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Jim Rohm famously said that "You become the average of the five people you spend the most time with." David surrounded himself with great friends who would do incredible things to remove obstacles from his life and keep him safe. His Mighty Men did great heroic things on his behalf. Do you have friends that would do anything for you? Do you have friends who encourage you to be better or to remove the obstacles to your success? If not, maybe it's time to add some better friends.

Rethinking What is an Asset AZ TRT S04 EP39 (202) 10-1-2023     What We Learned This Week: Knowledge as an Asset    Industry You Work in as an Asset     Your Network as an Asset    Leverage as an Asset     Focus as an Asset    Traditional Investment Assets – Appreciating vs Harvesting           Notes: Asset - a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality.   Knowledge as an Asset  Having a particular skill, and knowing how to solve unique and hard problems can be invaluable. If you're an employee or a consultant, you could charge more for your services. Likewise, if you are well-versed in your industry and you know the right contacts on how to solve problems this can also be very valuable. Your knowledge and expertise creates value. Tony Robbins quote – ‘You get paid for the value you provide.' If people see you as someone with the answers then you are now in demand. You become the trusted advisor in the net work, your status is raised, and hence you can charge more. The knowledge could be of key contacts, can be information, or key expertise. Bottom line, if you solve people's problems, you become very valuable to them.   The Industry you Work In as an Asset  Is the industry you are in, ascending or descending? Technology has been called deflationary because over the last 40 years it has gone up, from income, to salaries, and to stock prices. By contrast if you were a worker on a manufacturing line you have likely been replaced by automation and robots. If you have chosen a career in a growing industry, rising tide raises all boats. You could have great success and opportunities for promotion because the industry is ‘on fire'. When choosing careers, you look for industries are trending up   Your Network as an Asset  The old adage - your network is your net worth. Knowing the right people and having good contacts can be a game changer in almost any industry. ‘You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with'. – Jim Rohm  This could be a good mentor or a coach helping your career. This could be a manager or boss who champions you and helps you advancing your career. This could be good professional contacts that help refer business, or can provide funding. Also, your advisory group who helps you with key decisions and business ideas. You want to be the dumbest person in a room. If you associate with successful people then you have the potential to be successful. Again, rising tide raises all boats.   Leverage as an Asset If you know how to use leverage - to get more done with less, this can be very valuable. If you can get more done in less time, or outsized returns with less resources this helps to scale wealth and businesses over time.  An example of this is using technology to leverage your time, your schedule, and your output. Numerous apps and software programs can save people hours per week and lots of time over 1 year to 5 years.  Leverage could come in the form of a business loan used to grow your business faster to make better returns. Leverage could be an example of either employees work for you or a virtual assistant who helps save you time so you can focus on your core job.   Focus as an Asset   Understanding what you are good at, and what your skills can give it the most value.  Understanding what industry you are in and how you can help people. Focusing on these core skills, doing only a few things, but you do them very well. It's this focus, and being the best with one thing can be quite valuable.  Diversifying too much in your career can be unfocused, and scattered. Typically if someone needs help they want to hire the best person for the job. Someone who is an expert in that particular field, that they need help.    Bonus - Traditional Investment Assets  How to evaluate, and value investable assets.   Clip from: Assets – Appreciating vs. Harvesting - BRT S03 EP26 (125) 6-17-2022 – Wealth for Life   Things We Learned This Week Appreciating Asset – buy low, sell high, buy an asset and hope it goes up in value – ie Stocks,, Gold, Art, Real Estate, Crypto Harvesting Assets – Assets that give off income, or cash flow - ie  Real Estate rental property, owning a business, dividend stocks, REITs, etc. Stock market is not Efficient at capturing gains, have to sell at the right time to gain the value of the asset – harvesting Assets can also appreciate while giving off income Assets act as a hedge vs. inflation - money sitting in cash, loses value to inflation, purchase an asset that goes up in value more than inflation. Past – people had pensions, savings, & social security to rely on, today have to create your own retirement plan – use Tax Buckets and move money into a long term Tax Free position     Co-Host: Denver Nowicz, President - Wealth For Life   https://wealthforlife.net/brt/ https://twitter.com/denvernowicz  Denver is an advisor with nearly 20 years experience working with clients in investments and insurance, designing retirement plans with a combo of both. He takes us through different strategies for clients to get the best allocations for their money over the long term. It is the Combo Strategy of both Offense and Defense, the synergy of the mix, not ‘All or Nothing'.     Assets – Appreciating vs. Harvesting   Assets: Appreciating vs. Harvesting   There are many different Assets you can invest in. Common asset classes are Stocks, Bonds, Gold & Real Estate. There are Alternative assets like Crypto, Art, Private Equity, etc. The classic idea is you  buy an asset as an investment with the idea it will appreciate over time so it is worth more when you sell it.  Buy low, sell high. It also may act as a hedge vs inflation. Instead of having your money sit in cash, and lose money to inflation, you purchase an asset that goes up in value more than inflation. What is rarely discussed is the concept of Appreciating Assets vs. Harvesting Assets. What's the difference? Appreciating Assets are the assets mentioned above, where the plan is to buy low, wait for the appreciation, then sell high. You do not capture the gains until you sell. You gain value on paper, but if you wait too long to sell, you could miss the appreciation. Likewise if they lose value but you do not sell, then only a paper loss.  Stocks are a classic example. 'If I just sold last month, I would have made 25%, instead of 15%.' You have to time it right. Other examples are Gold, Art, most Crypto, certain types of Real Estate (Land for example with nothing build on it yet).  These assets are only valuable when they appreciate, and if you sell at the right time.  Harvesting Assets are assets that get interest, or give off profits, or cash flow. You are able to capture some of the gains from the asset.  Examples are: Rental Real Estate - get rental income, plus expense write offs, plus depreciation *** Bonds - collect interest during the term, and receive the full value if held the entire term *** Dividend Stocks - receive payments quarterly from the co. *** REITs - pays out 90% of income as dividends to investors *** Crypto that is Staked - receive interest payments while staking *** Covered Call Options - collecting premium on stocks you own, by renting them out *** Business - that is profitable, and gives off cash flow Index Life Insurance - receive credited interest during the term *** Asset value can go up or down in the holding period In fact many of the above Harvesting examples can all be both Appreciating and Harvesting Assets: Rental Real Estate, Bonds, Dividend Stocks, REITs, Cash Flowing Business, Index life Insurance, etc.   Full Show: HERE         More Info on WFL and Tax Free Matching: HERE   Wealth For Life Topic:  HERE   Link to Taxes Show on 10/31/2021 w/ Denver: Here Link to Offense / Defense Show on 6/6/2021 w/ Denver: Here Link to Shows, Denver was a Guest: Here   Investing Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/investing     ‘Best Of' Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Best+of+BRT      Thanks for Listening. 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Coach Ray - the teacher, the educator, the difference maker - he's all that and more.  His recent post shared a thought about if we really want to do something & it home with me today.  I've seen this before but today, it struck a little deeper.  See my social media links for some more about this Quote of the Day from Coach Ray Ostrowski.   Thanks for listening.  Please take a few moments to subscribe & share this with someone, also leave a 5 Star rating on Apple Podcasts and ITunes or other services where you find this show.  Find me on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/coachtoexpectsuccess/   on Twitter / “X”:  @coachtosuccess   and on Instagram at:  @coachjohndaly  - My YouTube Channel is at: Coach John Daly.   Email me at: CoachJohnDalyPodcast@gmail.com     You can also head on over to https://www.coachtoexpectsuccess.com/ and get in touch with me there on my homepage along with checking out my Top Book list too.  Other things there on my site are being worked on too.

