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Join Matt Drinkhahn on the Eternal Optimist podcast as he interviews Steve Farber, who shares his journey from buying and selling his first Gurian guitar to becoming a successful business leader. Steve emphasizes the importance of diversity in business and how it can lead to better decision-making and customer service. He shares his philosophy of eternal optimism, which means having a positive lens over everything and believing that everything will be fine. Steve also talks about his book, The Radical Leap, which emphasizes the importance of love as a competitive advantage in business. He even treats listeners to a song on his guitar. He discusses his work as a consultant and trainer in leadership development, helping companies put love into practice in measurable ways. This episode encourages listeners to consider how they can incorporate love into their business practices for positive change.In This Episode, You'll Learn:00:00:00 - Positive Impact: Inspiring Stories and High Performance Coaching with Matt Drinkhahn00:05:22 - Moving for Family: Challenge and Adventure00:10:01 - Coping with Trauma and Finding Support after Growing Up Without a Mother00:14:15 - Overcoming Challenges and Finding Purpose00:17:24 - Music as a Creative Expression: A Journey of Integration00:22:18 - Unplanned Path to Leadership and Success00:27:09 - Putting Love First in Business: The Radical Leap00:32:16 - New Management Takes Over Bankrupt Company00:34:03 - Shipping Company's Policy: Barges Must Be at Least 75% Full to Sail00:37:07 - Expertise in Love: Bringing Out the Human Dynamic in All Industries00:38:37 - Validation and Power of Optimism in Discussion00:43:34 - Embracing Diversity in Business for Success00:46:50 - Reunited with Long-Lost Guitar After 30 Years00:51:05 - Dramatic Story of Ashes and Phoenixes00:54:41 - Daily Audio on Extreme Leadership: Two Minutes of InspirationLinks And Resources:The Radical LeapWebsiteSteve Farber on LinkedInThanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Eternal Optimist? Have some feedback you'd like to share? Connect with us on iTunes and leave us a review!

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Some people are afraid to leap into doing business and choose to hang on the edge instead. Especially those raising their family could not afford the risk and lose their job because of the responsibility to feed their family. In this episode, the founder of Extreme Leadership Institute, Steve Farber, was in the same situation where he had to decide. He took the risk by pivoting and jumping off the train to success. Although it wasn't a straight trajectory to the top, he still made it. The top motivational speaker and bestselling author shares his story about developing leaders and taking the radical LEAP to grow your business. Tune in to this episode and take that radical leap with Steve Farber to bridge the gap of leadership and move forward to success with him!

Lisa talks with true thought leader of our time, Steve Farber, president of Extreme Leadership Inc., founder of The Extreme Leadership Institute, and creator of the LEAP approach. He is the bestselling author of 4 leadership books, including Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson In Leadership, a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller, and his first book, The Radical LEAP, which is considered a leadership classic. Lisa and Steve discuss how to establish human connections in virtual and hybrid workplaces, while leading with love and compassion. Find Steve and his newest book, Love is Just Damn Good Business: Do What You Love in the Service of People Who Love What You Do, at www.stevefarber.com, and learn more about the Extreme Leadership Accelerator Program Mastermind where you get to work on your Change The World Project, at https://www.stevefarber.com/extreme-leadership-accelerator-program/

Did you ever come across a guitarist turned a motivational speaker? This is an episode dedicated to redemption and transformation with Jay Jay French of Twisted Sisters and Steve Farber. John "Jay Jay" French is a Keynote and Motivational Speaker, Reinvention Expert, Entrepreneur, and Founding member of the renowned heavy metal band Twisted Sister. He has a unique perspective on business leadership based on my 40+ years of experience with Twisted Sister (as Manager, Guitarist, and Director of Licensing, Publishing & Touring), as well as being a producer/executive producer/manager of rock bands. I'm also the founder of The Pink Burst Project, a nonprofit.Steve is the President of Extreme Leadership, Inc, and the founder and chairman of The Extreme Leadership Institute, organizations devoted to the cultivation and development of Extreme Leaders around the world. His accessible, deeply inspirational, and eminently practical Radical LEAP framework is widely used across the business, non-profit and education spectrum. Farber has been credited with redefining leadership in deeply personal yet practical terms and re-energizing thousands of people to make a significant difference in their businesses, lives, and the world around them.

