Podcast appearances and mentions of Kevin Lawrence

Send us a textWatch the video version HERE.Del describes living through Milton and the aftermath. Dave reads an excerpt from a note from his friend, Pete, who also sheltered in place. A lot of people are now reassessing what is important and what isn't. Many find comfort in the day-to-day routines.Dave reads an excerpt from the essay Using Ritual to Find Meaning by Kevin Lawrence, who blogs under the pseudonym Ragged Clown. Read the entire essay as Dave didn't do it justice and tell us what you think. If you want to see a whole lot more of his writing, go to his Ragged Clown blog. You won't be disappointed.Stump the Buck is back as Dave gives Del a toughie that he found on a short video clip somewhere out there. Send in your answer. First fifty correct answers win a TFT [totally fungible token] of Del's stovetop art. We'll give the correct answer in our next episode.This week's bonus track is Pick Up the Pieces by Average White Band. Why? Because Dave saw the Scottish funk band live in Sarasota last night and they were spectacular. They've been doing this for over fifty years and this is their last tour, with ten cities to go. And they donated all their tee-shirt sales to Hurricance Milton victims.  Give us your thoughts: BUCKSTWOOLD@GMAIL.COM Find us on FacebookLeave a Voice message - click HEREWHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

Text the Blue Grit team now!In this episode of the Blue Grit Podcast, we discuss the challenges law enforcement officers face during emergencies. Kevin Lawrence, Executive Director of TMPA, joins us to talk about the role of local police associations in maintaining open communication, providing legal protections, and promoting transparency within law enforcement agencies. Support the Show.email us at- bluegrit@tmpa.org

Text the Blue Grit team now!Ever wondered how a law enforcement association navigates the murky waters of false allegations and legal battles? Join us for an eye-opening conversation with Kevin Lawrence, Executive Director of TMPA, and Randy Doubrava, TMPA's General Counsel, as they dissect the 2019 Javier Ambler case. Discover the rigorous processes behind TMPA's legal coverage decisions, including the critical timelines, legal intricacies, and the specific conditions that led to one officer being denied coverage and another reinstated. This episode offers a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how TMPA ensures comprehensive support for its members, even in the most challenging situations. Our discussion sheds light on TMPA's unwavering commitment to its members, emphasizing the association's dedication to legal protection and member well-being. We delve into the comprehensive nature of TMPA's legal plan, including the rights of members to appeal and the meticulous review of legal expenses. By tuning in, you'll gain a deeper understanding of how TMPA operates beyond hyperbole and rhetoric, focusing on facts and the true essence of member support. Whether you're part of law enforcement or simply interested in legal protections, this episode promises to enlighten and engage.Support the Show.email us at- bluegrit@tmpa.org

How many of you listening have had that “oh” moment when connecting with psychedelic medicines? I know for me, this is one of the hallmark signs of an experience within the realm of plant medicines that has allowed for a cognitive shift or, said differently, for a new perspective to infiltrate our hearts & minds. Todays guest on the show is a man who I was connected with recently who, along with being an amazing coach who supports his clients in achieving the lives of their dreams, is also a man who has benefitted from connecting with medicines such as psilocybin & ayahuasca & in this episode, we dive into those experiences, what gems he received from them & how his life has transformed as a result of his experiences in this realm.Show Notes:(0:42) Kevin Lawrence's Bio.(5:36) Staying “hidden”.(12:50) What changes has coaching led to with Kevin?(16:39) Kevin's ayahuasca experiences.(21:11) Slowing down.(35:47) Living a more intentional life.(47:25) This or something better…(51:34) What is success?(52:46) The point of life…(53:44) Where you can reach Kevin Lawrence. www.KevinLawrence.orgJoin the Highly Optimized Ceremony Circle on Facebook! https://www.highlyoptimized.me This episode was produced by Mazel Tov Media in Quincy, Massachusetts.https://www.highlyoptimized.me

Kevina Lawrence has Got Next!!! Welcome to the SLT “You Got Next” series. This series is dedicated to the athlete/actor/entrepreneur who doesn't ask for any recognition but continues to push themselves to limits that many didn't think they had. We see you and we want to let the world know who you are... we present to you the SLT next series and Kevina Lawrence has "Got Next" Make sure you subscribe, like and follow us on IG, Twitter and Facebook @sportlifetalk. You can watch the live streamed show on our Sportslifetalk Facebook page and on our YouTube channel. Want

In this episode of The Leadership Team Show, I have a fascinating conversation with Kevin Lawrence, Straight-talking coach/author who helps CEOs and executives around the world to break through business challenges, grow their companies, defy the gravity of stress, and succeed in Work, Self & Life.These experiences inspired Kevin's book Your Oxygen Mask First, which he reveals the 17 habits every leader must know to transcend the perils of success and achieve more. We discuss mental health, prevention of the red zone, how to stop being a problem solver, and how to receive tough feedback without being offended.www.lawrenceandco.comhttp://instagram.com/lawrenceandcoadvisors/https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachkevinlawrence'https://www.facebook.com/LawrenceAndCo1www.lawrenceandco.comGet Free GiftThe limitless organization short video coursemike-goldman.com/limitlessThanks for listening! Connect with us at mike-goldman.com/blog and on Instagram@mikegoldmancoach and on YouTube @Mikegoldmancoach

By now, we probably all know that the concept of “work-life balance” is a myth. But there IS a better way of thinking about how we align our work with the rest of our lives (and personalities). And there's no one better to talk about how to do that than our latest guest.   Kevin Lawrence is a straight-talking coach and author who helps CEOs and executives around the world break through business challenges, grow their companies, defy the gravity of stress, and succeed in work, self, and life.   Tune into the full episode for more on what Kevin describes as “licking toads,” the top characteristic someone needs to have in order to be a great leader, tips for effectively delegating, and more.   Here's a Glimpse of What You'll Learn:   More about what Kevin does and how he got to this career What it means to “make it” — and why the traditional idea of making it is actually a sham How generational wealth can turn into a generational “burden”  How Kevin coaches executives to bounce back, even after hitting rock bottom Why the idea of “work-life balance” is a flawed concept  The importance of everyone finding the path and type of work that best aligns with their personalities — and why people should give themselves permission to pursue that path The power of finding “your people”  What “licking the toads” means — and how to overcome the hurdle that metaphor represents The 75-cent issues that cost $75,000 in the long run The hardest characteristic to cultivate in order to be an effective leader One of the biggest lessons that people early in their careers need to learn How Kevin measures success with his clients  What “resilience rituals” are — plus some examples of Kevin's personal ones   Resources Mentioned in This Episode:  Lawrence & Co. website Kevin Lawrence on LinkedIn “Your Oxygen Mask First: 17 Habits to Help High Achievers Survive & Thrive in Leadership & Life” by Kevin N. Lawrence Lawrence & Co. on Twitter The Growth Whisperers Podcast with Brad Giles and Kevin Lawrence Lawrence & Co. newsletter “Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter” by Liz Wiseman “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill “How to Win Friends and Influence People: The Only Book You Need to Lead You to Success” by Dale Carnegie 40 Strategy Contact 40 Strategy Carl J. Cox on LinkedIn  

Kevin  N Lawrence is a strategic advisor and coach to CEOs and executive teams across North America and internationally. "Entering community college was a life changing experience. It was all group work, and I thrived. I found that working in teams in a collaborative environment under high pressure was the absolute best thing for me.” Now he is driven by a relentless passion to help business leaders get what they really want, in business and life.

CEOs typically place their first call to Coach Kevin with a crisis to solve. They stay because of his business acumen and no-holds-barred, tell-it-like-it-is style. Kevin's career spans 30 years, over a dozen countries and four continents. He's worked with hundreds of CEOs and executives, helping them to break through business challenges, grow their companies and find personal success along the way.These experiences inspired Kevin's book, Your Oxygen Mask First, in which he reveals the 17 habits every leader must know to transcend the perils of success and achieve even more. Kevin was given the designation of Coach Emeritus with Gazelles—a rare distinction. He is a key contributor to Scaling Up (Mastering the Rockefeller Habits 2.0).Based in Vancouver, Canada, Kevin can often be found tearing up the racetrack, exploring a new city, or adventuring in the outdoors with inspiring people and his two amazing kids, Brayden and Ashley.--------------------------------------------------Contact Kevin onLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachkevinlawrence/Book: Your Oxygen Mask First -If you'd like additional ways to support this podcast, you can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=66340956--------------------------------------------------Reach me to sell me your business, be on my podcast or just share some love:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronskelton/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ronaldskeltonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/How2ExitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/how2exitpodcast/Have suggestions, comments, or want to tell us about a business for sale call our hotline and leave a message: 918-641-4150--------------------------------------------------How2Exit Joins ITX's Channel Partner Network!-Why ITX?Since 1998, ITX has created $5 billion in value by selling more than 225 IT businesses in 20 countries. ITX works exclusively with IT-enabled businesses generating between $5M and $30M who are ready to be sold, and M&A decision-makers who are ready to buy. For over 25 years ITX has developed industry knowledge that helps them determine whether a seller is a good fit for their buyers before making a match."Out of all of the brokers I've met, this team has the most experience and I believe the best ability to get IT service businesses sold at the best price" - Ron SkeltonThe ITX M&A Marketplace we partnered with has a proprietary database of 50,000+ global buyers seeking IT Services firms, MSPs, MSSPs, Software-as-a-Service platforms, and channel partners in the Microsoft, Oracle, ServiceNow, and Salesforce space.If you are interested in learning more about the process and current market valuations, complete the contact form and we'll respond within one business day. Everything is kept confidential.Are you interested in what your business may be worth? Unlock the value of your IT Services firm, visithttps://www.itexchangenet.com/marketplace-how2exit and complete the contact form.--------------------------------------------------Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/mb1993PYeDI--------------------------------------------------Other interviews:Lane Carrick - serial entrepreneur and sold multiple businesses in his career: https://youtu.be/cAEGiqiieQwCarl Allen - M&A Expert with Over $47 billion in deals: https://youtu.be/VIU2Lqj_FY4Walker Deibel - the best-selling author of Buy Then Build: https://youtu.be/xoUH_IxeookMike Mausteller - Business Coach, Executive Coach, Trainer, and Speaker: https://youtu.be/yYLEAfafxWcSimon Bedard - Founder and CEO of Exit Advisory Group, M&A firm in Australia: https://youtu.be/obNiIbx5mJ0Kison Patel - CEO and Founder of DealRoom and and M&A Science Academy: https://youtu.be/VR4nSM8HT18--------------------------------------------------

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Bill D'Alessandro (@BillDA) and Mills Snell (@thegeneralmills) are joined by Kevin Lawrence and Brad Giles to talk about the Scaling Up methodology. We talk about:What is Scaling up? What business is it useful for? Scaling Up vs. EOS, What is the role of a CEO? How to hire a CEO?-----Thanks to our sponsors!* CloudBookkeeping offers adaptable solutions to businesses that want to focus on growth with a “client service first” approach. They offer a full suite of accounting services, including sophisticated reporting, QuickBooks software solutions, and full-service payroll options.-----* Do you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.* Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!* Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.-----Show Notes:2:25 - Brad Giles & Kevin Lawrence Introduction3:48 - What is Scaling Up?6:18 - What business would benefit from the Scaling Up Framework?10:00 - What kind of home-baked systems have you seen?12:07 - The four decisions in Scaling-Up 14:25 - What are the pain points for an entrepreneur that makes a Business Owner search for an applicable system?19:25 - What is the secret weapon of Scaling Up?27:53 - What are predictable issues of Scaling?33:24 - How do I know if I'm not scaling?38:00 - The problem with autocratic leadership42:22 - How do you hire a CEO?-----Links:* Brad & Kevin's Podcast ‘The Growth Whisperers'* Kevin's book Your oxygen mask first - The importance of CEOs* Made to Thrive - The five roles of a CEO* https://lawrenceandco.com/ * https://evolutionpartners.com.au/ -----Past guests on Acquanon include Nick Huber, Brent Beshore, Aaron Rubin, Mike Botkin, Ari Ozick, Mitchell Baldridge, Xavier Helgelsen, Mike Loftus, Steve Divitkos, Dzmitry Miranovich, Morgan Tate and more.-----Additional episodes you might enjoy:#90 Move over Elon - Here's what we'd do if we acquired Twitter#87 Yelp is not evil! Building a business using digital CAC - Featuring Johnny Robinson from Orange Window Cleaning#86 Rocketship your business with... Twitter?! - JK Molina gives a Twitter Masterclass Additional episodes you might enjoy:#79 What do Investors want? - Dig into an investor's mind with Bradford Hardin#75 SBA Loan Secrets with Heather Endresen, expertise from a Billion-Dollar Loaner