Pouya Haidari has been in business for 12 years, 7+ industries, consulted multi-billion dollar companies and celebrity entrepreneurs, and generated $100M+ in client revenue. What problem do you solve? The sales question. “Sales solves all.” Show Notes: Pouya started in sales very young. He learned from Jim Rohm that formal education can make you a living but self education can make you a fortune. He decided if he could learn sales, he could work himself up the corporate ladder and also learn on someone else's dime. He worked for a number of companies and learn a great deal across industries and now he helps others. Many business owners start their company because they have a great widget or product but don't have a sales background. Some other entrepreneurs do come from a sales background. For those that don't come from sales, they prioritize everything but sales. It's important to realize that sales is the main thing. It's important to build systems instead of having a one-time offer which leaves money on the table. When you have systems and processes in place you can start to predict your sales. Another benefit of systems and processes is that you can duplicate yourself and expand out. Everyone is in sales. Some people may have natural inclinations that help them in a certain area, but everyone needs to realize that they need to do the work to develop skills that make them successful. When you compartmentalize sales, you are limiting yourself. You need to be good at everything from lead generation & acquisition, to prospecting, to qualifying, to presentation and demonstration, to proposal or offer, to closing, to following up. You need to know the whole thing from top to bottom. If you want to be good at sales, you need to be good at all of the above. Delivering a high quality product or service can separate you from the competition and is critical to growth of the business. Create relationships! “This is where our relationship starts” Book, show and close ratios are helpful in looking at sales. Tracking these percentages can help you find bottlenecks. Pouya Haidari's Best Small Business Tip: Prioritize sales! Client acquisition and client retention are critical. Without sales, you just have a hobby, not a business. Connect with Pouya Haidari: Website: pouyahaidari.com Liz has a 90-day training. Find out more at lizchism.com/vsl1665360757632 Twitter Youtube Instagram Learn more about Gary's Mastermind group at goascend.biz/the-mastermind-solution

Mr. Mike Kelly shares how his life was completely changed when he was introduced to reading by his mother. Mike shares a Jim Rohm quote "work harder on yourself than you do on your job." Mr. Kelly shares that he set's 200 year goals. Lastly, both Tamika and Mike are believe serving is one of the greatest keys to success. Faith action steps Write your 200 year goals Write a thank you letter to your supporters Write a life mission statement Purchase your ticket to the Blossom 60% off Blossom Brunch Mike can be reached through LinkedIn Email : mike@rightpathenterprises.com Website: https://rightpathenterprises.com Phone : 513-379-2527 Don't forget to follow us on socials Online - www.Tuesdaywithtamika.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tamika.thomas143 Restored Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/restoredcommunitytamikathomas/?ref=share Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tamika_thomas_/?hl=en Shop with Tamika --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tuesdaywithtamika/support

If you are successful, are you automatically leading a life of significance?John Maxwell says that "One is too small a number for significance" and he is right. If it is all about you, or you are doing something alone, you may find short term success but you won't live a life of significance as you will soon be forgotten.If you enjoy what you hear, please share the episode with other people. You can also follow me on social media:Chris Baker - FacebookChris Baker - Instagram 