These are extreme times that we live in. It's fair to say that extreme times call for extreme leadership. But what is it? Do we have what it takes to live up to the name and stand as an extreme leader? Steve Farber gives you the answers in this episode as he shares a series of webinars that introduces extreme leadership and how, though juxtaposed to the image it gives, it should go together with the practice of cultivating love. In this first part of the series, he guides us into one of the first elements of his book, The Radical LEAP: love. He shares some great insights and wisdom on how love is not at all inappropriate in the context of business; it is, in fact, at the very foundation of what great leadership is. Join Steve as he continues with the process of how you can bring that love into what you do and inspire others to love your business as well.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Love Is Just Damn Good Business community today:stevefarber.comSteve Farber LinkedInSteve Farber InstagramSteve Farber TwitterSteve Farber FacebookLove Is Just Damn Good Business YouTube

Steve Farber re-defines what it means to be a leader of substance, significance, and success. The Huffington Post named Steve the #1 Business Speaker To See and he's one of Inc. Magazine's Global Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts.Steve is a multiple bestselling author including his first smash hit “The Radical Leap”, hailed as one of the 100 Best business books of all time. “Greater Than Yourself” is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestseller. And in 2020, he released his latest critically acclaimed book, “Love is Just Damn Good Business”, which is endorsed by Jack Canfield, Stedman Graham, Sally Hogshead and more.These bestselling, award-winning, critically acclaimed books put the principles of Extreme Leadership into easily understood terms and show us how to take the LEAP in business using Love, Energy, Audacity, and Proof.For more info on Steve, or to book him to speak, use this URL: speakers.cal-entertainment.com/profile/5320Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! https://www.calentertainment.com/virtually-speaking/

Have you ever considered operationalizing love for the place you work? If not, you will LOVE this conversation I have with author and speaker and leadership expert Steve Farber. These times we are living in right now call for extreme leadership, which Steve says is the act of leading even without a title or position.  Steve's Extreme Leadership Institute works to bring the Radical LEAP into the world: Love, Energy, Audacity, and Proof. Listen as Steve gives us great ideas for changing the world for the better, no matter who we are. Find more info about Steve at www.SteveFarber.com. His latest book and podcast is called "Love is Just Damn Good Business."

