively involved in a World Presidents' Organization, WPO. Welcome, thank you so much Steve. Jill: Hey thank you. Glad you're here. Steve S.: Hey it's great to be here, looking forward to our visit. Jack Butala: Boy, this is a pretty impressive bio. Most of the bios of the people that we have in the show, they don't have anything going in their life like this at all, no history at all. Steve S.: No, right. Whatever. Jill: How long is your signature line Steven? I got to ask. Steve S.: It's long. I told Steve as we had the chance to visit just briefly before, "You know Shallenberger is a great name. It's a Swiss-German name, but I have been seriously considering changing it to Garcia. Jill: I love it. Steve S.: A little more simple, easier to say, spell. Jill: Smith is good also. Jack Butala: That's exactly what I said. If he changes his name, I'm changing mine as Smith. Steve S.: Great. Jack Butala: Steve, that's quite an impressive background. What stuck out to me is the companies that you've started. Give us a little summary on those or one of them, your favorite let's say. Steve S.: Just tell you since you folks are in a great business, the Land Academy type of business of building a business around land and real estate. When I was a young man that's actually how I started out. I was raised in Northern California, a place called Vallejo which was pretty much a blue collar town, naval shipyard. There were 8 of us that lived in a 900 square-foot home. We're pretty poor. My first job was in Italian restaurant. Then when I was 16, I became involved with a man by the name of David [inaudible 00:03:29] and he's a real estate broker and he had 5 very successful real estate offices in Northern California. He was really my first mentor through the experiences I had with him. I went through an enormous transformation and change not unlike many of your listeners go through when you have a new way to see things.

Old School Positive Thinking with Steve Shallenberger Jack Butala: Old School Positive Thinking with Steve Shallenberger. Every Single month we give away a property for free. It's super simple to qualify. Two simple steps. Leave us your feedback for this podcast on iTunes and number two, get the free ebook at landacademy.com, you don't even have to read it. Thanks for listening. Jack Butala: Jack Butala and Jill DeWit here, welcome to the Cash Flow from Land Show. Our guest today, Steven Shallenberger. Steve how are you? Steve S.: I'm doing great. Nice to be on your show. Jack Butala: Excellent, thank you. Steve has more than 40 years of experience as a successful business owner, trusted senior executive, top-rated speaker, and a number one bestselling author. He's best known for his fun, enthusiastic, and engaging personality. I'm afraid Jill, what we're known for. Steve has consolidated 40 years of success in leadership research into the national bestselling book, Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders. Leaders from around the world have raved about the impact and transformation their teams and organization have experienced by using the tools and processes found in his book. As a young entrepreneur, Steve built numerous organizations from the ground up. He has successfully lead companies in 3 different industries and has keen understanding of how to thrive in business. During he's formative years, he continued his education at the Harvard Business School. He also worked many years with Stephen Covey, as a senior leader and trusted member of his board of directors. Steve and his team helped Covey start the First Things First Training and time management seminars. Steve served as the president at the Bring Em Young University Alumni Association. He was a charter member and chair of the Utah chapter of Young Presidents' Organization. I remember that, YPO. He's actively involved in a World Presidents' Organization, WPO. Welcome, thank you so much Steve. Jill: Hey thank you. Glad you're here. Steve S.: Hey it's great to be here, looking forward to our visit. Jack Butala: Boy, this is a pretty impressive bio. Most of the bios of the people that we have in the show, they don't have anything going in their life like this at all, no history at all. Steve S.: No, right. Whatever. Jill: How long is your signature line Steven? I got to ask. Steve S.: It's long. I told Steve as we had the chance to visit just briefly before, "You know Shallenberger is a great name. It's a Swiss-German name, but I have been seriously considering changing it to Garcia. Jill: I love it. Steve S.: A little more simple, easier to say, spell. Jill: Smith is good also. Jack Butala: That's exactly what I said. If he changes his name, I'm changing mine as Smith. Steve S.: Great. Jack Butala: Steve, that's quite an impressive background. What stuck out to me is the companies that you've started. Give us a little summary on those or one of them, your favorite let's say. Steve S.: Just tell you since you folks are in a great business, the Land Academy type of business of building a business around land and real estate. When I was a young man that's actually how I started out. I was raised in Northern California, a place called Vallejo which was pretty much a blue collar town, naval shipyard. There were 8 of us that lived in a 900 square-foot home. We're pretty poor. My first job was in Italian restaurant. Then when I was 16, I became involved with a man by the name of David [inaudible 00:03:29] and he's a real estate broker and he had 5 very successful real estate offices in Northern California. He was really my first mentor through the experiences I had with him. I went through an enormous transformation and change not unlike many of your listeners go through when you have a new way to see things.