Paul Casey: So a goal is like pulling the rope when you cannot clearly see what is on the other end. You know the treasure is there, but you can only see a shadowy outline. With each pole, the treasure becomes more and more clear until there it is right in front of you. Speaker 2: Raising the water level of leadership in the Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington, it's the Tri-Cities Influencer Podcast. Welcome to the TCI Podcast where local leadership and self-leadership expert Paul Casey interviews local CEOs, entrepreneurs, and non-profit executives to hear how they lead themselves and their teams, so we can all benefit from their wisdom and experience. Here's your host, Paul Casey of Growing Forward Service, coaching and equipping individuals and teams to spark breakthrough success. Paul Casey: It's a great day to grow forward. Thanks for joining me for today's episode with Justin Raffa. He is the artistic director of the Mid-Columbia Mastersingers. And a fun fact about Justin he said his little whistling thing, Justin talk about that. Justin Raffa: It might be easier if I just do a little demonstration Paul. Should we just- Paul Casey: Please do. Justin Raffa: ... and then I'll explain later? Paul Casey: Okay. Justin Raffa: [inaudible 00:01:16] So there's a little taste of this annoying whistling approach that I learned as a kid. I use my teeth and I look really goofy if you were just watching me. [inaudible 00:01:35] this funny embouchure but I can do things like that. That's the piccolo solo from Stars and Stripes Forever- Paul Casey: Yes, it is. Justin Raffa: ... and I've learned how to do the little trills and yeah. Paul Casey: Yes, and it was funny because we laughed about this because I used to have a gap or a chip tooth right in the front for like 20 years. And I was able to also whistle through that gap, so that's pretty funny. Well, we're going to dive in after checking with our Tri-City Influencer sponsor. Paul Casey: It's easy to delay answering uncomfortable questions like, "What happens to my assets and my loved ones when I die?" So it's no surprise that nearly 50% of Americans don't have a will, and even fewer have an estate plan. Many disabled clients worry that they don't have enough assets to set up an estate plan. But there are important options available to ensure that you have a voice in your medical and financial decision-making, even if your health takes a turn for the worst. Estate planning gives you a voice when your health deteriorates or after you're gone. Marin Miller Bam, attorney at law, is currently providing free consultations. To find out more about estate planning or to book an appointment, call Marin at (206) 485-4066 or visit Salus that's S-A-L-U-S -law.com today. Paul Casey: Thank you for your support of leadership development in the Tri-Cities. Well, welcome, Justin. I was privileged to meet you many years ago when I was working at a church and you came alongside the music director there and was helping with oratorios and then the Messiah, and it's like, "There's this young guy coming in here with all this musical talent." I remember that. And then through leadership at Tri-Cities, we've had a chance to work together, volunteer together through that to promote leadership development in the Tri-City. So, great that I get to interview today. Justin Raffa: Thank you so much for this opportunity, Paul. I'm a big fan of the work that you do on this leadership front for our community. I've had the pleasure of working with you as a facilitator with one of my groups. And I don't know that I'm a Tri-City influencer. My friends like to call me a pusher and an instigator. They use those terms a lot, but I'm delighted to have a chance to talk with you today. Thank you for the invitation. Paul Casey: We could change this podcast because it's still an eye, Tri-Cities Instigator, right? I think that would be really creative. Well, help our Tri-City Influencers get to know you. Take us through a couple of your career highlights that led you to where you are now. Justin Raffa: I'm a South Jersey native. I grew up outside of Philadelphia in the part of New Jersey where it gets its nickname, the Garden State. I was heavily involved in music for years. I loved singing in church choirs as a kid, and then in all of my different levels of school, I was always involved in music. And it was about my junior year of high school where I thought, "Maybe I could do this for a living." And my high school choir director, who was my favorite teacher of my favorite class, gave me an opportunity that year. And she asked me, "Hey, would you like to teach the class? Would you like to run a couple of rehearsals on this piece and conduct it in the concert?" And I couldn't believe that she would give me that opportunity as a student. She sat in the back of the room and I was down there running the show and I really got hooked. So I'm grateful for those opportunities that I had in high school. Justin Raffa: I went off to my undergraduate degree. I had a lot of opportunities to intern with volunteer community choirs, learning more about the nonprofit side of my industry, which is my bread and butter now, which is what I love the most. Being an intern for a variety of choirs in the Princeton area in Central Jersey, I went to Westminster Choir College in Princeton, not part of Princeton University, but the university was just a 10-minute walk from my campus, so I did spend a lot of time there. But I just took every opportunity I could, which a lot of performing artists do early in the career. You never say no. Whatever chance you have to get in front of people to get on the podium conducting a group, I just ate up, eat, slept and breathed music for so long. Justin Raffa: My first teaching job was in Bisbee, Arizona, a little town on the border of Mexico. It was 2,500 miles away from everyone and everything I ever knew. I'm an only child, so when I finished my undergrad, I was just ready to get out of Jersey, to get out of the east coast. I was just ready for an adventure. And as a young teacher, you want to go out there and change the world. So I thought, "Let's take this job." Justin Raffa: I didn't speak a lick of Spanish. Most of my students there were bilingual. I am as pasty gringo complexion, I had to stay calm. My father's family is Sicilian and my mother's kind of generic UK, but I had a really wonderful time. I was 22 years old and I was out there by myself and had a chance to run the choir and drama departments of the Bisbee High School. And I was also quickly promoted as the lead conductor, the artistic director of the Bisbee community course. So here I am now 22 also in front of adults and getting to pick music and program concerts and things that if I had stayed on the east coast, I probably would have still had to be the intern for the another decade of my life. Justin Raffa: It's just very saturated. My industry back on the east coast, there's a lot of us looking for work, so at the border of Mexico, I had a lot of opportunities and I'm grateful for that. I got to test things out. I made a lot of mistakes in my first couple of years of teaching and working with adult choirs. I also was on the city of Bisbee's Arts Commission, which is where I first stepped into the government sector of advocating for arts. Justin Raffa: I did my master's degree a couple of years after, 27 years old, I needed a job, and I found this interesting little community called the Tri-Cities in Washington State. I'd never spent any time in the Pacific Northwest. I was interested. I was ready to move to another corner of the country ready for that next adventure. I came up for an interview, they liked me, I liked them, and 13 years later, here I am. Justin Raffa: And again, I was 27 years old when Mid-Columbia Mastersingers hired me to be its lead conductor, the artistic director. That's a big responsibility for someone that's still fairly early in their career. The board took a chance on me and I'm grateful for that. And that original team and I worked very close together to really build and start to rebrand the organization. Paul Casey: Yeah, it sounds like say yes to opportunities, I heard in that story. I heard about mentorship in that story. I heard take a chance on somebody that's showing promise, so a lot of good leadership lessons. Justin Raffa: But the salary that the Mastersingers offered me that first year, by the way, which I am happy to share. I don't mind talking about money. I know some people get weird about money. It was basically a $4,000 stipend for the year. And my parents back in Jersey were like, "You're doing what?" Paul Casey: For the year. Justin Raffa: "You're doing what? You're moving to another corner of the country to take on a job that pays you four grands." I was like, "Mom, dad, you got to start somewhere in this industry. It's a small-sized nonprofit performing arts organization. I think I can invest in this and build it, and it's going to give me the opportunities that I want to work in my field." Justin Raffa: I'm glad that we've been able to build the organization and my salary along with it in these past 13 years. But yeah, taking chances and recognizing that, for a lot of us who are artists money is definitely secondary. And we hope that it comes, but it takes a lot of time to build up your experience where you're at a level where you're being compensated for what you think you're worth. But I was happy to do it when I was 27, or I actually I would do it again now. Paul Casey: Well, that's a real love for it. So being in your strength zone can multiply your influence, so how do you add the most value to your organization? Justin Raffa: I have talked a lot over the years about getting the right people on the bus. Paul Casey: Yes, the bus. Justin Raffa: And for me, when the Mastersingers hired me, the organization was a 30ish thousand-dollar annual budget, pretty small, seven or eight members of the board of directors, most of which were singers or singer spouses. So very much the early stages of what nonprofits look like. So I was very intentional and strategic from day one about who do we want on the board? What other staff positions do we want to create? And who are the best people to fill those jobs? Justin Raffa: The board and I, we are very protective of who we bring into that inner circle, because we know that one bad apple can really- Paul Casey: So true. Justin Raffa: ... poison the water. So we've been very diligent about who we invite to come on our board. And as we've grown staff positions, I am fastidious about who we're hiring. I'm on all the selection panels. And that's part of my role as artistic director, when we're bringing additional artistic roles, just, you got to get the right people on the bus. Justin Raffa: And in choir, it's all about team. I could be the greatest, most intelligent musical mind that this country has ever seen, but at the end of the day, it doesn't matter because the work I do is so contingent on groups of people. So yeah, getting the right people on the bus I think has been a really important step for me in growing my organization. Paul Casey: And then on the flip side, you have to be self-aware of your weaknesses. So is there a favorite way you sabotage yourself? Justin Raffa: Yeah, and I've just recently started addressing this. But when you work for a nonprofit organization, when you work for a nonprofit arts organization in communities like Tri-Cities, sometimes it's hard to set work boundaries. We do have a physical office space, but I do not have set office hours. I do not have a nine-to-five job where I need to report to this physical location. Justin Raffa: I can go into the office, but mostly my colleague, Wendy, who is our managing director, she's the front face of the office, so I almost never go in. Which means that at times I find myself answering emails on Friday night at 11 o'clock at night. Because I feel that there's this urgency to get it done. And not having those clear boundaries about showing up to a physical space to work and following a 40-hour work week nine to five, working in the nonprofit sector can be really consuming. And you feel like you're just on, 365 days a year you're just on call 24/7. And so I've had to be really intentional about balancing my time and setting up those limits and said, "I'm not going to answer emails after nine o'clock at night. Let's try that." Paul Casey: Right. Justin Raffa: And it's hard because things might come in and I see it, especially now that we all have phones where we get little dings when anything else comes like, "Oh, it'll just take me a second to answer." No, it can wait. Or, "It's the weekend, I'll get it on Monday morning." So it's been really hard for me because I love my work so much. And I often do have the time. I could take a couple minutes right now and answer that despite the fact that it's 11 o'clock at night. Justin Raffa: So just having to solidify those boundaries and those time restraints so that I don't feel that I'm constantly living my job. Paul Casey: Yeah, and that is hard when you love your job. I totally can relate to that as well, but it will drain you. And it also sets an expectation sometimes of the recipient of the email that, "Oh, I got to respond at 10 o'clock or 11 o'clock as well." Justin Raffa: Right. I don't want to condition people to think that, "Oh, well, Justin's going to answer my email within 30 minutes because he always does." That also sets up unhealthy habits. Paul Casey: It does. Justin Raffa: And end up, because you could see what time this email was sent, what time the response was sent, all of that is tracked. And I'm trying to help my staff colleagues as well. We've all been culprits of this. Like, "Folks, let's just take it easy. This is not so urgent. If something's urgent, pick up the phone and call me. But have a nice weekend, see you Monday morning." Paul Casey: Good stuff. Well, rarely, by the way, only children unite just saying that if any of those- Justin Raffa: Yeah, it's a thing. Paul Casey: ... actually influencers out there that are only children will have to start a meetup. But rarely do we achieve our highest potential by ourselves. And you said, it's all about the team in choir. Who keeps you accountable? Who keeps you energized to getting your goals accomplished? Justin Raffa: It's pretty easy for me as a conductor because it's my singers. Paul Casey: Yeah. Justin Raffa: It is the wonderful array of volunteer people that I serve in this community who look to me weekly in rehearsals or when we're doing events. Being a choir director is a very authoritarian job in many ways, it's not a democratic institution. The conductor is front and center, usually elevated standing on a podium, and is calling the shots, is dictating, "This is what we're going to do, and this is when we're going to do it, and this is how we're going to do it." Justin Raffa: So I answer to my singers. I am responsible to them. I am inspired by them. And as I mentioned a moment ago, I could be the most skilled, experienced conductor, but if my singers aren't having a good experience, if they're not happy with the nature of rehearsals or how the organization is operating under my leadership, they're all volunteers, and they don't have to show up next week. And I'm nobody without a choir. Justin Raffa: Standing up there by myself, waving my arms, it doesn't matter, right? Everything I do is based on my singers. And since we are a volunteer co-organization, that all of our singers are volunteers, most of them do not have professional musical backgrounds. They have other day jobs, and callings, and spouses, and partners, and children, and things that take their time. So they need their time to be well-spent when they are assembled with me for rehearsals and performances, or they can just opt out. Justin Raffa: And all of the professional development that I do to stay up to date on what are the newest cutting edge trends in choral music, all the professional development workshops and things I attend, is so that I can be of better service to my singers. Keep them connected, keep them engaged, keep them excited, and keep them coming back. Paul Casey: I love that, because they could vote with their feet. Justin Raffa: Absolutely. Paul Casey: Do you also have a formal feedback mechanism or are they just free to give you feedback at any time? Justin Raffa: We typically have a series of surveys that we'll share with them. And we survey a lot of our stakeholders, so following a performance, we survey our audience. Recently in this era of COVID, we've done a number of surveys with our singers to gauge initially, what do you want to do and what do you not want to do since we can't be assembled, since we can't be together in person singing? Because the staff and I didn't want to just arbitrarily create all these online offerings, whereas the majority of our singers would go, "Nah, I'm not digging that. I don't want to do that." Paul Casey: Yeah. Justin Raffa: So just trying to gauge their interests. And now, as we see a lot of businesses and industries that are transitioning back to hybrid services and in-person services, asking the singers, "Do you want to do this? Are you ready to be back together? What's the timeline? How eager?" Or, "What are the conditions that you want to see met before you would be comfortable resuming in-person rehearsals?" So that I would like to think that we've created a lot of opportunities for singers to give them feedback. Justin Raffa: Many of them have become good personal friends, they're in my social circle, so I would also hope that they would feel comfortable approaching me if there was an issue that needed to be addressed. But we also have a number of other staff and obviously a board of directors who are my bosses. If there was an issue, they are points of contact for singers to give that feedback, if they're not comfortable talking with me. Paul Casey: Yeah, you mentioned it's slow now of course, during COVID, and I feel for you because it's your passion and you can't assemble to produce these works of art. But when, before COVID, and hopefully very soon, replenishment of energy is a big deal, because you said you could be on all the time because you love what you do. So what do you do to manage stress other than the boundaries that you mentioned earlier trying to put a cap on replying to email? Justin Raffa: Paul, I am a massage junkie. Paul Casey: Are you? Justin Raffa: I try to go every two weeks if I can, if my budget allows it. Paul Casey: Nice. Justin Raffa: I also, a couple of years ago, started receiving acupuncture treatments, which I think are very complimentary, the yin to the yang of massage. If massage is the macro, acupuncture is the micro treatments. So that self-care is very important to me. I have a hot tub on my back patio that I use very frequently. Paul Casey: Oh, yeah. Justin Raffa: And it's funny because in this era of COVID, my