Bill D'Alessandro (@BillDA) and Mills Snell (@thegeneralmills) are joined by Kevin Lawrence and Brad Giles to talk about the Scaling Up methodology. We talk about:What is Scaling up? What business is it useful for? Scaling Up vs. EOS, What is the role of a CEO? How to hire a CEO?-----Thanks to our sponsors!* CloudBookkeeping offers adaptable solutions to businesses that want to focus on growth with a “client service first” approach. They offer a full suite of accounting services, including sophisticated reporting, QuickBooks software solutions, and full-service payroll options.-----* Do you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.* Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!* Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.-----Show Notes:2:25 - Brad Giles & Kevin Lawrence Introduction3:48 - What is Scaling Up?6:18 - What business would benefit from the Scaling Up Framework?10:00 - What kind of home-baked systems have you seen?12:07 - The four decisions in Scaling-Up 14:25 - What are the pain points for an entrepreneur that makes a Business Owner search for an applicable system?19:25 - What is the secret weapon of Scaling Up?27:53 - What are predictable issues of Scaling?33:24 - How do I know if I'm not scaling?38:00 - The problem with autocratic leadership42:22 - How do you hire a CEO?-----Links:* Brad & Kevin's Podcast ‘The Growth Whisperers'* Kevin's book Your oxygen mask first - The importance of CEOs* Made to Thrive - The five roles of a CEO* https://lawrenceandco.com/ * https://evolutionpartners.com.au/ -----Past guests on Acquanon include Nick Huber, Brent Beshore, Aaron Rubin, Mike Botkin, Ari Ozick, Mitchell Baldridge, Xavier Helgelsen, Mike Loftus, Steve Divitkos, Dzmitry Miranovich, Morgan Tate and more.-----Additional episodes you might enjoy:#90 Move over Elon - Here's what we'd do if we acquired Twitter#87 Yelp is not evil! Building a business using digital CAC - Featuring Johnny Robinson from Orange Window Cleaning#86 Rocketship your business with... Twitter?! - JK Molina gives a Twitter Masterclass Additional episodes you might enjoy:#79 What do Investors want? - Dig into an investor's mind with Bradford Hardin#75 SBA Loan Secrets with Heather Endresen, expertise from a Billion-Dollar Loaner

Physio Group South-west has become a Certified Great Place To Work® since June 2021, with 95% of employees saying it is a great place to work compared to 55% of employees at a typical Australia-based company.With this experience under her belt, Jasmine Hulls, Practice Principal at Physio Group South-west, shares her insights on workplace culture, communication, and ultimately, what makes a workplace a great place to work in today's podcast episode.She also talks about how she mentors team members and the importance of creating an environment where team members can grow and feel supported.SHOW NOTESRapid-fire question: Reading/Learning List, who inspires you, childhood aspiration, motto you live by  [01:46]How Jasmine and her team navigated the pandemic  [05:25]About Great Place to Work®  [09:28]Why you'd want to be a great place to work  [11:31]How do you get certified as a Great Place to Work®  [14:13]What makes a workplace a great place to work?  [16:09]Insights from Great Place to Work® about their clinic culture  [18:59]Connect with Jasmine and her team  [26:08]MENTIONSHigh-Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard (book)Your Oxygen Mask First by Kevin Lawrence (book)Getting Things Done by David Allen (book)Tristan WhiteGreat Place to Work® AustraliaPhysio Group South-west CertificationCONNECT WITH JASMINELinkedInEmailPhysio Group South-westIf you found this episode valuable, don't forget to give us a thumbs up, share, comment, and give us your ratings on iTunes and Stitcher. We appreciate your support and feedback!

Kevin Lawrence, Author, Keynote Speaker, Advisor to CEOs & Executive Teams

Kevin Lawrence is a strategic advisor and coach to CEOs and executive teams across North America and internationally.   His unique perspective working with hundreds of leaders inspired him to write Your Oxygen Mask First.  The book deals with the dark side of the leadership dichotomy, and offers 17 practical steps to triumph in business, without being trampled in life.   Using his deep knowledge of how to take a good company and how to make it great, the Rockefeller Habits, Kevin helps leaders, to build high-performance leadership teams, expand into new markets, attract profitable customers, and increase productivity and profits.    CEOs across the globe count on Kevin to facilitate their strategic planning sessions, to align their leadership teams, and to stay focused. Kevin is a key contributor to Scaling Up (Mastering the Rockefeller Habits 2.0), author of Your Oxygen Mask First and co-host of “The Growth Wisperes Podcast”.   Your Oxygen Mask First https://www.amazon.ca/Your-Oxygen-Mask-First-Leadership-ebook/dp/B076TBQP61 Audiobook & Digital Workbooks DL  https://lawrenceandco.com/yomf-audiobook-gift Podcast :  The growth Wisperers:  https://lawrenceandco.com/learn?resource_type=podcast#results    

Not EPM, not CPM, but analytics of a marketing kindThis podcast is dipping its collective and metaphorical toe outside of the warm and cozy confines of performance management with a conversation with a guest whose job, passion, and personal interest is understanding the relationship of human behavior with business through the lens of marketing analytics. Join us, won’t you, on this fascinating conversation with Kevin Lawrence that is most definitely not within the scope of traditional EPM but most definitely within the scope of your interest.The journey to marketing and analyticsKevin’s had an interesting path, one that isn’t really the norm in our fascinating (ahem) EPM world: from the arts to nonprofits to the Fortune 100 to Find The Loose Brick.Numbers without an understanding of the nexus of business and people are meaningless. Kevin’s professional life has deeply informed how he and his clients understand how you and I interact with corporations and their products, services, and oh yeah: each other.The past actually is prologueFor you wee lads and lassies who weren’t around to witness the change in tools and corporate culture and customers (us) and of course analytic tools and how they are used has changed the introduction to this podcast will be informing. You’ve never had it so good.For those of us who were, the evolution analytics path mirrors our own beloved performance management products.Regardless of our experience, the need to understand how companies and their customers interact has remained exactly the same.The present and the future of marketing analytics are in Kevin's professional purview and should be for you as well.Fascinating stuff and well worth the listen (I encourage you to enjoy both the video and the podcast but not at the same time) if you want to expand your horizons beyond the finance side of a business.Hear the conversationStart – 6:40 Intros and start of Kevin’s career6:40 – 18:40 Development of 1990s analytic tools18:40 – 28:20 Moving from non-profit to large corporate and then to independent28:20 – 31:30 Selling the value “analytics” before the industry really existed31:30 – 34:00 Today’s tools, Google suite34:00 – 40:20 Connection to EPM40:20 – 44:00 Is there a Finance and Marketing divide?44:00 – 46:00 Demonstrating dollar value of marketing46:00 – 52:05 Does marketing analytics always require big, expensive tools?52:05 – 60:50 Why are there FOSS or low-cost tools in Analytics but not EPM?60:50 – 64:30 Do low-cost tools support large corporate data requirements?64:30 – 76:30 Will EPM move as fast as Analytics?76:30 – 84:45 What’s in the next 5-10 years for Marketing Analytics?84:45 – End OutroWe hope you like the episode as much as we do. If you do enjoy it, please give us a good rating on the provider of your choice as it both bathes our ever-needy egos and also – and rather more importantly – allows listeners to more easily find us.Join us, won’t you?