STEVE FARBER, the president of Extreme Leadership, is a leadership consultant and speaker, and the author of the national bestseller The Radical Leap, The Radical Edge, and Greater Than Yourself. Favorite Success Quote “Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make it wag its tail” ~Kinky Freedman Key Points 1. Love is Just as Critical to Business as it is to Relationships There is an interesting paradigm shift that occurs when most men shed their casual shirts and loafers and don their three-piece suits and black oxfords to prepare for a day at work. Only minutes before these men set out to bring home the bacon, they are acutely aware of their need to show up in their daily lives with an unconditional love and compassion towards the people they care about. However, as they rev the engine to their four-door saloon and begin the dreaded “cubicle commute” something changes. They no longer hold the internal belief that “love is the answer.” Instead, they approach their day with a cold hearted mentality that values little more than efficiency and results. But they are missing something. You see, the laws that govern social interactions and leadership are laws for a reason. They apply inside of the office just as much as they apply outside. And yet, most leaders seem to forget that just like building a family requires love and acceptance, building a business requires a deep sense of love and appreciation, not just for what you do, but for the people you do it with. While you might earn a decent income by approaching your business with an attitude of ruthlessness and aggression, you will be able to build something infinitely more impactful and powerful by approaching your business with an attitude of unconditional love. Love your employees, seek to help them grow to meet their potential and achieve their dreams. Love your customers, not by trying to sell them a product or service, but by listening to them and discovering how you can serve them to the best of your ability. Love the work that you do, the people that you do it with, and the people that you do it for and the results will be greater than your wildest dreams. 2. Expand Yourself to Expand Others I want you to imagine that you are a soldier on the field of battle. The bullets are flying, mortars are exploding, and the screams of the wounded and dying fill your ears. When all of the sudden, BAM! You fall down to the dirt as a bullet makes contact with your torso. As you lay in the sand, bullets pinging off the earth around you, you look over to your left and see that one of your friends has been wounded as well. After a few seconds of recovery, you realize that your wound is not fatal. What happens next? If you are a fan of war movies or someone with a particularly idealistic view of the world, you would likely say “Run and help your friend!” And while this is a noble sentiment, it is also entirely foolish. Before you can help your wounded brother in arms, you need to first take care of yourself. You need to clean and dress your wound and ensure that it will not impede your ability to save your friend and finish the fight. And this is where most men get it wrong. We invest so much time and energy into others around us, trying to give everything we have without realizing that a life of complete selflessness is truly the ultimate selfishness. If you are not taking the time to consistently expand your own mind, your own abilities, your own skillsets, spirit, and emotional resilience, then how the hell can you expand others? You cannot give what you do not have, and the first step to truly serving others is to serve yourself. Take time for yourself, allow yourself to recharge and recuperate, invest into your growth and education. Then, and only then, will you be fully equipped and able to serve others to your fullest capacity. 3. The Greatest Leaders are the One’s Who Focus on Making Others Greater than Themselves I want you to imagine for a second that it is Friday night. After a long week of grinding and hustling to achieve your dreams, you are ready to let your hair down and have planned an epic “Boys Night Out” with your friends at a local nightclub. Normally, this night is reserved for you and 4 other close friends, but tonight is different. Tonight, two of the men in your crew are bringing along a friend of their own. Suited up, looking dapper as Frank Sinatra himself, and ready to have one helluva night, you roll up to the first venue and walk in to meet the new guys. The first guy,  is a tall, shredded, specimen of a guy, adorned in the latest designer clothes, his hair slicked back perfectly, wearing a smile bright enough blind you. The second guy is relatively plain. By all outward appearances, he is completely average, he doesn’t look like Homer Simpson, but he’s no Brad Pitt. Now, with the first impressions out of the way, you begin interacting with these two men and start to see their true character appear. The first man, while a class act by appearances, spends the entire night focused on himself. He is constantly talking about himself, his achievements, and his plans. And while his accomplishments are admittedly impressive, he never pauses the conversation long enough for you to get a word in. The second man however, barely speaks about himself at all. Not because he is trying to be mysterious, but rather because he is so intent and so focused on you. Not only is he a master at asking questions and learning about who you are and what you want, but more importantly, he seems genuinely interested and intrigued to find out more. Now the night shifts and your crew begins talking to a few of the local girls hanging around the bar. Guy #1 immediately jumps in, bragging about all of his accomplishments and telling everyone within earshot just how great he is, completely blocking you from even introducing yourself to the increasingly annoyed beauties at his side. Man #2 however, doesn’t say a word about himself, he takes every opportunity that is presented to tell the woman he is talking to just how great you are and gives you opportunities to humbly boast about your own accomplishments and successes. Now… Who are you going to want to hang out with after that night? Who will you want to initiate into your group? Who would you be willing to follow? I think the answer is pretty clear. 4. See the Pain as a Learning Experience  Whenever you are in pain, there is one phrase that you never, ever, ever, want to hear. “This is an opportunity for you to learn” However, your cries for silence notwithstanding, truer words have never been spoken. I want you to think back with me for a moment. Almost all of you have probably experienced a breakup at some point in your life, and many of us have experienced heart breaks so devastating that we thought we would never recover. Now, I want you to relive that pain. I want you to go back to the minute that you read that text, hung up the phone, or left that cafe and realized “It’s over.” It sucks right… Keep going. I want you to remember the nights where you cried yourself to sleep, the days when you couldn’t focus at work because all you could think about was how much you missed her, those moments of weakness where you wallowed in self-pity believing that you would never find someone as good as her. And now, I want you to come back to the present. For many of you, the pain described above is still very real, for some of you it may have even happened in the past month, or week, or even day. But for many of you, this pain is a distant memory, time has healed the old wounds, and you have moved on with your life. And for almost all of you, you learned some of the most valuable lessons you have ever learned in the process. We live in a society that avoids pain, avoids failure, and avoids anything short of perfection. But you have to realize that pain is our greatest teacher, failure is our greatest ally, and perfection is a ghost that leaves us with nothing. Any man who undergoes a radical change in his life almost always does so out of a place of pain. And as he progresses on his path and looks back at the steps he has taken, he realizes that the pains and failures that he endured were the very things that equipped him to live the life that he loves today. Don’t fear pain and failure, learn from them. 5. You Are Responsible for Your Own Experience  There was an old study compiled in the 50’s-60’s, and while I can’t remember exactly where I read it, the lesson it taught is one of the most profound and life-altering truths that you can learn. The study followed the lives of two identical twin brothers who grew up in a family with an abusive alcoholic father. Decades after leaving their home, the twins were interviewed by the researchers, who found results that were nothing short of extraordinary. One of the brothers ended up almost exactly as his father had, except worse. He was heavily addicted to drugs and alcohol, homeless, and had spent years of his life in and out of jail for countless petty crimes. When the researchers asked him why he ended up where he was, his response was simple, “With a father like mine, how could I have done things any differently?” The other brother’s story, however, was quite different. When the researchers tracked down the second brother, they found him living in the suburbs, happily married with two children and a flourishing career. Surprised at the marked difference between the brothers, the researchers asked the second twin the exact same question. How did you end up here? His answer? “With a father like mine, how could I have done things any differently?” You see, you are not responsible for the crap that happens to you in life. Economies crash, family and friends die, accidents happens, and life throws a wrench into your best laid plans. But you are 100% responsible for your reaction to your circumstances, the story you tell yourself about your circumstances, and ultimately, the experience that you have in life. You can choose how you react to situations, you can determine the story that you tell, and you, and only you, can decide right here and now whether you are going to take the sh!t that life throws at you laying down or whether you are going to be a man of grit and determination and create a future for yourself regardless of the cards you have been dealt.