industry was among the first to officially shut down because the nature of performing arts. We're all about big groups of people being together in the same physical space and usually in very close proximity. That's what choir is. Choir singers, we stand shoulder to shoulder often. Paul Casey: Yeah. Justin Raffa: So I have taken advantage of all of this free time I've had to really reflect on my health and stress management, because I historically have done a terrible job at it. I will just work myself to death. So I calmed myself into a daily exercise routine. I get out of the house every day. I think it's important to be outdoors, get some sunshine. I take a 30ish-minute walk. I'm very privileged, I live in Richland, close to the River Walk, so I have a built-in walk that's right out my back door. Paul Casey: Nice. Justin Raffa: And then I started a 30-minute exercise routine. I rotate arms day, legs day, core day. And if you had said to me over a year ago that this would be my future, I would say, "No way. I hate working out. I hate exercise. I'm not a gym guy." But so many of my doctors and my healthcare team, people that care about me have said, "Justin, as you approach 40, you need to take care of yourself and build muscle mass." Justin Raffa: I'm a pretty flexible person. My massage therapists have always told me that, but you need core muscles to be strong, so I don't turn into a shriveled hunchback of an old man when I'm 50. Paul Casey: Right. Justin Raffa: So I think devoting the time to take care of your physical wellbeing is something that I'd never prioritize, but that I've been able to do. I've seen a lot of benefits from that. And I've also recently been working on learning mindful meditation, something I'm interested in, but since I've had so much time by myself that I can really focus in on it. Paul Casey: Well, Tri-City influencers, a lot to put on your wellness self-care checklist that Justin just ran through. So hopefully you got some great ideas to make sure you've got in your own replenishment plan. Well, before we head to our next question on people development, a shout out to our sponsor. Paul Casey: Located in the Parkway, you'll find motivation new friends and your new coworking space at FUSE. Whether you're a student just starting out or a seasoned professional, come discover all the reasons to love coworking at FUSE. Come co-work at FUSE for free on Fridays in February. Enjoy free coffee or tea, Wi-Fi, printing, conference rooms, and more, and bring a friend. FUSE is where individuals and small teams come together in a thoughtfully designed resource-rich environment to get work done and grow their ideas. Comprised of professionals from varying disciplines and backgrounds, FUSE is built for hardworking, fun loving humans. Learn more about us at fusespc.com or stop by 723, the Parkway in Richland, Washington. Paul Casey: Justin, people development, that's what you do, it's crucial for leadership, and if you could clone the ideal person for your organization, what are you looking for? What traits would they have? Justin Raffa: Artists, and I'd say teachers and conductors in general, we are so focused on product versus process. We're working towards a performance and perfecting that performance. So we tend to put a lot of value on skill sets, on people's training. But at the end of the day, what I have discovered is, I could bring in the most talented and experienced artistic team, but if they're jerks, if they're not pleasant to work with, if they aren't good team players, the whole process is miserable. And then you could have the most beautiful high-quality aesthetic product, but it's not worth it to me anymore. Justin Raffa: So early in my career, I really looked up to these pillars. I idolized a lot of celebrities in my industry who I discovered are really nasty people. So I want to clone people who are flexible, who are pleasant to work with, that I'm going to look forward to going into the weekly staff meeting with them, and not dreading, "Oh gosh, I hope Paul doesn't go off the handle again because we didn't have enough green M&M's in his dressing room." Because a lot of that happens, a lot of artists who have wild expectations, and are very needy, and very demanding, and I don't want to play with those people. Justin Raffa: I would rather have a less-quality product, but that I have really enjoyed the process of getting there, working with people that bring me joy, that I really value the time that I spent, because we do. We spend so much time together as ensemble artists building a product. So I want to clone a team of, I don't know what that physically looks like, but flexible and reliable, that they're going to get the job done and not just do lip service. And for me as a leader, I want to a team of folks that I know if I'm going to divvy out these responsibilities, which has also been hard for me, sometimes it's like, "Well, I'll do it. I'll take care of it myself," if I divvy that out, I trust that the team is going to deliver. Paul Casey: Which is crucial for delegation, crucial for that. Yeah, and I also agree that we want to hire people, in whatever leadership position you're in, that you look forward to being with. That we don't think about going to a meeting with them and it's like, "Oh, I've got to go to a meeting with so-and-so." I heard it said that you want to hire people that you would choose to go to dinner with. That's one of the filters to look through and so, I love that. Paul Casey: Well, you have to think of your organization as the head of a nonprofit, you've got to look further out, long-term, you've got to look at the big picture, how do you do that, Justin? Justin Raffa: I have also historically been terrible at this, because I've often said, "I live in the present moment, and I'm just paying attention to what's in front of me." And as I approach turning 40 and coming into formal middle age I suppose, I feel like it's a big shift for me. Paul Casey: Yes. Justin Raffa: A lot of this, I think just comes with age that we become more experienced and it forces us to think ahead about what's next. When I was in my 20s, it didn't matter. I got a job for $4,000 a year. I'm not thinking about retirement or savings, it's like, "I'll spend it when I got it and have fun and I'll worry about tomorrow, tomorrow." But as I've worked in particular with the Mastersingers, if we have big goals, if we have big dreams about what we want our organizations to accomplish, if I don't want to keep working for the same 30ish thousand-dollar annual budget organization, we have to plan ahead. We have to set those goals because it does take a long time to get there. Justin Raffa: The choir's budget is now, just over $250,000 a year. And I'm so proud that we have built that here in the Tri-Cities. It can be done, a performing arts organization that thrived. At a time when, I was hired in the summer of 2008 in the midst of the big economic downturn that the country was facing where so many performing arts organizations were closing up shop, going bankrupt. You've got to set goals if you want to actually grow, and set your sights big, because I am. I want a big, bigger, better, bolder community. I want a bigger, better, bolder organization. And it's not something that I can do today or tomorrow, it takes the time to invest. Work with the team, set those big visions, because it's going to take a lot of time to get there, but you will, if you invest the time. Paul Casey: Well, congratulations for what has been built through you with the team, because that is phenomenal. Justin Raffa: Thank you. I'm proud of the role I've played, but it's because of the team. We got the right people on the bus when we need them. Paul Casey: That's right. And to use your macro/micro wording from earlier. So macro vision, the big goals, wanting to make this even more phenomenal than it is. What are the small acts of leadership in your role as artistic director? How do you make a positive difference in each one of your volunteers? Justin Raffa: When you and I went through LTC, we learned about five leadership traits in a particular system. And one that I had never really considered, because it's not important to me as an individual, is called encourage the heart. Paul Casey: Yep. Justin Raffa: And I think that conductors, classical music conductors are also notoriously terrible at this. We are trained to be pragmatic. We are fixing problems. And when something is correct, we just check it off the list and we move on. It's like, "What else needs to be fixed? Where else are the problems?" So I was so appreciative of my time in LTC that one of my biggest takeaways was stop and celebrate successes. And not just the big ones, once a year at the annual meeting, celebrate the little things, thank people, thank them more often than you think. Justin Raffa: And again, it's because I find that myself as an individual, that's not so important to me. I don't need a lot of lauds and thanks. I often say, "It's my job, I'm doing my job." But not everyone is like me. And of the diverse team and volunteers that I serve, it goes a long way in a rehearsal to stop and say, "Altos, that was really beautiful, thank you for that." And they look at me like, "Oh, my gosh." Because they're waiting for, "Altos, you're still singing the wrong note and I just don't know why." So this idea of encourage the heart, celebrate successes not just the big ones, and thank people often. Paul Casey: Thank people more than you think, I like that. Well, if one of our Tri-City influencer listeners asked you what are some leadership resources they must go to, it could be books, it could be podcasts, it could be other ways to grow their leadership skills, where would you point them? Justin Raffa: I used to be such an avid reader for pleasure, but now as a conductor, most of my "reading time" is spent studying music scores. But there are a couple of resources that I've enjoyed over the years as a leader. One of which I just mentioned, the leadership challenge, I believe is the formal concept that you and I studied in Leadership Tri-Cities and there's a book that came out with that. I very much enjoyed that book. It really changed my perspective on identifying those five key roles because two of them were very obvious to me. It's like, "I know I already do this pretty well, but the other three it's like, oh, I never really thought of that." So I certainly encourage people to read that. Justin Raffa: And the rest of my response, probably I would take this in a different direction than some of your other guests say, I think it's important for us here as leaders in the Tri-Cities to read the Tri-City Herald. I am a subscriber online, but we need to know what's happening in our community locally. And despite all the changes that the Herald has had in terms of staffing or the parent company that's in charge, they remain the best authority of local news. And I think it's important for us to know what's happening in our community on all these various fronts of business sectors and politics, because ultimately it is going to affect me and my organization. Justin Raffa: I think good leaders need to be aware of the big picture of what's happening in their community. Not just that I know all the latest arts and culture news, but that I'm aware of what's happening at PNNL and Hanford and on the tourism front, all those things come together. And support your local paper, right? We need good media. So be a subscriber to the Herald. It is a great resource. Justin Raffa: And then out for my daily walks, I usually listen to the New York Times, puts out a podcast called The Daily. It's about 30ish minutes, so it is the length of my walk. And that is focusing on different national issues, little 30ish-minute clips of what's going on nationally or even internationally what's happening in the world. And I have a lot of respect for The New York Times. I think it's a great publication. It's got a good team of people that are doing that investigative journalism that is not always guaranteed with a lot of our news and media sources these days. Justin Raffa: So those are things that I consume on a daily basis, in addition to reading lots of meeting minutes of city councils and other jurisdiction meetings, I try to keep myself up to speed on what local governments are doing. And since I can't attend every single meeting of every jurisdiction, I go back and read a lot of meeting minutes, which can be a little stale, but again, good to know what's going on? And what are our local elected officials? What are the decisions that they've been making for our community? Paul Casey: Great to stay aware. Good reminder. Well, finally, Justin, what advice would you give to new leaders or anyone who wants to keep growing and gaining more influence? Justin Raffa: Be present in the community, get out there and be visible, meet people. I continue to spend a lot of my work putting in time, getting out of the choir rehearsal, going to networking events and the chamber of commerce luncheons, any kind of communal gathering. I think it's important that I'm advocating for my organization, that I let people know that we exist. Justin Raffa: That was one of the biggest challenges when I moved here in the summer of 2008, as I was house hunting and people would say, "What brings you to Tri-Cities, you work in a Patel?" "No." "Are you hired by one of the Hanford contractors?" "No. I am the new artistic director of adult community choir called Mid-Columbia Mastersingers." And inevitably people said, "Who? Never heard of them." So I've had to build the profile of my organization. And a lot of that is just being present, getting out there. Justin Raffa: And getting out outside of your industry. We tend to cluster with people we know. All the arts and culture folks in town are good friends, they're in my social circle, I meet them at local watering holes, but sometimes we just become too insulated, right? All the doctors hang out with the doctors and all the lawyers hang out with the lawyers. We need to intersect those paths. Leadership Tri-Cities was a big help for me on that front. Some of my closest friends in my class were the most different from me and worked in sectors that are farthest removed from what I do as a musician. Justin Raffa: So get out there and meet people, meet people outside of your industry, and build your reputation that people know you to be a kind, compassionate and reliable person. Not just that, "Oh yeah, Justin is the quiet guy." Everybody knows that. They know I'm a music person, but I also hope that they know me to be kind and caring and reliable, that if I'm involved in a project or I've joined a board that I will deliver, I will show up when I'm given a task, I have a reputation for seeing it through. Build that community profile that people just don't think of you as, "Oh yeah, well, he's the CEO of this company." What beyond our titles do people know you for? I think that's so important, building those relationships, positive relationships with people. Paul Casey: Great reminders, to weave yourself into the fabric of your community and be that go-to dependable person. Well, Justin, how can our listeners best connect with you? Justin Raffa: Well, Paul as you and many know I did throw my hat in a political arena this past year. Paul Casey: Yes. Justin Raffa: I stood as a candidate for local office. If people are interested in engaging on those issues and just a lot of local community awareness, I do maintain a Facebook page called Elect Justin Raffa. I am not running for anything, I have not made any declarations, but I wanted to keep that page alive to just continue to talk about local community issues that I think are important. I also have a Twitter presence as well. You can follow me there, electjustinraffa. You can email me directly, it's info@justinraffa.com. My first and last name, R-A-F-F, as in Frank, A, is how I heard my mother pronounce my name for years over the phone, because inevitably the letter F might sound like a letter S. Paul Casey: And Justin, you probably also would love them to support the arts fundraisers in town as well, right? Justin Raffa: Yeah. In fact Mid-Columbia Arts Fundraiser is the name of an organization that supports not just my own, but some of our partners Mid-Columbia Ballet, Mid-Columbia Musical Theater, Mid-Columbia Symphony. There is such great art being made here in the Tri-City. Sometimes we're not so visible because we don't have a brick and mortar. We haven't built that performing arts center just yet. Maybe we'll talk about that next time. That's the long-term goal of mine that I will see through before I leave this community. We are going to get it done. Paul Casey: Yes, keep being a champion. Well, thanks for all you do to make the Tri-Cities a great place and keep leading well. Let me wrap up our podcast today with a leadership resource to recommend. He was one of the stalwarts in the personal development world, passed away several years ago, a guy by the name of Jim Rohm, jimrohn.com, J-I-M-R-O-H-N.com, and he lives on through his blog through The Success Academy, their resources, a team that just wants to keep getting his stuff out there. He was one of the personal development gurus of the 20th century. Stuff on goal setting, communication and leadership, all of my passions, you might want to hit up jimrohn.com to learn more. Paul Casey: Again, this is Paul Casey. I want to thank my guest, Justin Raffa from the Mid-Columbia Mastersingers for being here today on the Tri-Cities Influencer Podcast. And we want to thank our TCI sponsor and invite you to support them. We appreciate you making this possible so we can collaborate to inspire leaders in our community. Paul Casey: Finally, one more, a leadership tidbit for the road to help you make a difference in your circle of influence. Zig Ziglar said, "Outstanding people have one thing in common, an absolute sense of mission." And so next time KGF, keep growing forward. Speaker 2: Thank you to our listeners for tuning in to today's show. Paul Casey is on a mission to add value to leaders by providing practical tools and strategies that reduce stress in their lives and on their teams, so that they can enjoy life and leadership and experience their key desired results. If you'd like more help from Paul in your leadership development, connect with him at growingforward@paulcasey.org, for a consultation that can help you move past your current challenges and create a strategy for growing your life or your team forward. Speaker 2: Paul would also like to help you restore your sanity to your crazy schedule and getting your priorities done every day by offering you his free Control My Calendar Checklist, go to www.takebackmycalendar.com for that productivity tool, or open a text message 72000 and type the word 'growing'. Paul Casey: Tri-Cities Influencer podcast was recorded at Fuse SPC by Bill Wagner of Safe Strategies.