Shawn Johal is a scale up expert, entrepreneur, business growth coach, author, and leadership speaker. Hack into the key leadership and personal success habits with Shawn on this show including: Scaling up mentality is a mindset The four laws for “The Happy Leader” Habits at the start and the end of the day Unlocking the value of “community” Plus load more habits to hack! Join our Tribe at https://leadership-hacker.com Music: " Upbeat Party " by Scott Holmes courtesy of the Free Music Archive FMA Transcript: Thanks to Jermaine Pinto at JRP Transcribing for being our Partner. Contact Jermaine via LinkedIn or via his site JRP Transcribing Services Find out more about Shawn Johal below: Shawn Johal Website – https://www.shawnjohal.com Elevation Website - https://elevationcoach.ca Shawn on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnjohal/ Shawn on Twitter – https://twitter.com/Shawnjohal Shawn on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/shawnjohalcoach/   Full Transcript Below ----more---- Steve Rush: Some call me Steve, dad, husband or friend. Others might call me boss, coach or mentor. Today you can call me The Leadership Hacker. Thanks for listening in. I really appreciate it. My job as the leadership hacker is to hack into the minds, experiences, habits and learning of great leaders, C-Suite executives, authors and development experts so that I can assist you developing your understanding and awareness of leadership. I am Steve Rush and I am your host today. I am the author of Leadership Cake. I am a transformation consultant and leadership coach. I cannot wait to start sharing all things leadership with you. Shawn Johal is a special guest on today's show. He's an entrepreneur, business growth coach, author, and leadership speaker on a mission to help you find the keys to a happy and successful life. But before we get a chance to speak with Sean, it's The Leadership Hacker News.   The Leadership Hacker News Steve Rush: In the news today, we explore the theory of gratitude. Now the pandemic has made us wary, and while it might be cathartic to make a list of all that we've lost, all that we've tried and all that we want to leave behind. Expressing gratitude is actually a better idea. And it's a powerful, positive force. Far from a fluffy or frivolous concept. It has real impact on physical health, emotional wellbeing, motivation, engagement, and performance. So, here's why gratitude is good and how to bring more of it into your day.   Most of us are impatient with the pandemic and 2021 has arrived and the pandemic is still here. We're thrilled to usher in a new year, but we're going to need to wait a little bit longer to get life back to something closer to what it was before. The good news is that gratitude itself can actually reduce impatience and a study published in the Psychological Science found that when people focused on being thankful, they were more likely to able to demonstrate patients. In addition, the study published in The Review of Communication found that gratitude has a positive impact on our mental health and emotional state. Optimism, as an example, as well as physical health, it also predicts behaviours such as helping others and exercising. All of this means that gratitude may just be what we need at the moment while we're either hanging on to what comes next or we're attracting towards the light at the end of the tunnel. Regular listeners who have listened to episode 18 with Nic Marks, Hacking Happiness. We've also found that gratitude is the root of all happiness. It tends to focus on what you have and replace a sense of what you might be lacking. According to some philosophers, you can't feel both grateful and unhappy. So, when your mind focuses on all, you're thankful for, you're more likely to feel joy. In addition, when you're more grateful, you tend to focus on being more present, appreciating them now, and this of course can reduce to a sense of yearning and anxiety about the future.   Philosophers have also suggested that it's a gateway emotion and it's suggested as the greatest virtue because it tends to lead to so many others. For example, an appreciation of someone can grow into love, gratitude for what you have can lead to greater satisfaction over you, loving your work and can lead to improve performance. So, here's my five top tips and how you can build and cultivate gratitude.   Number one, begin and end with intention. Start each day by thinking about all you appreciate and expect from the day. And as you go to bed at night, think and consider all you're grateful for.   Number two, give continuous attention. Throughout each day, find those small things that you can be thankful and grateful for. Perhaps you've made yourself a great cup of coffee, or you've had a really nice conversation and avoid taking those things for granted, make everything count.   Number three, be expensive. Ensure you're focusing on being grateful and not just grateful for things, but for people and the environment and conditions around you. Perhaps you particularly appreciate the headphones that you might be wearing to listen to this or the ability to walk, see, the senses that we take for granted around you.   Number 4, write it down. Research at Kent State University found that when you write down the elements that you're grateful for, that simple act can foster the happiness and wellbeing in itself. And this is probably true, because it causes us to pause, focus, reflect, and reinforce our positive experiences.   And number five, express yourself. Gratitude is both an individual and a team sport. So, when you share what you're grateful for in a team environment, it holds even more power. Thanking a co-worker in a team meeting or providing positive feedback to colleagues during the project as an example. So, when gratitude is expressed and shared, it helps both you and the group.   And let's just remember gratitude is good, it has plenty of positive effects. It could be what you, your family and your team need just to stay present, be attentive through the next stretch of this pandemic marathon that we're all experiencing, so here's a challenge. Head over to our social media and let us know what you're grateful for today. So that has been The Leadership Hacker News. If you have any insights, stories, or information, please get in touch.   Start of Podcast   Steve Rush: Our special guest on today's show is Shawn Johal. Shawn an entrepreneur, a business growth coach, a leadership speaker and author of The Happy Leader Guide. Shawn, welcome to The Leadership Hacker Podcast.   Shawn Johal: Thank you so much Steve. Very excited to be here today.   Steve Rush: Me too. We've had an opportunity to get to know each other over a couple of conversations, and I'm incredibly excited about sharing some of those conversations with our wider listeners, but before we do that, perhaps you'd give them a little bit of a backstory as to how you arrived to doing what you are doing?   Shawn Johal: Absolutely. Yeah, for sure. Excited to talk about it. Basically, on my end, I immigrated from England over to Canada when I was a much, much younger. I bring it up because I think it's important to put it into context. And I grew up with a family who was very much believing in loyalty, staying at the same company for many, many years. My father worked for Rolls-Royce, England, and he transferred to Rolls-Royce Canada. My mother worked for Nortel before the big crash. And I remember my parents always telling me when I was growing up, that it would be very important for me to find the very stable job, something that I can stay at for, you know, 25, 30, 35 years. And I even remember my dad showing me his gold watch when he had done 30 years of service at Rolls-Royce. Saying that, you know, one day son, you may have the opportunity to have, you know, get the same type of watch as I have if you stay at the same company forever. And so, I kind of grew up with the mentality that I needed to find a stable job and work in the corporate world and not necessarily adventure in through entrepreneurship. So that was my mentality growing up, you know, trying to find something a little more stable. And then I met my wife, my future wife, we're married to now and her family were very, very entrepreneurial. And they started teaching me a lot about business. You know, being a business owner, understanding how to launch a business, how to own a business. And that was really where things took off for me. And I started realizing there was this whole other world out there. And so basically, after leaving the corporate world, I was working at Rubbermaid. I'm sure that a lot of listeners know about Rubbermaid, pretty large global company, $8 billion dollars. I was a district manager there.   I was invited to join the family business and it was and led lighting business. My father-in-law had taken it public and it was fast growing, very fast growing, mergers and acquisitions. And so, I came in there as a sales manager and not part of ownership, but really having more of an entrepreneurial feel to it. Unfortunately, what happened was that during the 2006, 2007 recession, my father-in-law bought a company that probably wasn't the perfect fit for the business. The recession hit, which was terrible for the business and for the family. Within a year, our business that I've grown to 50 million in revenue, came from a crashing down. It was a very, very tough time for the family.   Steve Rush: Wow.   Shawn Johal: But the good thing was that during, you know, in every big challenge there's opportunities and my brother-in-law and I, at that point had a chance to buy back three of the different divisions. We were able to relaunch this led lighting business in our own way, and we've been growing ever since. So that was in 2009 and the businesses are continuing to go strong today in 2020.   Steve Rush: It's through that kind of scaling up mentality that you've really started to deploy all of your learning. But now also share that as an entrepreneurial and business growth coach with other people, right?   Shawn Johal: Exactly. In 2013, we hit a really bad wall as a business, so many things were going wrong Steve, I can't even tell you. We had no processes. We had the wrong people in the wrong seats. We had absolutely no strategy, no product development. And it really became ethically clear to me one day when we were sitting in our office and we had two customer service people who were working at a desk, but we didn't have enough money to afford a receptionist. And basically, they would look at each other when the phone would ring and neither one wanted to answer it because they were both really disgruntled employees and not, you know, at the right seats. And so, phones would ring. I knew they were customers and the phone would ring 10, 12 times, and neither person was willing to answer it. And that's when my business partner and I looked at each other and said, you know what? We have a really big culture problem in this business. At the same time, our biggest competitor launched a product line. They basically took our catalogue, stole all 150 products that we had in the catalogue and priced them at a dollar less in the market using the same suppliers as we use. And these were people that were part of the previous business. So, it was probably the worst backstabbing feeling I could ever have imagined in my life. These people are like brothers to me.   Steve Rush: I bet.   Shawn Johal: Yeah, and that was when we decided to take on scaling up. And we had an opportunity to read the Rockefeller Habits. In those days the scaling of book hadn't come out yet. And we found a coach and then we implemented the methodology successfully in our own business.   Steve Rush: And it continues to grow to this day, and as part of that Shawn. One of the things I've known about you for a while and come to really respect is the discipline, rigor and habits that you apply in order to make your life successful. And I wanted to get into a couple of those. So, in terms of scaling up. There are kind of four pillars to that, aren't there? That's strategy people, execution and cash. Maybe just tell us a little bit about how that plays out in your business today and how you coach others?   Shawn Johal: Absolutely. What we noticed is that those four pillars really represent every business. The four key things every business owner should be really paying attention to. When we go into businesses, as much as my business, as any other business, we'd like to do a diagnostic where we go in there and really understand, okay, what's going well and what's not going well, you know, do you have a long-term goal that's nonfinancial? Do you have the right execution in class with being methodologies and processes? You know, how's your cash flow? Do you have good liquidity and everything that you're doing? Really those are the types of things that we go in and we analyse right from the beginning. And most importantly, do you have the right people in the right seats? And that's something that becomes incredibly clear very easily. So, once we get in there, we do that diagnostic. It's really easy for us to understand where the business is strong and where the business has certain weaknesses. And usually, we'll start off with a couple of strategic days to really build the vision of the business. You know, we'll go with that BHAG from Jim Collins, the big, hairy, audacious goal. We'll build that really cool vision long-term then get into three-year capacities, one-year priorities and the 90-day plan, really helping the business focus on execution the right way. And we'll start fixing things little by little, you know, we can't take it all in one big bite. We've been doing scaling up for seven years in our business, and we're still going strong. I've never seen a business not succeed by doing scaling up. The only times it doesn't work is when a business owner is either too stubborn to let other people share and have their own ideas or the business owner doesn't have the discipline required to implement the methodology. So those are the only two times where it doesn't really work.   Steve Rush: And of course, scaling up will never stop if you have the right mentality and the right disciplines and right approach.   Shawn Johal: Exactly, you can just keep going and going. Now, obviously it really depends on what you're looking for. I think some entrepreneurs get a little afraid when they see scaling up. Everybody wants to grow, but I don't believe in growth for the sake of growth. I think you need to have what I like to call profitable growth. I really believe in profitable growth since we've been doing scaling up in 2013, we've never had a month in the red. We've never once in those seven years.   Steve Rush: Wow, that's great.   Shawn Johal: For us, that's what's most important. But even though we're growing at a really great pace, you know, anywhere between 10, 15, 20% a year, depending on the year. We're very careful to make sure that bottom line is always staying where it needs to be.   Steve Rush: That's consistently 15, 20% growth every year, which for many businesses, they can only dream of that. If you have to kind of peel that layer back and peel all the layers back, is there maybe one thing that is the standout action activity that you would maybe apply to that success? Shawn Johal: 100% and it's going to sound familiar. I'm sure your listeners have heard this, but I cannot emphasize it enough. You absolutely have to have the right people in your business. I've noticed that systematically, I go into companies and I see right away from the strategic team all the way down, I can pinpoint right off the bat, how many people are not the right people in those businesses. And you and I spoke about this in an earlier conversation. I always ask this one key question. Would you enthusiastically rehire every single one of your team members? And it's shocking that the percentages I get, you know, you would think the percentages would be fairly respectable because these are business owners who have built their own business, right?   Steve Rush: Right.   Shawn Johal: But the percentages are always closer to between 20 and 50%, which means that there's more than half the company that the business owner would not rehire enthusiastically. So that means you have about 50% of the people that are not the right people in your business. It's just kind of shocking when you think about it, right?   Steve Rush: Stark, isn't it? Really stark.   Shawn Johal: So that to me would be the number one thing. I have a very specific methodology when I go into businesses and it's been based a little bit on the whole top rating and Who methodologies for anybody who wants to read those books, the two great books, both the top rating and Who, their based a lot around talent and how to hire. But a lot of the people spend time on how to hire the right people, but they don't spend enough time on development and retention and development and retention are the two, what I would say most overlooked superpowers is that every business owner has, are you developing your people internally? And what are you doing to appreciate them? Show them recognition, make sure they feel really, really welcomed and you know, recognized every single day of the week. And what are we doing to make sure that they 10X their development and leadership and get to the next level, because if your team is not taking that next step, your business never will. That's for sure.   Steve Rush: It's one of those things that sounds pretty obvious when you say out loud, but still many businesses. And in fact, many of the clients that I speak to still fall into the trap of not developing their team and retaining and growing their talent. What'd you put that down to?   Shawn Johal: Business owners, you know, this cash with liquidity, there's so many different things that could happen in a business that are problematic. And I think that what happens is we end up taking our people for granted because our people are coming in, you know, our amazing employees or team members are showing up every single day. And we just assume that they're happy. When I go into businesses, I always ask the business owners, are your people happy? Do they feel recognized and appreciated? I always get the same answer. Yeah, I'm pretty sure they're good. You know, we do a few little things here and there and I'm sure they understand what we're trying to accomplish and I'm sure they're happy. When I asked the employees and the team members, the same question, I get a very different answer. The majority they tell, well, no, I don't know what the vision is of the business. No, one's really communicating that to me. I'm not sure what we're trying to accomplish. I'm not sure exactly where we're going. So, I get very, very different answers from the employees than I get from the business owners. And so that's why it's so important for every business owner to understand, who are my A-players and how am I going to recognize them systematically?   Steve Rush: Yeah, definitely so. And you've taken your learnings and you've pulled that together and you've written The Happy Leader. Tell us a little bit about what The Happy Leader is?   Shawn Johal: Absolutely, and thanks for asking Steve. The book is a book that's written over eight years, believe it or not. I started writing this book a long time ago. I think it's really the most challenging thing I've ever done in my life, not being a natural writer or author. I really put a lot of time and heart and soul into this book. I wanted to write something that was written a fable format, you know, because I feel like some of the amazing authors out there like Patrick Lencioni and Robin Sharma, you know, some really, really great leadership speakers and authors. I was always very much impressed with the way they wrote their books. And Bob Burg comes to mind as well, The Go-Giver. And so, I decided to write a book that's written in a fable format. And what I realized Steve, being surrounded by entrepreneurs over the last decade is that entrepreneurs in general seem to be a pretty unhappy bunch. It's shocking, right?   Steve Rush: Yeah.   Shawn Johal: Because we all have businesses. And you think that the dream is to be a business owner, but I speak to business owners and the most of the time they're unhappy. And I'm part of the entrepreneur's organization. We have something called, you know, Forum. A Forum is a time where we get together between 8 and 10 entrepreneurs every month. And we share business ideas, opportunities, challenges. We always start with a thing called the one word open and that one word open is always the one word of where you are today, just in your mind. And the words that we hear are stressed you know, stretched too thin, overwhelmed, can't keep up, unbalanced. It's almost never positive words. And I really realized over time that entrepreneurs are really, really stressed out. So, my goal was to write a book about someone who is also, you know, a business leader who was very stressed out and whose life was kind of falling apart. And, you know, who meets a really incredible person. Who's going to teach him how to become a happy leader, really changed his life around so that he really could find happiness, joy, and success in everything that he does. Understanding that it's the journey and not just the destination.   Steve Rush: Yeah, and you've created 12 steps to help people on that journey. And within those 12 steps or surrounding those 12 steps, you have four laws. Maybe we can spend a little bit of time around each of those four laws.   Shawn Johal: Absolutely, I always believe that the first thing that we need to do as human beings is take care of ourselves first, you know, a great friend and colleague Kevin Lawrence calls it, Put Your Oxygen Mask First, which is a great book that I would recommend everybody to read as well. Are we taking care of ourselves before we take care of others? Because if you're not at the right place in your mind and your heart and your soul, it's going to be very, very challenging to have the type of success and be able to lead others as well. And so, the first law of happiness is what I call the law of self-awareness. And what that means is you have to be self-aware of where you're at yourself in your life. And so, the first part of that law is really comes down to what I consider the greatest superpower that we're not using right now, which is meditation.   You know, meditation has taken a lot more space over the last couple of years. We're hearing more about it. We're hearing a lot of incredible business leaders and incredible artists and athletes and people doing meditation. But the reality is that it's still associated with being something very spiritual. And although I have nothing wrong with spirituality, I'm a very spiritual person myself. I like to bring it back to science. And science has proven that meditation has incredible benefits on focus, on creativity, on energy levels. It literally changes our genes and the inside of our brains. And it's shocking to me how little people, even in this day and age, when it's becoming more popular, actually do it.   Steve Rush: It's very true.   Shawn Johal: Yeah, that'd be something I'd really encourage people to do. Something else that I think is really important that we don't do enough of is actually what I call, you know, circular reciprocation. And what that term means for me is what are you doing to practice gratitude, appreciation, and kindness every single day and everything that you do? Again, scientifically, they've done lots of studies and both writing down the things that make you happy and that you appreciate in your life immediately released the right type of chemicals in our bodies to bring that next level of happiness. And so, you know, doing things like that. Meditation, gratitude appreciation are really part of the first law, which is a law of self-awareness.   Steve Rush: Got it. What's law number two?   Shawn Johal: So, law number two, now you've really taking time to be more aware and you're taking care of yourself. Law numbers two is the law of self-improvement. So now you're aware, you know, where you're at and you know, where your kind of the foundation of your mind, body and soul, and now you need to take things to the next level. And so, the law of self-improvement for me has a lot to do with barrier breaking, which is for me, meaning to commit to a stretch goal in your life, something that's way beyond what you've ever accomplished. This could be anything, it could be, you know, it doesn't have to be necessarily a physical goal. It could be, you know, some type of goal where you want to maybe write a book or you want to run a marathon, but you want to do something that stretches you beyond the obvious. And the reason that's important is that, is only when we push ourselves to that next level, that we really get to see our true potential. And I think there's a lot of people that are not meeting their true potential. And there's a tremendous amount of self-limiting beliefs out there that we seem to put on ourselves. Everybody does it, you know, the old imposter syndrome and that, oh, you know, it's not, I can't do that. That person can do it. It's just not true. You know, the reality is that human beings are incredible race and we have so much energy and so much potential. And, you know, we shouldn't be limiting ourselves. And so, by putting a stretch goal of some type that really forces us to go further than we believe possible when you achieve that goal happens is you open up a new world of possibilities, right? Where now you start thinking, well, if I could do this, I could do a whole lot of other things, right?   