Listed on Inc.’s listing of the Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts in the world, and #1 on Huffington Posts 12 Business Speakers to See, Steve Farber is a bestselling author, popular keynote speaker, and a seasoned leadership coach and consultant who has worked with a vast array of public and private organizations in virtually every arena. Farber is the former Vice President of legendary management guru Tom Peters company and is the founder and CEO of The Extreme Leadership Institute, an organization devoted to helping its clients develop award-winning cultures and achieve radical results. The Institutes team has helped over 25 companies earn a ranking on the Best Places to Work list. Farber’s third book, Greater Than Yourself, debuted as a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller. His second book, The Radical Edge, was hailed as a playbook for harnessing the power of the human spirit. And his first book, The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership, was named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time. His much-anticipated new book, Love is Just Damn Good Business, published by McGraw-Hill, is available now. Farber is a member of the exclusive Transformational Leadership Council, and his column, The Extreme Leadership Chronicles, runs frequently on Inc.com. In this episode of Destination on the Left, Steve Farber, founder and CEO of Extreme Leadership, joins us to talk about his new book, Love is Just Damn Good Business. Steve breaks down the fundamental framework that inspired his book and explains why love is a key element of good business practices. What You Will Learn in This Episode: Steve’s journey into leadership coaching and what leadership means to him What is extreme leadership and how you can use Steve’s principles in the travel and tourism industry Why the quality of leadership separates good companies from not so good companies Why love is a fundamental element of good business practices The elements of LEAP How love can be used to achieve greater levels of productivity in collaborative environments Beyond Position and Title Steve Farber is a best-selling author, a keynote speaker, and a veteran leadership coach whose framework in The Radical LEAP has inspired entrepreneurs across the country to realize their dreams. His new book, Love is Just Damn Good Business, builds on the principles in the Radical LEAP and explains why love is a fundamental element of good business practices. Like Steve says, “do what you love in the service of people who love what you do.” And in the latest episode of Destination on the Left, he dives into this leadership philosophy in detail. There is a lot to gain by understanding Extreme Leadership and how it applies to the travel and tourism industry, and there is a lot to learn from Steve’s journey as well. Leaders of Meaning Significance Steve has been an entrepreneur for a long time, but in the beginning, he struggled to fight a waning passion for the industry in which he started his first business. It brought him to a fork in the road where he had to choose between seeking out his true calling or focusing on money alone. The meandering soul search exposed him to many different industries and businesses, introducing him to incredible mentors and providing him with a keen understanding of the one thing that separates great companies from not so great companies—the quality of their leadership. This turned out to be Steve’s sweet spot, and since that epiphany, he has been working to help shape leaders of meaning and significance who produce radical results. The LEAP Elements Leaders are typically defined by a prestigious position or title. But the best leaders are defined by their actions alone. That is why Steve’s Radical LEAP framework expresses leadership as a result of cultivating love, generating energy, inspiring audacity, and providing proof. You don’t need a position or title to practice any of these things, and you can apply this operating system in any scenario by molding it to the way you do business. That means it will even work in the frustrating collaborative environments of the travel and tourism industry by increasing productivity and making DMOs operate more effectively. Love is the foundation of the entire framework, so if you can master that element, the rest will take care of themselves. Website: www.extremeleadership.com New Book: Love Is Just Damn Good Business Twitter: @stevefarber Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevefarber/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevefarber/