Mark Layder: Author of “BC” Business Connectors – The Next Great ProfessionAuthor of SuperYou a unique 12 volume self coaching work book programme. One of the first of it’s kind ..written in 1993. Had well over 10,000 subscribers.Now author of BC BusinessConnectors due to launch late this month.Featured in Entrepreneurs On Fire book with Tim Ferris.Also featured in Ted Nicholas’ book Magic Words.No.1 promoter for Tony Robbins 1st UK tour in 1993.1st E-myth consultant in UK in 1996.Brought Crestcom (ex American Salesmasters) to UK in 1992.Creator of WinVironment Optimal Performance Research…working successfully with mainly ‘soccer’ teams since 1995Dean of Life Plus University in Arkansas 2000 to 2002.Shared speaking stages with Jim Rohm in Las Vegas and also Edward DeBono. As well as Howard Berg Ted Nicholas and Alexander Everett (one of the true founders of the Human Potential Movement) For more information….LinkedIn.com/in/qollywoodBizconnectors.orgSource: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/mark-layder-thebizconnector-brilliance-business

Failure is not what we want as an entrepreneur. In fact, you are avoiding it and no entrepreneur wants to experience business failure. Business startups and even established businesses are a big part of the economy, one of the reasons is the creation of jobs. But why does failure happen? As an entrepreneur, are you prepared for it in different aspects?   In today’s show of Business Owner Elevation, I will share with you 17 reasons why businesses and entrepreneurs fail. Let me guide you in understanding failure to be able to succeed and take note of some ideas and concepts that I will share with you, especially entrepreneurs, which you can apply to your business. Enjoy!   Here are a few insights you’ll hear in today’s podcast show The importance of understanding what failure is and how can it contribute to your success Why do you need to remember your purpose or your vision? Why is having a clear marketing strategy important in growing your business? How passion can fuel your business to success Taking ownership, accountability, and responsibility towards your own business in achieving more success             ...and a whole lot more!   Success Quotes     “Failure isn’t fatal, but failure to change might be.” - John Wooden “How you respond is going to be critical to how your business continues to be a success.” “You’ve got to be clear and you’ve got to be focused on what is going on.” “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” - John D. Rockefeller “Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.” - Jim Rohm   Resources Growing Your Business Book Your Appointment With Leon Now! Start with Why by Simon Sinek   Connect with Leon Youtube Facebook Website Instagram