Steve Rush: Right. Shawn Johal: So, yeah. So that's really comes down to the law of self-improvement, within that law I also have, I like to call habit hacking. So, habit hacking, that's an important concept that you and I have spoken quite a bit about together in the past.   Steve Rush: Sure, yeah.   Shawn Johal: Whereas you're going in there and you're completely revamping all of your habits from morning routines to evening routines to all the way you eat to the way you sleep to the people you speak with, you know, really changing pretty much the you know, the dynamic of your everyday routine.   Steve Rush: Some of it is about unlearning what you've already learned. That's not serving you well and relearning and creating new hacks and habits to create the right foundations, right?   Shawn Johal: Absolutely, Steve. It's so important. you know, I speak to so many people and you know, business leaders are all different scopes of life on that. I noticed that the majority of them don't have a very good morning routine, you know, I asked them, okay, you know, what's happening when you start your day? You know, I wake up and right away, started looking into my phone and I started trying to see what's happening with emails to get caught up. And, you know, it's literally the absolute worst way you can possibly start a day. Like you want to start your day where you're giving yourself the intention of what you want to accomplish in the few hours that you have ahead of you. And once you've figured out that intention, you need to take on a few key activities when you wake up that are going to set you up for success and give you a lot of energy.   Steve Rush: Right.   Shawn Johal: So, you should either again, be doing some type of meditation, very quickly reading some positive literature, maybe writing in a journal, really setting yourself up for success before you become a slave to technology, which unfortunately seems to be what a lot of us do.   Steve Rush: You have this approach called 10, 10, 10, don't you?   Shawn Johal: Yes, this was taught to me by my mentor, Warren Ruston, the incredible, incredible human being. Warren has this concept of 10, 10, 10, where he, you know, 10 minutes, 10 minutes, 10 minutes. That's what it represents. You would do three different activities for 10 minutes each. It would be 10 minutes of meditation, 10 minutes of journaling, and 10 minutes of reading, positive literature. When I teach this to people, I get a lot of pushback because a lot of people tell me the same thing. You expect me to take on 30 minutes to start my day. I don't even have, you know, three minutes. And so, it's a little bit of a challenge at first. So, what I explained to people to do is say, listen, you can take the 10, 10, 10, which is super impactful. If it's too much for you, what I want you to do instead is do a five, five, five. So, you could just cut it in half and do five minutes of each. And then when I get pushed back on the five, five, five, I tell people, okay, listen, if you can't even do the five, five, five, just do one time five, pick one of the three activities, do one of them for five minutes. Even that starts your day, so substituting, checking email, and you running right away into fires, you know, fire extinguishing, as I like to call it. And instead doing something much, much more intentional, such as a meditation or journal is completely going to change the way your day is approached and the way you're going to take on you know, the activities that you have that day, it really makes a huge difference.   Steve Rush: It switches on the prefrontal cortex. It creates you your strong foundations for the day, rather than being emotionally triggered by other stuff that could impact on you, right?   Shawn Johal: Exactly. It really switches the script where now you're in control of your day. Whereas when you're just becoming a slave to technology, you no longer control it. And you're no longer in that circle of influence that you know, was so well taught to us by Stephen Covey, you have to make sure that you can control your own destiny. And if you're not taking those steps in the morning, you're always going to be chasing your day and chasing your day is obviously not the type of place you want to be mentally. You want to be in a place where you're deciding what's going to happen next, and you're not really having someone else decide for you   Steve Rush: Exactly, right. And of course, if you're not in control, that's when stress starts to creep into the workplace and into our world, which is so counterproductive.   Shawn Johal: Exactly, and I think, you know, as you know, very well, Steve. Stress right now is probably, you know, especially in the virus here, it's the biggest culprit of most businesses.   Steve Rush: Definitely.   Shawn Johal: Right now, recent surveys have said that, you know, over 40% of employees are currently stressed out and they're not telling their employer. Stress levels are rampant around the world. They've been going up every single year, over the past 25 years. People are really stressed. People are really, really stressed, and we have to find ways to reduce that stress for them.   Steve Rush: So, what's law number three?   Shawn Johal: Law number three is what I love to call the law of self-giving. So, what that means is, now you've made yourself fully aware of where you're at in your life. You've taken on new stretch goals. You've changed your habits, you're visualizing your success, and now you need to help others, you know, to do the same. There's a concept that I read a really long time ago from an amazing author, and the book was called The Dream Manager, Matthew Kelly. And basically, that book is incredibly powerful because it really explains, it's more in a business concept, but it really explains how you can go into a business and do, you know, dream facilitation and help people really achieve their goals and their dreams, because each one of us, you and I included Steve, we all have certain skill sets and we have certain connections. And if we use those and help others, we would definitely be able to help them take that next step in their journeys and their success. And so, for the law of self-giving, I like to have people do that, that dream facilitation concept for people around them, you know, it could be for family, it could be for friends, it could be for peers.   What you want to do is you want to find someone and you want to sit with them and figure out, okay, what is it that they are trying to accomplish in their lives? Is it something professional? It could be something personal? Now what is a dream that they wish they could really pursue and they're struggling with, and then you make it a point to actually go and help them accomplish that dream, you use it. I'm not saying it's financial. You know, I'm not telling people to go out there and, you know, give ten thousand dollars to this person, but you have unique skills and contacts that could probably help this person some way somehow. And so, you want to use those so that you can go and help that person accomplish their dreams, and then you become a dream facilitator for them. And so that would be, you know, one part of the law of self-giving, you know, another part of it for me, which is really important is gifting people every single day in a specific way. That's something that we just don't do enough of this. This is one idea that I think people could use really easily. One of my really good friends, Rob Murray, and he's an entrepreneur in Canada. He sent me an email last week and his email was just entitled. Thank you for being you. And the email was just three lines, very quick and short, telling me why he appreciated me as a human being for no reason, just absolutely out of the blue. And that's something that I've been encouraging people to do a lot, you know, pick people in your network and send them a quick email, just telling them why you appreciate them so much. It does not to be crazy long, does not have to be this whole love letter. Just very simply, you know, telling the person why they mean a lot to you and why they're important in your life. And just realize that the impact that will have on that person on the other end is unbelievable. It really, really is, and we don't take enough time to realize the impact our words have. And the intention has when you do something like that.   Steve Rush: It's very true. One of my previous guests on the show actually, who will remain nameless so they don't feel overly embarrassed while I share this story. Sent me a note just a few weeks back saying, Steve, you are amazing. I just felt the whole world lift around me in that moment because nobody does that or rarely people do that. And it felt so special to get that message.   Shawn Johal: Absolutely. I mean, it's just so important. It has to be authentic, obviously, that's the key, but the reality is that people are amazing and there's so many people around us that are always doing so many great things and they have so many friends and colleagues. And do we take the time to appreciate them? We, don't and why?   Steve Rush: Exactly. It's one of those things. If you think about how we've become matured in our ways and our thinking, we've unlearned some of the things that weren't natural and organic as we were growing up, such as saying, thank you, or showing gratitude to people. Dreaming big, as you just talked about it and that facilitation of dreams. As children, we would have naturally done that. But as we become older, we've unlearned how to do that effectively. And I think that's a quite neat reframe that you put there around that whole giving law.   Shawn Johal: Yeah, I think you're right, Steve, it's very unfortunate. I don't know why that happens. It's a very bizarre thing that society and the world seems to always be pushing us down. And it's like, dreaming is only now reserved for those very, very select few like 0.001% of people in the world that are, you know, these successful athletes or entrepreneurs or artists, but every single one of us has that creativity within us, we really do. Why are we not using it? I think sometimes beats us down a little bit, trying to get yourself out of that, you know, that little bit of a prison of our minds that we're thrown into and trying to find that creativity again and everything that we do.   Steve Rush: I agree Shawn, and what's law number four?   Shawn Johal: So, ending on number four, you know, now you've gone through self-awareness, you're starting to do go through self-improvement and now you're into self-giving and you're giving back. Finally, its self-belief. Now is really where you're taking the time to say, okay, you know I'm going to take things to the next level. I'm really no longer going to have the imposter syndrome. I'm an amazing human being and I can do anything that I want. And so, the law of self-belief as, you know, a few different elements to it, for me, one of the most important things is what I call spinning positivity. We owe it to ourselves to eliminate those things that are energy drains in our lives. Those things that are really negative, those could be people, it could be situations. It could be the environment, whatever things in your life. Should make a list of all the things that drain your energy.   You know, I like to call them energy vampires and really make sure that you're just getting those out of your way as quickly as possible. And then what I like to call the next step is really the belief building. So, where you're really building your belief system around the new you, because now you've really developed a new personality really, and everything that you've done in the first three steps. And now you can take your own personal success, whatever that means for you. It doesn't mean financial. It means whatever you think, however, you define success for yourself and you can take that to the next level. And then that final step of that last law is really what I like to call, just go big, which again, comes back to the point that we talked about earlier about creativity a few minutes ago. It's just, why are we thinking so small? Like I just don't understand it. We have so much potential, any one of us. This is for all of us you know, and again, it's relative to your own life into what you're trying to do, but I really encourage people now to really think as big and as bold as possible. You know, it's funny yesterday, Steve, I was working with my digital marketing coordinator. We were rebuilding our vision and our business on a few different levels. And we were just looking at the why our company exists and we kind of changed it yesterday. And we really put it as empowering business leaders to create and to accomplish their most audacious goals. And we really spent a lot of time on that because for us, the audacious part, we debated it quite a bit. And we said, you know what? Why not? Like, you know, people need to be a little more audacious. Like you got to, you got to think bigger. When you think about something, I think what you're going to accomplish you should immediately like double two X that and say, okay, now what I'm going to try to do double what I just thought.   Steve Rush: It's often our worldview that holds us back though, right? Those biases, those limiting beliefs that we give ourselves that stop us really thinking big?   Shawn Johal: Exactly. I see it all the time going into businesses and with companies, when I work with them, they've already given them the cells like a ceiling. They've already, most of the time told themselves, okay, we can only accomplish this much as a business. Or I meet individual people who say, this is as far as I can strive for. And it's just disappointing because I know that they can do more, I can see it. They have so much more potential. So yeah, it is almost getting out of our own mind.   Steve Rush: Which in itself is another habit that takes practice and repetition, right?   Shawn Johal: Absolutely. You just have to be working on yourself constantly. And that's why things like meditation and journaling and visualization are so important. And again, they're scientifically proven to work. It's not spiritual. It's really science-based.   Steve Rush: Yeah, love it. So, Sean, this part of the show now, we get the opportunity to hack into your mind as a leader, and to really start to think about some of the great things that you can share in addition to what you've already shared. So, the first place I'd like to go with you is to find out what you think your top three leadership hacks might be?   Shawn Johal: I would say to you, the first one is the community. When I say the community, we all have access to some type of community around us. I'm an entrepreneur. I have, you know, the entrepreneur's organization. I have, you know, a lot of friends that are entrepreneurs as well. And so, I'm always, you know, hacking into this amazing network and community of peers that I have, but that applies to everyone. You know, you could be, you know, a business leader, you could be a manager, you could be a frontline employee, you have a community available to you out there some way, somehow. You just have to look, there are like-minded peers that you can share ideas with and surround yourself with to help you take that next step. So, I'm always encouraging people to really get out there and make sure that they're networking and they're finding a community for themselves that could really help them take things to the next level. So, for me, that's definitely number one, number two would be mentorship. And so, there's a community of peers that can help you a lot. We all should have some type of mentor in our lives. And you know, we'd probably take a whole other podcast to talk about how to go find the perfect mentor, but I know a lot of people are intimidated by it. At the same time, it's not as hard as you think. You know, there are a lot of different ways to find a mentor out there. A mentor could be, again, it could be professional, it could be personal. There are probably some people out there that have a lot of wisdom and knowledge to give to you. And it's not just a take, take, take situation. A mentorship relationship is very much give and take. And so, the right type of mentor will also be getting a lot from that relationship.   And so, you know, when you can find the right type of person to help you out there, it will make a world of difference. I've had several different mentors and most recently I've been working over the last few years with Warren Ruston, as I mentioned just the amount of learning that I've gotten from Warren and the guidance and being challenged on my different ideas has been absolutely inspiring. So that would be an absolutely massive element to look into. And finally, hack number three would be habit hacking. We spoke a little bit before we didn't spend a lot of time on it. You absolutely need to change how you wake up and what you do before going to sleep. Those are the two most important times of the day when you absolutely need to master your habits. You need to wake up, have a very, very specific way, whether it's working out with doing the things I mentioned earlier with meditation, visualization and the same thing before going to sleep, you know, I see people are falling asleep to writing emails or to watching Netflix. This is not how you want to go to sleep. You want to go to sleep, you're preparing your brainwaves because you're getting into that Theta brainwave. And then you're going into the deep Delta brainwave. It's a time of day where we have the most impact on our subconscious mind. And so, do you want to be going to sleep or you're stressed out and you're thinking about what you have to do the next morning. Now you're marinating in those thoughts for about eight hours, you know, maybe five, maybe six, maybe seven, and you're not putting your brain at the right place because most of the day, 95% of the time we're living in our subconscious mind. And so, what you put into your subconscious is incredibly important. And so, I always encourage all of my business leaders that I work with, make sure that you have an incredible morning routine, but just as important, make sure you have an incredible evening routine before going to sleep as well.   Steve Rush: Yeah, I love that. It's really, really powerful, and if you do it every day, then before, you know, it's just the way it happens for you. It becomes part of what you do, rather than a routine.   Shawn Johal: Absolutely.   Steve Rush: Brilliant. The next part of the show we call Hack to Attack. So, this is where something hasn't worked out as planned, or indeed hasn't worked out at all in some cases, but as a result of the experience, we now use it as a positive in our life. What will be your Hack to Attack?   Shawn Johal: It's funny, this is something that's happened to me very recently. I've been following, you know, I've been coaching a lot of businesses and when COVID hit a lot of the businesses that I was coaching, you know, had to take a back seat and I basically had to work for free for about three months. Now things have come back to normal, but during that time, I learned a lot about online marketing, online courses, you know, launching virtual summits. And I jumped deep. I deep dove into a lot of these, and I followed a lot of influencers. And what happened is that I realized that a lot of these digital influencers make it sound so easy, right? Because apparently the whole world is going digital. And so therefore it's just so easy to have success in the digital world, which is just not the case.   Then recently I launched an online course. And my first online course, you know, it did not have the success that I was really hoping for and really expected. And it really hit me hard because you know, that kind of lived through that failure and to have to deal with it, was tough for me. You know, it's not something that I'm used to. I encourage my kids to fail all day, but when it happens to you, it's actually really hard to deal with. And so, you know, I looked at it and what I realized is that I had completely built it the wrong way. I'd also launched it the wrong way. And it's giving me a tremendous amount of learning. I'm going to continue pursuing that route and launching an online course over the next year, for sure. And I now have the tools necessary to do it the right way. So, I think I needed that first failure to know how to do it properly in the future.   Steve Rush: And it's how you frame it, that's the most important thing, right? To have this principle that there's only a win and learn, there is no fail, and it's that framing of the experience that's going to make you successful in the future.   Shawn Johal: Exactly, and I think most people get caught up in the emotions of a failure.   Steve Rush: Definitely.   Shawn Johal: I do that myself, you know, it's really tough. I'm not someone who's had a tremendous amount of failures in my life without a few here and there, and they've been tough to deal with. And this one recently hit home pretty hard too, and it stopped, while there is an emotional aspect to it, and you have to be able to get over that emotional aspect as quickly as possible.   Steve Rush: The last part of the show, we get to give you a chance to do some time travel, bump into Shawn at 21, and give him some advice or some words of wisdom. What's it going to be?   Shawn Johal: It would be so many Steve, so many, but I'll pick one. I would've said master the arts of meditation and visualization at an earlier age. And for some reason it seems to come later in life where we start having more introspection. I think those are incredible tools that allow us to have so much better control of our emotions and of our own vision. And by doing both meditation and visualization for me, it's been in the last year only where I've started doing it. It's changed my life completely. And I'm trying to teach my kids now how to do it at a very early age, because to me, those are two super powers that are free and that we're just not utilizing much.   Steve Rush: 100%! Great advice. Great advice. So, if folks want to get in touch with you and learn a little bit more about the work that you do with Elevation and indeed how to get hold of some of your insights, where's the best place for us to send them?   Shawn Johal: I say two places where I spend a lot of time, obviously my website, which is shawnjohal.com, so S.H.A.W.N-J.O.H.A.L.com and I spend a tremendous amount of time on LinkedIn as well. You'll always find me posting a lot of things on LinkedIn, trying to provide a little bit of ideas and learning to the community out there. And so those would be the two best places to find me for sure.   Steve Rush: Awesome. We'll make sure that those links are in the show notes and that anybody who's listened to today can literally just click on over and get straight to find more about you. So, it's only left for me, Shawn, to say, thank you for joining us on our community here. It's been amazing talking to you. You're truly inspirational guy. I've learned loads in just listening to you today. And every time I listened to speak with you, I always pick up a couple of nuggets. So, thank you for being part of our community on The Leadership Hacker Podcast.   Shawn Johal: Well, thank you, Steve. It's been a real pleasure. I love what you're doing and keep it up. It's really inspiring, honestly.   Steve Rush: Thank you Shawn.   Shawn Johal: Thank you.   Closing   Steve Rush: I genuinely want to say heartfelt thanks for taking time out of your day to listen in too. We do this in the service of helping others, and spreading the word of leadership. Without you listening in, there would be no show. So please subscribe now if you have not done so already. Share this podcast with your communities, network, and help us develop a community and a tribe of leadership hackers.   Finally, if you would like me to work with your senior team, your leadership community, keynote an event, or you would like to sponsor an episode. Please connect with us, by our social media. And you can do that by following and liking our pages on Twitter and Facebook our handle there is @leadershiphacker. Instagram you can find us there @the_leadership_hacker and at YouTube, we are just Leadership Hacker, so that is me signing off. I am Steve Rush and I have been the leadership hacker.    