Steve Farber - Love is Just Damn Good Business The Not Old Better Show, Author Interview Series Happy Holidays and welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang, and this is episode #414. Today's show is brought to you by AirMedCare Network and GlutaDose. Check out our show web site for more sponsor details. As part of our Art of Living, Artist's interview series, I'm thrilled to be talking with Steve Farber. Steve Farber is the founder and CEO of The Extreme Leadership Institute, an executive coach, and author of Love is Just Damn Good Business. His other books include the bestsellers The Radical Leap and Greater Than Yourself. A sought-after speaker and business consultant, Steve Farber's new book, Love is Just Damn Good Business, which we'll be discussing is just, well, Damn Good, to coin a phrase. I thoroughly enjoyed Steve's new book, because I get it: Love matters in life and business. Steve Farber explains how love manifests itself in business, and Farber provides many illustrations of love in action, all of which I can apply immediately to my business here on the show. The case studies are helpful, informative, instructive and also can be applied immediately. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show via internet phone, best selling author, Steve Farber. My thanks to both AirMedCare Network and GlutaDose for sponsoring today's show. Please check out our web site for deals and more details on both sponsors. My thanks to Steve Farber for his generous time, and my thanks to you, our wonderful Not Old Better Show audience for your equally generous time. I know you're busy and I appreciate you spending time with me. Happy Holidays everyone, and remember let's Talk About Better. The Not Old Better Show. Thanks, everybody. Right now, as a listener of the Not Old Better Show, you'll receive a ten-dollar Visa Gift Card when you enroll in a new one-year membership. Visit air med care network dot com forward slash N-O-B and use offer code N-O-B. https://www.airmedcarenetwork.com/nob/ Please check out GlutaDose Wellness at https://glutadose.com/better

In this episode, we talk with best-selling author and speaker, STEVE FARBER, who is also the Founder & CEO of The Extreme Leadership Institute. Named by Huffington Post as the #1 Business Speaker to See, Steve is also known as one of the Top 50 Leadership Experts in the U.S.THOUGHT #1When you get some tough feedback, whether you agree with it or not--assume that it's right and see where that takes you.THOUGHT #2Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. - Winston Churchill.CONNECT:Website: www.stevefarber.comBusiness/Website: https://extremeleadership.comBook: Love is Just Damn Good BusinessBook: The Radical EdgeBook: The Radical LeapFacebook: www.facebook.com/stevefarberLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stevefarberTwitter: https://twitter.com/stevefarberYouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXvKzbWTmm2VWCTI47hsvgInstagram: www.instagram.com/stevefarberMedium: https://medium.com/@stevefarberBRAND & RESOURCE MENTIONS:Tom Peters - https://tompeters.com360-degree assessments/performance appraisals - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/360-degree_feedbackCorvirtus - https://corvirtus.comMyers-Briggs - www.myersbriggs.orgFranklin-Covey - www.franklincovey.comStrengthsfinder - https://www.gallup.comCHI (Collaborative Harmony Index) - https://collaborativeharmonyindex.comWinston Churchill - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_ChurchillBanding People Together - www.bandingpeopletogether.comMike Kneidinger - www.darden.com/our-company/executive-leadership/michael-kneidingerYardhouse (Darden) -www.yardhouse.com/homeBennighans - https://bennigans.com1976 Cadillac El Dorado - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Eldorado"Best Places to Work" - https://fortune.com/best-companiesBig Kettle Drum - www.BigKettleDrum.comHard Rock International – www.HardRock.comRock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change (Brant Menswar) – www.RocknRollWithIt.comCulture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company’s Culture (Jim Knight) – www.CultureThatRocks.comCannonball Kids’ cancer – www.CannonballKidscancer.orgKeppler Speakers - www.KepplerSpeakers.comCertified Rock Star - www.CertifiedRockStar.comThoughts That Rock – www.ThoughtsThatRock.comSpectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – www.spectaclephoto.comJeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - https://www.facebook.com/jtkeelSTEVE FARBER BIO:Huffington Post has named Steve Farber as the #1 Business Speaker to See. Listed as one of Inc.’s global Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts, Farber is a Leadership Pioneer, Strategist, Keynote Speaker and Bestselling Author on Extreme Leadership.His expertise is in creating organizational cultures where leadership is not just an opportunity and obligation for those in authority, but for everyone at all levels. Former Vice President of the Tom Peters Company, Steve is the President of Extreme Leadership, Inc, and the founder of The Extreme Leadership Institute, organizations devoted to the cultivation and development of Extreme Leaders around the world. His accessible, deeply inspirational, and eminently practical Radical LEAP framework is widely used across the business, non-profit and education spectrum. Farber has been credited with redefining leadership in deeply personal yet practical terms and re-energizing thousands of people to make a significant difference in their businesses, lives, and the world around them. Steve is the author of the new book Love is Just Damn Good Business. His third book, Greater Than Yourself, was a Wall Street Journal® and USA Today® bestseller. His second book, The Radical Edge, was hailed as “a playbook for harnessing the power of the human spirit.” And his first book, The Radical Leap, is already considered a classic in the leadership field. It received Fast Company Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Award and was recently named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time. His column, The Extreme Leadership Chronicles, runs frequently on Inc.com.Steve has worked with Johns Hopkins, Cisco, Intel, TriNet, Hyatt and hundreds of other organizations large and small. He has spoken to or worked with virtually every industry there is--from the tech sector to financial services, manufacturing, health care, hospitality, entertainment, public education, retail, and government.ORGANIZATIONS HIRE STEVE TO: Deliver practical, inspiring and entertaining keynote speeches Embed the practices of Extreme Leadership in the DNA of the organization Provide significant on-going leadership learning and development Create and amplify deep employee engagement Work personally with executives or teams as an Advisor, Coach, Guide & Confidant   