On episode 38 of WELCOME TO THE WINNERS CIRCLE, Derek Pang interviews Tyler Gerds (IG: @gainswithgerds) Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, online Muscle Coach, founder of 23 Hours, host of The 23 Hours Podcast, author of the free Arm Training Secrets e-book, and Master's of Education graduate empowering busy professionals to use their 1 Hour a day of physical fitness as a catalyst for growth in the other 23 Hours of their lives. Here are some of the subjects we touched on: - What he loves about his world right now. - Process over product. - His philosophy pertaining to what makes winner. - Serving people through different avenues other than fitness and nutrition. - The three words he repeats to himself daily. - His advice for others fearing changing their path. - How he feeds his brain with positive insight. - Defining personal growth and how he inspires others to attend to their personal growth. - Being a life long student dedicated to always learning and growing. - How he overcomes resistance. - Detailed discussion about his 23 Hours brand. - A recognition of the notable mentors in his life, including his father and Jim Rohm. - The greatest life lesson he's learnt so far. - How he maintains his Faith. I hope you guys enjoy this podcast as much as we did. We are all on the same path, The Hero's Journey, just at different points along the way. Thank you so much for listening! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/welcometothewinnerscircle/ WTTWC Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wttwccommunity/ Connect with us on Instagram: WTTWC Podcast: @wttwc Derek Pang - @pangyoga https://www.welcometothewinnerscircle.com

In this episode Matt is reflecting on the lessons learnt and sharing 13 top tips on how to have your most successful year ever in 2021.  If this episode impacts you please do share it out on social media and tell others to give it a listen! We'd massively appreciate any support! The 13 steps to your most successful year ever are: Have a clear vision of where you want to go and who you want to be. How do you look? How do you talk and walk? What impact do you have when you walk into a room? How do you make other people feel? What are your relationships like? Be intentional about all of this stuff and do what works for you. You might want a vision board on your wall that you look at every day or perhaps a file on your laptop. Be specific. Be clear. Know where you want to go. Drop your ego. Don’t allow other people’s opinions dictate what you do next. If you know in your heart you're a good person, doing things with good intentions and are learning, developing and growing all the time. Then that’s the main thing to focus on. Understanding that people are only judging you based on their own dilemas, circumstances and their own ego it gives you freedom and peace to let it go. Not everybody is going to like you. But become ok with that. You don’t need approval from everybody.  Health and nutrition – geting enough sleep is so important. Being fit, keeping your bodyfat down. Workout 3 – 5 times every week. Make sure you schedule it in so you don’t miss! Nutrition – unless you’re going for an extreme short time goal, allow yourself treats and enjoy your life. They don’t serve you long time. And they do hurt you. But know that the majority of the time you’re consistently eating really healthy and working out so you can fully enjoy that cheat meal. Having the couple of cheat meals per week may be the thing that helps keep you on track and not feeling like your diet is dull, hard work and too extreme. Track what you’re doing. The main thing is if you want to keep your bodyfat down, you need to make sure you’re in a calore deficit each week. So as long as over the 7 days you’re calories are no higher than the week before, you will maintain your current weight. If you are in a calorie deficit, i.e eat slightly less calories over the week then over time you’ll be losing bodyfat. Take the responsibility to be in control of you health. Be specific. Track. Know where you are at Have a routine for success – sometimes it won’t go to plan so be good at adapting and come back to the routine when you can do again! Make time for mindfulness and self care. Make time for you and for your thoughts. You can’t be the best mother, father, friend, partner, sibling that you want to be if your mental health is suffering. If you’re stressed, reactive, have anxiety, feel low. You must become selfish in order to become selfless. You will only serve others well if you feel amazing about you first. And this can be different for everyone.  Surround yourself with the right team. Jim Rohm said You're The Average Of The Five People You Spend The Most Time With. When it comes to relationships, we a greatly influenced, whether we like it or not, by those closest to us. They effect our self esteem, our way of thinking and our decisions. Find the right people that inspire you, that motivate you and that encourage you to be better. Lose people from your life that are energy drainers, negative talkers, that put you down, that lack ambition and passion and the people that ultimately cause you to stand still. It can be the hardest thing for some people. Especially if you’ve had friends for over 30 years. But believe me, if you want to take your life to the next level. If you want to become the best version of yourself. Then who you spend your time with is a huge factor in your chances of success with this. Be accountable. If you say you’re going to write a book in the next 60 days, or lose body fat or run a marathon, but you don’t tell anybody the chances of you achieving that goal are much lower. So find friends to tell your goals to and ask them to keep you accountable. Or if you don’t have people you feel you want to tell, come join our accountability group and we’ll do it. But become accountable to somebody to help you stay on track. Get a coach or a mentor. Find somebody who’s already like what you want to be like or done the things you want to achieve. Somebody who’s already a couple of steps above. Its much harder to get somewhere alone. All athletes and sports teams have coaches. All good actors have mentors. All good singers have singing coaches. So if you want to do anything well – build a business, get fitter, become a more positive person, have better relationships, you need a coach. Be grateful but keep moving forward. Take time every day to be grateful for what you already have. Its so easy to get caught up on wishing and striving for more. But its incredibly powerful when you take a moment to be thankful for everything you already have. Even the smallest things. Don’t take anything for granted. But equally don’t allow yourself to be so grateful that you stand still.  Give back now. Giving back doesn’t have to cost anything. Maybe participate in 1 charity event per month. Volunteer or even just do something for a family member in need. Don’t think that once you become a multi millionaire you’ll suddenly have loads of spare time and cash and become really charitable. It starts with who you are today and giving back now. And selfishly you’ll actually feel really good. Its one of the best feelings in the world when you help somebody else. So its a real win win scnerio! Forgive everyone including yourself. Holding onto hate and negative emotions will only hurt yourself and your progress. You need to figure out how to let it go. Its not about allowing them to do it again. It’s not setting them free and saying what they did to you is ok. By all means remove the toxic people from your life and never speak to them again. But its about setting yourself free from any negativity and bitterness so you can move on with your head held high. It’s about being the bigger person and forgiving them for your own wellbeing and your own peace of mind. Being compassionate and have perspective on why it happened and who they are as a person. Look for the lessons that person hurting you have taught you. Be grateful for how its made you stronger and wiser moving forward. Don’t hold on to pain you’re your past.  Also forgive yourself. You’re learning all the time and that will mean you make mistakes. As long as you are intentional about learning from them and not repeating the same mistakes then you’re good. Go easy on yourself and love yourself warts and all. Have more fun! Those spontaneous trips away or picnics, or walks in the park. Times to be silly and laugh and play. Life is very short and we don’t know when our last day will be. So make sure you find the time to have fun along the way. Laugh more. Love more. Enjoy life more. Don’t take everything too seriously. Laugh at yourself. Go on adventures. Try new things. And bring fun to other peoples lives too. Cheer people up. Be silly. I’m not saying it’s not important to work hard and stay focused when necessary. But make sure you’re enjoying the process.   Pursue your dreams. Sound obvious, but so many people go through life without ever fully committed to going after their main desires. So many people settle for what they think they have to. They settle with an ok job that they don’t mind and sometimes even like. But they don’t love. They settle for a relationship they’re not fulfilled with because they don’t believe they can attract any better, or because its safe or because breaking up would cause too much stress and heartbreak especially if children are involved. But we only get one life. People say it is the journey and not the destination. But if you are on a journey of settling for second best, you are on a journey of misery, depression and fulfilment. Don’t allow that to be your path. Take action now. The fact you were even born is incredible. The odds are totally against you and so the chance of you being born a human being in at this time where opportunities are everywhere are almost a miracle. Are you really going to waste that opportunity? Are you really going to just settle for less than you know you’re capable of? Be brave and be bold. Make those difficult, scary decisions that you know are for the greater good. Be prepared to get knock backs and to fail and potential go backwards to move forwards. Care less what others think and do what’s best for you. Because otherwise you run the risk of coming to the end of your life filled with regret that you never tried those things and you didn’t give it your very best show. We are all very blessed and lucky to be alive today. Pursue your wildest dreams. Experience adventures. Work hard on the things you care about. Love deeply. Be passionate. Be inspirational. Be whoever you want to be. And don’t let anybody stop you. This is where the magic of life happens. You can follow Rich In Success at: https://www.facebook.com/richinsuccess/?modal=admin_todo_tour https://twitter.com/richinsuccess