Kevin Lawrence is a strategic advisor and coach to CEOs and executive teams across North America and internationally. “I feel like I'm a child on the playground every day. I love my work. I have unbelievable clients that I get to work with every day and 97% of the time I'm having a great time.” Driven by a relentless passion to help business leaders get what they really want, in business and life, Kevin has coached clients across a wide range of industries during the past 20 years.

This week Winnipeg Blue Bombers Offensive Lineman Kevin Lawrence joins me to discuss how he went from not being able to run a lap to becoming a professional athlete, how he separated himself from the competition, what the game of football has taught him and so much more! I can't thank Kevin enough for coming on the show and I wish him the best of luck as he moves forward with his professional football career. If you're interested in connecting with Kevin on social media, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigkev7593/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BigKev7593 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.lawrence.3597 If you're interested in learning more about the show visit https://www.tannerkern.com/

This is another special episode, our first non-sports related episode. Special shoutout to one of our hosts, Kevin Lawrence, on his Big Day. If you just NEED to have some sports conversations, we threw a conversation in there for you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Kevin Lawrence brings what he’s learned from his extensive work with high-level achievers to today’s conversation. When a CEO begins to unravel, addictions start to kick in to escape the stress and their physical and mental health suffers. If you want to play the bigger game, you just need better tools. CEOs typically place their first call to Coach Kevin with a crisis to solve. They stay because of his business acumen and no-holds-barred, tell-it-like-it-is style. Kevin’s career spans 20 years, over a dozen countries and four continents. He’s worked with hundreds of CEOs and executives, helping them to break through business challenges, grow their companies and find personal success along the way. These experiences inspired Kevin’s book, Your Oxygen Mask First, in which he reveals the 17 habits every leader must know to transcend the perils of success, and achieve even more. Take the assessment to see how you are faring. Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.

Today we are making a commitment to hiring excellence! To do this you must change your mindset, your expectations and your hiring method. The transition away from “best practices”, what everyone else is doing,  is necessary to stand out.  Fill your staff with A-players! Develop your B-players into A-players and significantly increase the likelihood that your company will crush it. Today’s insight is the spark to set your standard in building an amazing company. This show is proudly sponsored by Vidoori Today’s Quote: "Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. " - Vince Lombardi Guest Bio: Kevin Lawrence is the CEO of Lawrence & Co. CEOs typically place their first call to Coach Kevin with a crisis to solve. They stay because of his business acumen and no-holds-barred, tell-it-like-it-is style. Kevin’s worked with hundreds of CEOs and executives, helping them to break through business challenges, grow their companies and find personal success along the way.  These experiences inspired Kevin’s book, Your Oxygen Mask First, in which he reveals the 17 habits every leader must know to transcend the perils of success and achieve even more.  Today we are going to cover:  The philosophy behind poor hiring practices  (attitude) What A, B & C players look like Implementing a methodology to fill every position with A-Players The all too common Philosophy of most startups Aspirations are equivalent of a beer league hockey team with NHL aspirations Entrepreneurs drag mediocre people with them and they wonder why they don't win In your own business, you don't think it applies to them, yet if they were able to take  Founding entrepreneurs Don't have good mentors that they  Understanding what the Hiring perspective should be Most leaders don't scrutinize hires enough Discipline and rigor around the hiring The result from hiring quickly in the beginning  As they become a bigger business they use the same methodology Insanely critical all of the time. Each hire can make you or break you… especially you as a leader You Must understand this True A-players are being taken care of…. It is a lot of work to dislodge them. A-players never get laid off. Patterns of A-players Rick’s Input: Treat every hire like it is a Million dollar hire, changes your perspective on time investment to the hiring process Keep raising the bar!  How do we make the transition to hiring excellence? You Have to believe that you deserve and NHL caliber team The belief puts you into a different trajectory Review each of the key people in the business: A, B or C player   - Philosophy is A to stay Strive for excellence. With a quarterly portfolio review Calibrating talent every 90 days. Take action, give feedback, support, development, -treat your review like an investment portfolio How to Identify the A player Crystal clear on what you are looking for- a mathematical job description Get to know who they are… before the offer. It may take 3-4 hours to dig deep Understanding character, patterns Being able to rate someone accurately during the interview   Steps Implementation  Have an expert in the methodology Require key hire diligence & review the summary report before the hire.  Reference checks- Talk to the managers only…. A-players easily give references and the managers will talk to you *mediocrity cant find their bosses *** Default to having an amazing team Find the smartest people who have built systems and follow them Earn the right to tweak a system. Systems work when you follow them completely, Humans screw it up.  Relentless execution of the basic principles Rick’s two cents: Deep behavioral discussion  Gathering evidence of success Situational / Hypothetical interviews are a waste of your time!  Key Takeaways: Need amazing people to create amazing performing company  Deep scrutinization is critical for all hires and promotions - these are million-dollar decisions. You have to focus on your own strength & Resilience to have sustainable success

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During his many interviews with investigators, the 15-year-old Schwarting was a font of information, some of it clearly misinformation, some possibly disinformation, often not only at great odds with statements from others but with himself. While attempting to help Echols and Baldwin, Schwarting tended to confirm suspicions about them. He didn't help out Misskelley either. For instance, he said that his sister's best friend, Tiffany Allen, had been going out with Jessie, “and she would come to school telling me stories like he beat her and all kind of stuff like that. She had black eyes, busted lip.” Bryn Ridge, acting on a tip that Schwarting knew Echols and Baldwin and might have information on the murders, talked to Schwarting on May 19. Schwarting told Ridge that he had not seen Baldwin in over three weeks. On May 25, Schwarting told juvenile of ficer Steve Jones that Echols was not involved in the murders. Then, on June 7, the Monday after the arrests, Schwarting ran into Jones at Barfield's, a local store. Schwarting was looking for a copy of the Commercial Appeal so he could read about the arrests. He explained that Baldwin could not have been a part of the murders. Schwarting claimed that he had gone to the Baldwin residence on May 5 on three occasions, first at 7 p.m., then at 7:30 and finally a third time. Schwarting had wanted to borrow a long white Ozzy Osbourne T-shirt that the Baldwins could not find at first. So Schwarting returned twice more, bringing along his friend, 13-year-old Kevin Lawrence, the final time. Schwarting claimed he stayed and played Nintendo at Baldwin's home until 9 or 9:30, when he went to spend the night at Kevin's. At first Schwarting's alibi for Baldwin seemed to have backing (sort of) from Kevin Lawrence. Even so, Lawrence's version raised a question about Baldwin's school attendance that day. Jones compiled his information from Schwarting in a handwritten report dated June 7 and filed on June 10. On June 11, just before Ridge held an extensive interview with Schwarting, Lawrence told police that his mother had checked him out of school on May 5 at 12:45 p.m., and that Schwarting dropped by his home. Lawrence said that around 2 p.m. they went to Jason's home to retrieve a shirt he had loaned to Jason (over four hours earlier than Schwarting had described). After Mrs. Grinnell opened the door, Jason told them that “he couldn't find the shirt or that he had to go get it from his friend,” according to Lawrence's statement, handwritten by Ridge at the boy's request. The boys returned to Kevin's house. About 20 minutes later Schwarting went back over to Jason's, returned about 15 minutes later without the shirt, and left again for Jason's about 30 minutes later. That trip took about 30 minutes. Schwarting returned again without a shirt. Schwarting stayed at Lawrence's until about 7 or 8, playing Nintendo, before going home, said Lawrence. No one else had claimed that Jason and his mother were both home at around 2 p.m. that afternoon. Jason's attendance at school was documented. Schwarting claimed he was hanging around the Baldwin home until 9:30 while Lawrence claimed Schwarting had been at his home that evening. The timeline from Lawrence provided no alibi for Baldwin. Ridge then questioned Schwarting, who claimed he had gotten out of school at the usual time on May 5 and that Kevin showed up around 5 or 5:30 and they had gone to Kevin's home in Lakeshore, arriving about 6 or 6:30. Schwarting said he called his mother to get permission to spend the night with Lawrence. He claimed he had gone to Baldwin's home three times, at roughly 30-minute intervals, starting around 6:45, the last time staying and playing Super Nintendo with Matt, little Terry and Ken while Jason looked for the shirt. He said Ken left around 7:30 to 8:30. They began playing Street Fighter around 8. Schwarting also told Ridge that, after Jason cut his uncle's lawn, Jason had gone to Wal-Mart and played Street Fighter while a youth named Don Nam watched. (Nam initially gave a statement saying he had seen Baldwin at Walmart around 6 p.m. on May 5. He retracted the statement the next day.) Schwarting —- who didn't see Baldwin cutting grass or at Wal-Mart — said Baldwin left Wal-Mart at about 7 p.m. for home. Schwarting claimed that he had run into Nam at Wal-Mart later,. Nam told him about seeing Baldwin. Schwarting said he had learned details about Jason's lawn mowing earlier on June 11 from the newspaper. Ridge asked him: “… How do you know that's the night that occurred?” Schwarting: “It said in the paper that they came up missing May 5th.” Ridge then asked him what else he did that afternoon. Schwarting first replied that he shot pool at the Lakeshore store. Ridge pointed out that just prior to the interview that Schwarting told him they went on a picnic. He claimed “we went to little picnic at Hernando Lake. …. somewhere in Tennessee, I think.” Pressed about the date, Schwarting was sure of May 5. Ridge told him: “What I'm at is that two weeks after the murders occurred you don't remember going at Jason's house, now here it's a month and a half later and you remember that is the exact date and the exact times and everything exact about.” Schwarting: “Sir … I have talked to Matthew Baldwin couple of times since then … and I know he said that I was over there that one night. Then it started to come to me slower and slower.” Ridge pointed out that his story and Kevin's story “are no where near alike.” Ridge added: “You made a statement a little while ago that Jason didn't do this and that you're going to do anything you can to get him out of it.” Schwarting also gave a handwritten statement: “The night of the murders, I stayed the night with Kevin. I went to Jason's house 3 times that night. Once at 7:00 (he said he hasn't had time to find my shirt) again at 7:30 (he said come back in 30 min.) the third time, I brought my friend Kevin. We stayed at Jason's house until 9:00 p.m. then left. When we was at Jason's the last time, we played Street Fight II on SuperNintendo. At about 8:30 Ken's mom came to pick him up.” Schwarting agreed to take a polygraph test. On June 15, Schwarting changed his story: “On Wednesday, May 5th, I was at home because my mom won't let me stay anywhere unless it's at Kevin's house. I didn't stay at Kevin's that night but the next night I did. I stayed home, watched TV, played Nintendo and went to sleep at about 10 p.m. I didn't see Jason Baldwin at all that day or I didn't talk to him.” Police noted that Schwarting's version of going to Baldwin's home on May 5 actually occurred May 6. So much for that alibi. Schwarting had a wealth of other unreliable information to share. Schwarting passed along stories that Echols allegedly told him and Murray Farris, a leader of a local Wicca coven, while they were cleaning the pool at Farris' home in mid-May. Schwarting said he didn't know Farris well. Echols apparently was just hanging out. “We were trying to trick him,” said Schwarting on June 11, “not really tricking but trying to get him to confess. Just say he did it cause me and Murray both were tired of being questioned and we wanted to find out who had done it.” Echols didn't confess but he did boast about how he had poured gasoline on a cat, stuck a bottle rocket up its rear and lit the fuse. Echols told them he once choked a small boy with a noose until he turned blue and passed out. Earlier, on May 25, Schwarting told Jones that Baldwin and Misskelley were involved in a Satanic cult, along with Jerry Nearns, but that Echols was not involved in any type of cult or Satanic worship. Schwarting claimed Baldwin had once invited him to a meeting of Satan worshippers in a building behind Lakeshore. Schwarting refused Baldwin's invitation but Schwarting told acquaintances that he was studying witchcraft. Later, on June 7, he told Jones that Echols had a demon placed inside him by a man called Lucifier, and that Echols had lived with Lucifier prior to living with his parents. Schwarting said the demon possessing Echols must kill nine people before it becomes a God, with Baldwin being the first person to be killed (Echols would have been doing a poor job of fulfilling the demon's commands). Schwarting told police that Lucifier was involved in the murders. Now, he said, Echols' former girlfriend, Deanna Holcomb, was dating Lucifier, further claiming that she was “very much involved” in Satanic worship. He claimed that “Damien broke up with Deanna and then she met Lucifier and started learning black magic.” (Deanna had renounced her involvement in black magic and said that Echols practiced black magic). Schwarting said that Echols was bisexual and that he and Baldwin often argued when Echols spent time with Domini (Schwarting was an “ex, ex, ex-boyfriend” of Echols' girlfriend). Among the weird details: Lucifier at one time had a purple streak in his blond hair. Later, Schwarting claimed that Misskelley was afraid of Lucifier, who made Misskelley turn himself in, and that Misskelley had implicated Echols and Baldwin because he knew they were suspects. Schwarting said he did not believe that Echols had committed the murders, and named two other possible suspects, Jerry Allen Nearns and Frankie Knight, both of whom were interrogated by police. Then Schwarting talked further about Nearns, who had lived at Little's Trailer Park at the same time as Schwarting. Schwarting said Nearns belonged to a cult where they were sacrificing cats and that Misskelley and Baldwin were members. Schwarting said Nearns nailed a cat to a tree with a railroad spike and would stuff cats into jars, throw them into the air and hit them with a board. On June 11, he gave a statement to Ridge that included another mention of “Lusserfur,“ though he had no details about the alleged magickal mastermind and had never seen “Lusserfur,” helpfully adding that “Damien I've heard from a lot of people that he has been possessed.” Schwarting denied his earlier assertion that Baldwin was in the cult. Jason Frazier was a 16-year-old acquaintance of Schwarting's who told police on June 11 that he had talked with Schwarting about two weeks after the murders. A mutual acquaintance, Laura Maxwell, who had dated Echols, said that Schwarting had told Frazier that Echols and Baldwin held their devil worshipping meetings “in that park” — Robin Hood. Schwarting supposedly had heard from Baldwin that Damien had killed the boys because they saw something they weren't supposed to see. Frazier told Allen and Ridge about Schwarting: “He said … I know who did it, and all of that ... He told me Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols. .... “He said … that he was studying to be a psychic …. and him and this guy was studying it, and that … Damien and uh Jason did it, but Jessie's names was involved, so uh they was practicing their witch craft and, he didn't say how the boys got there, or anything, he just said, they did it and that's where they practiced their witch, their Satan stuff.” Frazier later in the interview gave a confused account of how Schwarting told him that Baldwin had nothing to do with the killings. Frazier said Schwarting told him “it was just Damien” but “he said that Damien didn't do it.” Frazier said his cousin, Jeff Hood, 15, had overheard the earlier conversation with Schwarting. Hood gave a handwritten statement June 15: “It had to been on a Saturday it was after the murders, me & my cousin Jason Fraizer were in front of the old belvedere apartments, it was in the morning time about 11 or 12 and Garrett Swarting was on a bike & he pulled up on his bike & asked for a cigeretes & started talking about White Which Craft & said the Jason Baldwin & Damien Echols did the murders. He studied which craft & said it came to him. When he told me I didn't believe him.” If there was truth in Schwarting's stories, it was difficult to discern.