Do you feel that the day isn’t enough for you to finish all your tasks? Thinking there is always a lot on your plate? And telling yourself “If only I had more time…”? As a business owner, it is really hard to balance your time especially if you are handling your business 24/7. Having enough time for work, family, relationships, and for yourself is really important. Properly dividing your time for all those important things will help you develop in different aspects.  Time management is really a factor in getting all the tasks done. Balancing your time through properly managing your time and setting your schedule in advance is a must. If you want to finish the things that have to be done, through this show, I will be guiding you on how to be productive and manage your time properly. Productivity is the key and time is precious. Don’t miss this opportunity that I will be sharing with you today! Enjoy! Here are a few insights you’ll hear in today’s podcast show What are the different time management strategies? How to build a responsive culture at work Urgent vs Important: How to distinguish urgent and important to be more productive at work Determining your priorities and getting it straight and done Effectively structuring your timetable top with your priorities   Success Quotes “..being responsive rather than reactive..” “...if you get caught up in your business, all of those other things in your life, other areas of your life, will start to… kind of diminish and they'll become less of a priority” “..there is no right or wrong amount of time that you put into each one of them. The only thing that matters is what’s right for you and you’ll know that by how it feels…” “..with no structures to those key priorities, what happens is we get caught up into this kind of urgent lifestyle, and the urgent lifestyle leaves us with no time..” “The more you can get things planned in, creating the life that you want to live and therefore, you maximize those themes that you put in and you do the work when you schedule it. That’s where you’ll get more of what you want out of this called life and business…” “The more you focus on what your priorities are what is important to you, the less you’ll have in terms of urgent activities and you’ll have more results from the important tasks that you got done and completed.” “Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.” - Jim Rohm   Resources Gary Vaynerchuk The Eisenhower Decision Matrix Perfect Life Standard System - Derek Mills - The 10 Second Philosophy Rule of 168 Seven Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey Download the Weekly Planner 8-week Coaching Programme   Connect with Leon Youtube Facebook Website Instagram

Welcome to Day 1495 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomDon't Be Lame – Wisdom UnpluggedWisdom - the final frontier to true knowledge. Welcome to Wisdom-Trek! Where our mission is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. Hello, my friend, I am Guthrie Chamberlain, your captain on our journey to increase Wisdom and Create a Living Legacy. Thank you for joining us today as we explore wisdom on our 2nd millennium of podcasts. This is Day 1495 of our Trek, and it is time for our 3-minute mini trek called Wisdom Unplugged. This short nugget of wisdom includes an inspirational quote with a little bit of additional content for today's trek. Consider this your vitamin supplement of wisdom for today. So let's jump right in with today's nugget: Today's quote is from  Latin Proverb, and it is:   If you always live with those who are lame, you will yourself learn to limp.   Don't Be Lame This proverb is so true, and makes me think of so many other sayings and proverbs. One that I remember mom telling us when we were teenagers was, “If you lie down with dogs, don't be surprised that you will rise up with fleas.” Who we invest our time with will strongly influence who we become. If you want to be successful, then you need to invest your time with successful people. If you desire to learn and show love and compassion then invest more time with those who already show those traits. Jim Rohm was credited with saying that “you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” This is so true, and I see examples of this fact nearly every day, both good, and bad. If you desire to be wise then you must invest your time with the wise. Once again the irrefutable law of planting and harvesting applies here. When you plant corn, you will harvest corn. If you plant wheat, you will harvest wheat. If you plant weeds or thornbushes, that is what you will harvest. There is no changing this universal law of God. Don't invest time with those who are lame in spirit, or you will limp through life not being able to fulfill your God-given talents and abilities. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2015%3A33&version=NLT (1 Corinthians 15:33) Don't be fooled by those who say such things, for “bad company corrupts good character.” That's a wrap for today's Wisdom Unplugged quote. If you would like free access to my database of over 11,000 inspirational quotes, the link is available on the main page of Wisdom-Trek.com. Just as you enjoy these nuggets of wisdom, encourage your friends and family to join us and then come along tomorrow for another day of ‘Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.' If you would like to listen to any of our past 1494 treks or read the Wisdom Journal, they are available at Wisdom-Trek.com. I encourage you to subscribe to Wisdom-Trek on your favorite podcast player so that each day's trek will be downloaded automatically.   Thank you for allowing me to be your guide, mentor, and most importantly, I am your friend as I serve you in through this Wisdom-Trek podcast and journal each day.   As we take this Trek of life together, let us always: Live Abundantly (Fully) Love Unconditionally Listen Intentionally Learn Continuously Lend to others Generously Lead with Integrity Leave a Living Legacy Each Day I am Guthrie Chamberlain….reminding you to 'Keep Moving Forward,' ‘Enjoy your Journey,' and ‘Create a Great Day…Everyday'! See you tomorrow for Worldview Wednesday!  

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Buckle UP because Your Ambassador of JOY brings an international superstar to supercharge YOU. Mark Layder joins us from the UK and You'll hear that in his accent. Mark is the Founder of the QOL Movement. And if You don't yet know what QOL is then all the more reason to tune in because it will help You be the Best YOU. He is also the author of SuperYou a unique 12 volume self coaching work book program as well as the author of BC BusinessConnectors. Mark is a force of good and was recognized and featured along with Tim Ferris in Entrepreneurs On Fire book. Barry and Mark will delve deeply into those special items that enable YOU to SOAR. He did this for Tony Robbins in TR's first UK tour as well as the first E-Myth Consultant in the UK. Quite simply Mark is focused on bringing benefit and value to people everywhere. He did this in the USA as Dean of Life Plus University and has shared the stage with Jim Rohm, Edward DeBono, and Ted Nicholas, Howard Berg and Alexander Everett ENJOY

In this episode Matt is reflecting on the lessons learnt in 2019 and sharing 13 top tips on how to have your most successful year ever in 2020.  If this episode impacts you please do share it out on social media and tell others to give it a listen! We'd massively appreciate any support! The 13 steps to your most successful year ever are: Have a clear vision of where you want to go and who you want to be. How do you look? How do you talk and walk? What impact do you have when you walk into a room? How do you make other people feel? What are your relationships like? Be intentional about all of this stuff and do what works for you. You might want a vision board on your wall that you look at every day or perhaps a file on your laptop. Be specific. Be clear. Know where you want to go. Drop your ego. Don’t allow other people’s opinions dictate what you do next. If you know in your heart you're a good person, doing things with good intentions and are learning, developing and growing all the time. Then that’s the main thing to focus on. Understanding that people are only judging you based on their own dilemas, circumstances and their own ego it gives you freedom and peace to let it go. Not everybody is going to like you. But become ok with that. You don’t need approval from everybody.  Health and nutrition – geting enough sleep is so important. Being fit, keeping your bodyfat down. Workout 3 – 5 times every week. Make sure you schedule it in so you don’t miss! Nutrition – unless you’re going for an extreme short time goal, allow yourself treats and enjoy your life. They don’t serve you long time. And they do hurt you. But know that the majority of the time you’re consistently eating really healthy and working out so you can fully enjoy that cheat meal. Having the couple of cheat meals per week may be the thing that helps keep you on track and not feeling like your diet is dull, hard work and too extreme. Track what you’re doing. The main thing is if you want to keep your bodyfat down, you need to make sure you’re in a calore deficit each week. So as long as over the 7 days you’re calories are no higher than the week before, you will maintain your current weight. If you are in a calorie deficit, i.e eat slightly less calories over the week then over time you’ll be losing bodyfat. Take the responsibility to be in control of you health. Be specific. Track. Know where you are at Have a routine for success – sometimes it won’t go to plan so be good at adapting and come back to the routine when you can do again! Make time for mindfulness and self care. Make time for you and for your thoughts. You can’t be the best mother, father, friend, partner, sibling that you want to be if your mental health is suffering. If you’re stressed, reactive, have anxiety, feel low. You must become selfish in order to become selfless. You will only serve others well if you feel amazing about you first. And this can be different for everyone.  Surround yourself with the right team. Jim Rohm said You're The Average Of The Five People You Spend The Most Time With. When it comes to relationships, we a greatly influenced, whether we like it or not, by those closest to us. They effect our self esteem, our way of thinking and our decisions. Find the right people that inspire you, that motivate you and that encourage you to be better. Lose people from your life that are energy drainers, negative talkers, that put you down, that lack ambition and passion and the people that ultimately cause you to stand still. It can be the hardest thing for some people. Especially if you’ve had friends for over 30 years. But believe me, if you want to take your life to the next level. If you want to become the best version of yourself. Then who you spend your time with is a huge factor in your chances of success with this. Be accountable. If you say you’re going to write a book in the next 60 days, or lose body fat or run a marathon, but you don’t tell anybody the chances of you achieving that goal are much lower. So find friends to tell your goals to and ask them to keep you accountable. Or if you don’t have people you feel you want to tell, come join our accountability group and we’ll do it. But become accountable to somebody to help you stay on track. Get a coach or a mentor. Find somebody who’s already like what you want to be like or done the things you want to achieve. Somebody who’s already a couple of steps above. Its much harder to get somewhere alone. All athletes and sports teams have coaches. All good actors have mentors. All good singers have singing coaches. So if you want to do anything well – build a business, get fitter, become a more positive person, have better relationships, you need a coach. Be grateful but keep moving forward. Take time every day to be grateful for what you already have. Its so easy to get caught up on wishing and striving for more. But its incredibly powerful when you take a moment to be thankful for everything you already have. Even the smallest things. Don’t take anything for granted. But equally don’t allow yourself to be so grateful that you stand still.  Give back now. Giving back doesn’t have to cost anything. Maybe participate in 1 charity event per month. Volunteer or even just do something for a family member in need. Don’t think that once you become a multi millionaire you’ll suddenly have loads of spare time and cash and become really charitable. It starts with who you are today and giving back now. And selfishly you’ll actually feel really good. Its one of the best feelings in the world when you help somebody else. So its a real win win scnerio! Forgive everyone including yourself. Holding onto hate and negative emotions will only hurt yourself and your progress. You need to figure out how to let it go. Its not about allowing them to do it again. It’s not setting them free and saying what they did to you is ok. By all means remove the toxic people from your life and never speak to them again. But its about setting yourself free from any negativity and bitterness so you can move on with your head held high. It’s about being the bigger person and forgiving them for your own wellbeing and your own peace of mind. Being compassionate and have perspective on why it happened and who they are as a person. Look for the lessons that person hurting you have taught you. Be grateful for how its made you stronger and wiser moving forward. Don’t hold on to pain you’re your past.  Also forgive yourself. You’re learning all the time and that will mean you make mistakes. As long as you are intentional about learning from them and not repeating the same mistakes then you’re good. Go easy on yourself and love yourself warts and all. Have more fun! Those spontaneous trips away or picnics, or walks in the park. Times to be silly and laugh and play. Life is very short and we don’t know when our last day will be. So make sure you find the time to have fun along the way. Laugh more. Love more. Enjoy life more. Don’t take everything too seriously. Laugh at yourself. Go on adventures. Try new things. And bring fun to other peoples lives too. Cheer people up. Be silly. I’m not saying it’s not important to work hard and stay focused when necessary. But make sure you’re enjoying the process.   Pursue your dreams. Sound obvious, but so many people go through life without ever fully committed to going after their main desires. So many people settle for what they think they have to. They settle with an ok job that they don’t mind and sometimes even like. But they don’t love. They settle for a relationship they’re not fulfilled with because they don’t believe they can attract any better, or because its safe or because breaking up would cause too much stress and heartbreak especially if children are involved. But we only get one life. People say it is the journey and not the destination. But if you are on a journey of settling for second best, you are on a journey of misery, depression and fulfilment. Don’t allow that to be your path. Take action now. The fact you were even born is incredible. The odds are totally against you and so the chance of you being born a human being in at this time where opportunities are everywhere are almost a miracle. Are you really going to waste that opportunity? Are you really going to just settle for less than you know you’re capable of? Be brave and be bold. Make those difficult, scary decisions that you know are for the greater good. Be prepared to get knock backs and to fail and potential go backwards to move forwards. Care less what others think and do what’s best for you. Because otherwise you run the risk of coming to the end of your life filled with regret that you never tried those things and you didn’t give it your very best show. We are all very blessed and lucky to be alive today. Pursue your wildest dreams. Experience adventures. Work hard on the things you care about. Love deeply. Be passionate. Be inspirational. Be whoever you want to be. And don’t let anybody stop you. This is where the magic of life happens. You can follow Rich In Success at: https://www.facebook.com/richinsuccess/?modal=admin_todo_tour https://twitter.com/richinsuccess

Amanda Anderson joins me to talk friendship on episode #23.  Female friendships can be challenging, but Amanda has some great thoughts on being intentional and going after the relationships we want. Amanda and I talk about authenticity in friendships and what it looks like to go deeper.  She explains what self-awareness has to do with friendship, how you can’t share yourself authentically if you don’t know yourself.  We also talk about finding the time for friendship and how sometimes you just have to fit it in where you can.  Amanda tells us her best friend calls her on the way to work every day and sometimes she’ll do “multi-task friend dating” where she and a girlfriend will run their errands together.  In her book, Amanda quotes Jim Rohm saying “we become the average of the five people we spend the most time with.” That’s a big deal!  We need to be super intentional about who our friends are.  Amanda shares some differences between having flawed friends (all of us, right?) verses having foolish people in our lives. We also talk about what to do when your feelings are hurt by a friend or if you’ve hurt someone else.  Amanda tells us about accountability in friendships and how to invite others to hold us accountable for things we’re trying to overcome or goals we’ve set for ourselves. I loved chatting with Amanda.  She is fun and knowledgeable and definitely someone I’d call a friend.   Mentioned in this episode All My Friends Have Issues “Walk with wise and become wise.  Associate with fools and get in trouble.”  Proverbs 13:20 (NLT) Episode #18 with Tilly Dillehay Boundaries book Co-Dependents Anonymous   Amanda’s Favorite 5 Camo Skinny Jeans New Girl Being Married Embroidery Her Friends!   Connect with Amanda Instagram | Facebook | Website   Connect with Girls Talking Life Show Notes for this Episode | Instagram | Facebook

On episode 17, we sit down with Rany Schroeder. Randy’s life seems something out of a movie. He went from making 250k at 20 years old to earning 7-figures as a stockbroker to having a serious drug and alcohol problem which sent him to societal rock bottom, Also known as jail. Through all of that, he vividly depicts what was going on in his head as he transformed himself through all of these crazy life experiences. Now, Randy is a. a multi 7-figure network marketing income earner as well as a seasoned investor and consumer of personal development. I found it particularly interesting his personal recounts of his interactions with his friend and mentor, Jim Rohm who is no doubt one of the greatest speakers of this past century. Randy gives us the blueprint for: 1) How to create a large income in the shortest period of time possible. 2) His ideology on why and where he invests his personal finances. 3) The basic principles everyone should follow to become financially secure. 4) How to think outside the box to secure your dream job.

“Never allow life’s circumstances to define your future. Remember that knowledge is power, and if you acquire enough of it powered by genuine intentions, your unique skill set will circumvent the notion of questioning your past.” My life was shaped by trials and tribulations. I am an American kid, whose life was influenced by mind altering circumstances, like murder, abuse, addiction and homelessness, all before I was ten years old. It is the process of life that defines who we are. Failure is a part of the process. Fight or flight, either we summon the strength to survive, or run away from the hardship. Nevertheless, this natural procedure shapes who we become. I remember the first time I heard my mentor, Jim Rohm say, “set a goal to make a million bucks. Not because of the money. But for what you will become in the process." --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/melvin-williams0/support

If all my talents and powers were to be taken from me by some inscrutable Providence, and I had my choice of keeping but one, I would unhesitatingly ask to be allowed to keep the power of speaking, for through it I would quickly recover all the rest.                                                                            —Daniel Webster Have you happened to notice the dramatic changes that have evolved in presentations, communication, and training over the last twenty years? The basic focus used to be on education. Now, the latest research is all about how to grab your audience’s attention and then maintain their interest. We can no longer focus simply on educating; we must now entertain. We must keep our audiences mentally engaged. Great persuaders can maintain the attention of their audience. Research shows that people’s attention spans are getting shorter and shorter. You don’t have to be a stand-up comedian, but you do have to make sure your audience sticks with you, your words resonate with them, they pay attention, and they understand you. The moment you lose their attention, you can no longer persuade them. You could have a great Website, be a sharp dresser, publish a great brochure, or have any manner of impressive credentials. The reality is, however, that the number-one persuasion tool is you, and a big part of how you present yourself is through your communication. Long gone are the days of counting on the subject matter to speak compellingly for itself, compensating for your inadequacies as a presenter. Nowadays, you’ve got to get inside your audience’s minds, and you’ve got to get there fast. It can take only seconds before people’s minds start to wander. To combat this tendency, you have to educate, inspire, and entertain with passion, compassion, and purpose. Great persuaders are great communicators. Well-known motivational speaker and best-selling author Jim Rohm said it best: “When I learned how to effectively persuade and communicate, my income went from six digits to seven digits.” Your communication skills are critical for your success, yet this is another set of overlooked skills that are not effectively taught in school. Communication includes phone skills, face-to-face interactions, group presentations, and even email. Most persuaders feel, incorrectly, that they have above-average communication skills. Are yours “above average” too? Our research shows that 34 percent of persuaders feel they have mastered the ability to effectively communicate. However, by talking to your audience, we know that your presentation and communication mastery was rated at only 11 percent. Great persuaders work on their presentation skills on a continual basis. There is always something to fine-tune and improve. The studies show that, on average, a persuader communicates six to eight features of his product or service to his audience, but the average person will only remember one, two, or three of them. In over 40 percent of cases, the person will remember one of the features incorrectly. In 30 percent of cases, the person remembers a feature that was never even mentioned by the persuader. (Ouch!) We also found that 93 percent of persuadees misunderstood some part of a persuader’s message. The worst part is that most of them did not ask a question or even try to seek clarification. Remember, a confused mind says no. A “confused mind,” has to think about it. A “confused mind,” will get back to you. A confused mind is hard to persuade and influence.