Most clients first call Kevin when faced with an urgent, challenging issue – and they stay because of his straightforward approach, keen insight and savvy business acumen. As a key strategic advisor and coach to entrepreneurial CEOs and business leaders, around the world, he is relentless in helping them to build and maintain tremendous success in business, and a full, rich personal life. His experiences working with hundreds of leaders to achieve success inspired him to write Your Oxygen Mask First. The book deals with the dark side of the leadership dichotomy, and offers 17 practical steps to triumph in business, without being trampled in life. Using his deep knowledge of how to take a good company and how to make it great, the Rockefeller Habits, with his own methods developed over the last 20 years, Kevin helps leaders, in a wide variety of sectors – from consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, luxury retail, media, automotive and professional services – to build high-performance leadership teams, expand into new markets, attract profitable customers, and increase productivity and profits. CEOs in North America, the Middle East, India and Australia, also count on Kevin to facilitate their strategic planning sessions, to align their leadership teams, and to stay focused. With a Coach Emeritus distinction (by Gazelles International in recognition of his mastery), Kevin is a key contributor to Scaling Up (Mastering the Rockefeller Habits 2.0),and has recently released his book Your Oxygen Mask First about how to triumph in business without being trampled in life. Kevin is infinitely curious about people, business and what makes a life worthwhile – and passionate about his own pursuits. Based in Vancouver, Canada, he can often be found tearing up a racetrack in a car, go cart or motorcycle; or enjoying outdoor adventures with his wife Angela, son Brayden and daughter Ashley.

From Stark Headquarters in Orange County California, the world's first 360º gym brings you Episode 30 of The C-Life: How the First Protein Wafer Cookie Came About with Kevin Lawrence, CEO and Founder: Power Crunch. In this episode, Tyler Mounce sits down with Kevin to talk about his journey to creating the Power Crunch bar. This episode takes you through Kevin's life starting from when he was a child. You will hear about all of the interesting steps he took along the way from creating a ceramics business, to becoming a body builder to eventually creating the Power Crunch bar. If you want to learn more about Stark you can find us at: Website: www.starklife.us Instagram: @starklife.usYou can also find out more information regarding Power Crunch at: Website: www.powercrunch.com

Today's guest is Kevin Lawrence, author, speaker, strategic advisor and coach to entrepreneurial CEOs and business leaders around the world. With his deep knowledge of the Rockefeller Habits and Scaling Up, combined with his own methodology developed over the last 25 years, Kevin has helped countless leaders to build high-performance leadership teams, expand into new markets, attract profitable customers, and increase productivity and profits. More recently Kevin has written a book, Your Oxygen Mask First, which features 17 practical steps for leaders and CEOs to follow, to achieve success whilst maintaining balance in the rest of their lives. It's this book as well as Kevin's other observations of CEOs that we discuss, so join us on today's podcast: Learn how Kevin ended up becoming a coach Why founder CEOs all suffer with similar problems Why things in business are counterintuitive Mental health issues are non-discriminatory What to look out for in someone who is about to have a breakdown How Kevin masters his own mental health issues and the resilience rituals and tools he uses to overcome them The lessons he's learned along the way to be a successful leader Why you should learn like your life depends on it Links: Your Oxygen Mask First Brad Smart - Topgrading Scaling up Your Oxygen Mask First Self-Assessment

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 83 “2019 AME Atlanta Lean Summit – Session 2” Hosted by AME – Learn more here: https://www.ame.org/ Episode 83 featured Chrystal York, Mark Columbo, Kevin Lawrence, and Greg Moore. Chrystal York and Mark Columbo both serve as Continuous Improvement Manager at Trojan Battery Company. Founded in 1925 by George Godber and Carl Speer, Trojan Battery Company has become the world’s leading manufacturer of deep-cycle Solar and Motive batteries. With a broad range of energy storage solutions that including deep-cycle flooded, AGM, gel and lithium batteries, Trojan has shaped the world of deep-cycle battery technology with close to 100 years of battery manufacturing experience. Learn more about Trojan Battery Company here: https://www.trojanbattery.com/ Kevin Lawrence and Greg Moore both are part of the team at The HON Company. Kevin serves as an Industrial Engineer and Greg serves as a Continuous Improvement Engineer for the organization. Inspired by practicality and invested in understanding the needs of its customers, The HON Company strives to establish meaningful connections resulting in product solutions and customer support that exceed market demands. As a leading designer and manufacturer of workplace furniture including seating, desks, workstations, storage and tables, HON’s commitment to serving its customers is rooted in reliable performance and a member culture that is approachable, confident, smart and ready to serve. Headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa, The HON Company has manufacturing facilities strategically located throughout the United States, and markets its products through a nationwide network of loyal distribution partners. The HON Company is the largest operating company of HNI Corporation, a leading global office furniture manufacturer (NYSE: HNI). For more information, visit www.hon.com This episode was hosted by Scott Luton.

Kevin Lawrence is the author of 'Your oxygen mask first', which helps high achievers to survive and thrive in leadership and life. In this episode we discuss practical habits from the book including: the skill of not letting other people's problems become your own; the idea that the best thing any leader can do is to make themselves useless; and how to practically prepare for uncomfortable conversations.

Kevin Lawrence is the author of 'Your oxygen mask first', which helps high achievers to survive and thrive in leadership and life. In this episode we discuss practical habits from the book including: the skill of not letting other people’s problems become your own; the idea that the best thing any leader can do is to make themselves useless; and how to practically prepare for uncomfortable conversations.

Joseph Warren chats with: Kevin Lawrence Founder Lawrence & Co. "SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES THAN THEY CAN HANDLE."

Don’t miss this leadership interview with Kevin Lawrence. Kevin Lawrence is a strategic advisor and coach to CEOs and executive teams across North America and internationally. Driven by a relentless passion to help business leaders get what they really want, in business and life, Kevin has coached clients across a wide range of industries during the past 20 years. His unique perspective in working with hundreds of leaders inspired him to write Your Oxygen Mask First. The book deals with the dark side of the leadership dichotomy and offers 17 practical steps to triumph in business, without being trampled in life. Using his deep knowledge of how to take a good company and make it great, Kevin helps leaders build high-performance leadership teams, expand into new markets, attract profitable customers, and increase productivity and profits. CEOs across the globe count on Kevin to facilitate their strategic planning sessions, to align their leadership teams, and to stay focused. Kevin is also a key contributor to Scaling Up (Mastering the Rockefeller Habits 2.0). He enjoys participating in motorsports of all kinds and lives in Vancouver, Canada with his family. His interview with TheSchoolHouse302 is powerful for leaders in any field. He addresses the topic of a winning team and much, much more. Don’t miss what Kevin says about busting the belief that we have to accept mediocre team performance. “Top talent wants to be around top talent.” You’ll want to grow your team after listening to this. He learns from the greats, like Jim Collins, and he recommends Scaling Up. Don’t miss what he says about these selections. He explains what it means to have “resilience rituals” for body, mind, and spirit alignment and the dedicated time we need for ourselves, daily. Wow. Listen to him talk about wanting to fly a helicopter one day. The freedom, movement, power...all aspects of leading and serving others. He tells us to embrace our problems. Only then can we truly learn to grow. When we master this, we end up with new problems, which is the key to personal development. He used to think that it was incredibly difficult to be amazing. Don’t miss what he thinks about that now. Kevin’s interview is filled with practical advice for instant results. Most importantly, everything he says is about the habits of high achievers--how we can all thrive in leadership and life and how we can build the best teams ever. Please follow, like, and comment; it really helps. Use #onethingseries and #SH302 so that we can find you. We hope to see you at theschoolhouse302.com. Joe & T.J.

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Obsessed with understanding why great people crash and burn, Kevin has studied and tested most every leadership theory known to humankind. He believes there is no in-between with leadership; either it slowly destroys your life or it forces you to get stronger. His speciality is helping great leaders get stronger.

Just like an airplane attendant urges you to put your oxygen mask on first, Kevin Lawrence recommends the same for your business.  You have to take care of yourself before you can fully show up to serve your business.  He walks us through all the tips on this episode of the Profit First Podcast!

Kevin Lawrence is a Formula Drift competitor piloting the Enjuku Racing Nissan S14.3. Kevin joins us to discuss his rookie year as a full Pro driver, some of the more nuanced technical aspects of his car, and his aspirations for 2019. #OMGIt'sKevinLawrence

Kevin Lawrence is a Formula Drift competitor piloting the Enjuku Racing Nissan S14.3. Kevin joins us to discuss his rookie year as a full Pro driver, some of the more nuanced technical aspects of his car, and his aspirations for 2019. #OMGIt'sKevinLawrence

Kevin Lawrence is known for combining business acumen with a no-holds-barred, tell-it-like-it-is style. With a career spanning twenty years and four continents, he's helped hundreds of CEOs and executives break through challenges, grow their companies, and find personal success along the way. Lawrence is a Coach Emeritus with Gazelles, the world-renowned strategic planning and coaching organization, and a key contributor to the book Scaling Up (Mastering the Rockefeller Habits 2.0). https://lawrenceandco.com

Executive Coach Kevin Lawrence, author of "Your Oxygen Mask First", shares healthy habits that leaders of all kinds can use to survive and thrive under the pressure of mental stress. Learn more about Coach Kevin and his latest book at: https://lawrenceandco.com

Work-life balance gets a lot of ink but how do you achieve it? We'll show you an honest approach to work-life balance with Kevin Lawrence. Work-life balance has become one of those annoying buzzwords, but it does have merit. We'll strip away the touchy-feely aspects of the concept and teach you how to achieve it. Full Episode Here Show Notes Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy: A traditional weiss beer with refreshing natural lemonade flavor that makes it the perfect summer beer. WeldWerks Spectral Class: A New England style IPA. Modelo Negra: A full-flavored lager. Your Oxygen Mask First: Kevin's book. LawrenceandCo.com: Where you can find more information on Kevin. Now Discover Your Strengths: Find out what you're good at. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest for this episode of Unlocking Human Potential is Kevin Lawrence. Kevin talks about one of the biggest business challenges growth companies face and how to succeed at hiring the talent and a surefire way of weeding out low performers. Kevin recommends business leader read Who by Geoff Smart and Randy Street https://www.amazon.com/Who-Geoff-Smart/dp/0345504194 Also check out the next Topgrading Workshop https://lawrenceandco.com/blog/topgrading-workshop-triple-your-hiring-success Please visit www.GregClowminzer.com

Segment 1:Kevin Lawrence is a strategic advisor and coach to CEOs and executive teams across North America and internationally. Kevin is a key contributor to Scaling Up (Mastering the Rockefeller Habits 2.0), and author of Your Oxygen Mask First.Segment 2: Susan Peppercorn is an executive and career coach who enables mid, and senior-level professionals find their next best career step; promotion, new job, career or entrepreneurial option. She is also the author of the new Amazon bestselling book, Ditch Your Inner Critic: Evidence-Based Strategies to Thrive in Your Career.Segment 3: Mike Milan is Finagraph's Vice President, Customer Success with over 20 years of sales and entrepreneurship experience. He has translated innovative ideas into multi-million dollar businesses. Segment 4: Amit Mathradas is Paypal's GM and Head of SMB / Merchant for North America. Amit and Paypal are empowering small businesses and helping them grow.Segment 5: Barry Moltz shares how to get your business unstuck.Sponsored by Nextiva and Finagraph

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I first bonded with today's special guest over video games and eventually, I discovered there is more to him than just his gaming prowess. In today's episode, Kevin and I talked about brilliance—how people see it, how people can own it without being arrogant, and why it's important to acknowledge it, among other things. If you want to know how to make your brilliance work for you, this is one episode you shouldn't miss!

The process of scaling up really begins and ends with the leadership. If you’re a leader, then you must face yourself in the mirror and take care of yourself. There are many great ways a leader can develop themselves and today’s guest discusses how leaders can thrive under tough pressure.   Kevin Lawrence is an international strategic advisor and has coached hundreds of clients across a wide range of industries. His work as a coach for the last 20+ years inspired him to write the book, Your Oxygen Mask First. The book discusses the dark side of leadership dichotomy, and offers 17 practical steps to triumph in business, without being trampled in life.   High-performing CEOs and executives have to push themselves in such a way where they get stronger and better, without burning themselves out. This is a hard thing to do for any passionate leader as the world of business is so vast (and exciting) that it can take everything out of you if you’re not careful.   With Kevin’s extensive work with high-level achievers, he’s heard it all. The powerful CEOs you see in magazines are overwhelmed and they’re beginning to doubt their ability. Just the other day, a CEO was having a panic attack just before his flight was taking off. When a CEO begins to unravel, addictions start to kick in to escape the stress and their physical and mental health suffers.   The good news, however, is that it’s all fixable. If you want to play the bigger game, you just need better tools, and Kevin’s book has all the tools a CEO could ever need. You can learn techniques to help you gain your confidence back and you can build from a place where your new leadership position is not overwhelming you or forcing you to handle new thresholds of stress.   Interview Links: Lawrenceandco.com Kevin on LinkedIn Episode 25 with Kevin Lawrence   Resources: Scaling Up for Business Growth Workshops: Take the first step to mastering the Rockefeller Habits by attending one of our workshops. Scaling Up Website Gazelles Website Bill on YouTube

Here's the hard truth about leadership: it either forces you to get stronger or it slowly destroys your life. There is no in-between. My guest on today's edition of the Transition Guy, Kevin Lawrence, has discovered seventeen habits that allow any leader to transcend the perils of success and keep achieving--habits that have already helped hundreds of CEOs and executives become stronger and more resilient -- today Kevin and I talk about these habits. Check out Kevin's book here: http://amzn.to/2zmHEU8 -------------------- CONNECT WITH PETER BOOLKAH: -------------------- http://www.Boolkah.com https://www.facebook.com/Boolkah https://www.instagram.com/pboolkah/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/boolkah https://twitter.com/boolkah -------------------- ABOUT PETER BOOLKAH -------------------- Peter Boolkah (AKA The Transition Guy) is the World’s #1 Business Transition Coach whose main passion in life is to work with talented and high performing business owners who are in the process of creating exciting, high growth businesses. Peter helps you to navigate and transition through the crucial growth pains that all growing businesses experience making it as painless and exciting as possible. It is important to remember that businesses do not just grow and develop on their own, it is up to us and our teams to make this happen by making every day purposeful. As businesses grow some parts of the journey will be easier than others and most owners do not have all the answers. Starting a business is one of the most exciting things we get to do and we all have aspirations of achieving great things. In fact Peter is yet to meet someone who started a business with the intention of failing. Peter’s ultimate life goal is to inspire and empower over 100,000 Entrepreneurs to create long term thriving businesses resulting in the creation of 1,000,000 jobs. So if you are scaling up your business, you’re in a business transition period, and want to know more then connect with Peter at Boolkah.com -------------------- THE TRANSITION GUY -------------------- Peter Boolkah is the World's #1 Business Transition Coach and also known as ‘The Transition Guy’. This YouTube channel and his podcast is where he shares his unique and direct approach to taking back control of your business (and your life) while growing and transitioning your business from one level to the next. As a business owner, transitioning your business is all about setting and reaching your goals as well as business transition planning and process. Do you want to accomplish what you set out to do with your business? Do you have dreams of doing things other than running your current business? Could you do with some honest help and guidance to make it happen? If you answered YES then The Transition Guy is for YOU!

Kevin Lawrence became the 2017 Formula Drift Pro 2 champion after overcoming a massive points deficit in the last event of the year, surprising many FD officials and delighting his fans. Kevin shares with us what it was like to win at Texas (and run away with the championship), his relationship with Enjuku Racing, and what it will take for him to be competitive against the seasoned Pro level drivers next yearDon't forget to start your subscription with Petrolbox and use the code: TENTENTHS to get $7 off your first box.www.mypetrolbox.com

Kevin Lawrence became the 2017 Formula Drift Pro 2 champion after overcoming a massive points deficit in the last event of the year, surprising many FD officials and delighting his fans. Kevin shares with us what it was like to win at Texas (and run away with the championship), his relationship with Enjuku Racing, and what it will take for him to be competitive against the seasoned Pro level drivers next yearDon't forget to start your subscription with Petrolbox and use the code: TENTENTHS to get $7 off your first box.www.mypetrolbox.com

EPISODE 73: Lost In The Smoke with Kevin Lawrence and Dean Kearney.   Today we have Formula Drift Pro 2 Champion Kevin Lawrence who literally stole the 1st place on the last round  after being on 5th position. And we also got a surprise visit from Dean Kearney who helped us give Kevin some Pro tips and insights. Enjoy!    

Kevin Lawrence is a strategic advisor and coach to CEOs and executive teams all over the globe. Today, Kevin and I talk about keeping it together as a leader and ways not to meltdown as you try to grow your company. How do leaders keep themselves together while under the enormous pressure of running a company? In his 20 years of experience, Kevin is always fascinated by how some people can do it and have fantastic personal lives, while others are just miserable throughout their entire leadership journey.  When Kevin dug further into this, there are some very famous people like Kurt Cobain and Elvis, who at the peak of their careers, had it all and then somewhere along the line, they imploded in their success. This same sort of timeline applies to successful executives, too.  After working with a number of very high-performing individuals, Kevin dubbed this imploding timeline as the ‘The Dark Secret of The Boardroom.’ We all have our own Elvises and Kurt Cobains inside of us. So, Kevin’s job is to help executives find their high-performing sweet spot without all the darkness associated with it.  Kevin hosted a private 2-day event with Jim Collins, the guru of business leadership and 'keeping it together.' Jim says that when we are under massive amounts of stress, we pay a 30% tax with our health. Although Jim hasn’t written about this yet, he calls this the ‘Stress and Drudgery Tax’. Steve Jobs even admitted to Jim that when he went back to Apple and still continued his work with Pixar, he paid more than that 30% tax on his health. Steve Jobs believed that those were the days where the seeds of his cancer were planted. High-performing individuals deeply care about their work, but often that’s exactly what leads to their downfall. In the mental health world, experts say that we’re only one or two life events away from a notable mental health issue. This is why when executives are going through major life-changing events, they should seek help either from a coach or therapist. Interview Links: Coach Kevin The Working Mind Summary More Resources: ScalingUpBusiness.com:  Learn about how growth coaching can help you and and your business see big results. Scaling Up Business Growth Workshops: Take the first step to mastering the Rockefeller Habits by attending one of our workshops. Bill on YouTube: Short videos to keep you Scaling Up.   Did you enjoy today's episode? If so then head over to iTunes and leave a review. It helps other business leaders discover the Scaling Up Business Podcast so they can also benefit from the knowledge shared in these podcasts. __ Scaling Up is the best-selling book, by Verne Harnish and the team at Gazelles, on how the fastest growing companies succeed where so many others fail. My name is Bill Gallagher and I'm a certified Gazelles business coach. We help leadership teams to get the 4 Decisions around People, Strategy, Execution, and Cash right so that they can Scale Up successfully and beat the odds of business growth success. Our 4 Decisions are all part of the Rockefeller Habits 2.0 (from the original best-selling business book, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits).

There's too much in this episode to even cover it all, but we are joined by John Miller, a diehard Gunner working on a biopic about Axl Rose that he tells us all about. He's had the honor of meeting some very important people in the Guns universe along the way like Hollywood Rose guitarist Chris Weber, Rapidfire guitarist Kevin Lawrence, and even some brief interactions with our heroes Axl Rose and Slash. All of us were at the first NJ show of the tour at MetLife Stadium (both NJ shows in John's case) so we give our full recap of what we thought. Be sure to leave us a review on iTunes so we can crack that Top 150 podcasts in the music category.

Kevin Lawrence is a fitness and nutrition expert and the CEO of Power Crunch, a line of "smart" protein products. He is a former IFBB World Bodybuilding Champion and renowned speaker and writer who is knowledgeable in exercise physiology and applied nutrition. Kevin is currently in the process of writing a book about the critical role protein plays in everyday human health. Lisa and Lucho Crisalle are the founders of Exercise and Nutrition Works, Incorporated, and the creators of the Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist, CEU accredited home study program.  They are Business Coaches focused on helping personal trainers, coaches, health practitioners and fitness industry experts Monetize Their Nutrition Knowledge with a proven SYSTEM to CONVERT Prospects into High Paying Clients; CREATE Custom Meal Plans based on the Individual; and AUTOMATE their Business to Add an Additional $10,000+ per month. To get a copy of their ground breaking e-book “7 Proven Steps to Fill Your Nutrition Practice – and the 7 Most Common Mistakes to Avoid” that will work hand in hand with this Podcast to help you transform your business, go to http://MonetizeYourNutritionKnowledge.com

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