This week’s guest is executive coach and thought leader, Steve Farber, who teaches that love, rather than being a soft skill as it’s widely considered, is a hard-core leadership principle that helps shape winning businesses and elevates the customer and employee experience. Steve authored the seminal book, The Radical Leap - widely considered one of the top 100 business books ever written. He is the President of Extreme Leadership Inc., and he recently released another book, Love is Just Damn Good Business. He chats with host Marcel Schwantes about his latest work. At work, we have the opportunity to create a transformative culture and quality experience. If we do, we can impact our businesses, our customer experience, and our lives, for the better. [5:19]Love is the core of great leadership and it's at the foundation of any thriving competitive business. [6:32]Steve presents the business case for love as a strategic advantage. We need our customers to love what we do for them because that’s our competitive advantage. The only way to create that kind of experience for our customers is to create an environment where employees love working. [8:04]I can't create or contribute to a culture that people love working in unless I first love it myself. [9:04]Marcel asks Steve to unpack the formula for putting love into action: Do what you love in the service of people who love what you do. Steve explains that this means doing what you love, to serve people in such a profound way that they love you in return. [9:43]Steve explains the LEAP model of leadership: cultivate Love, generate Energy, inspire Audacity, and provide Proof. Love is not just the first element of LEAP, it makes the other elements possible. [13:00]Leadership is not about your position or title, it's about the way you engage in the world around you and your ability to influence people to change things for the better. Leadership by its nature is extreme because you're involved in the act of transformation in some way. You're stretching and growing your own skills and capabilities and doing that for the people around you. [15:23]Love is a must-have. It affects our bottom line, our productivity, our profitability; it gives us a better chance of increasing market share and reducing turnover. [20:27]Applying the principles of love means raising expectations and standards; at the same time, your tolerance for substandard behavior goes down. [22:50]Ask yourself: Why do I love this place? Is there something in this experience that I love? How do I show it, or how do I show it better? [23:02]Marcel asks, Why do so many leaders still lead with an iron fist instead of love and compassion? Steve thinks it’s because it’s easy to leverage your position of authority; that some people enjoy having power over others; and many people think that’s the way a leader is supposed to be. [36:21]A leadership question anyone can ask themselves: What can I do right now, regardless of what anybody else around here is not doing, to change my piece of this organization for the better? [40:38]Marcel adds that regardless of your position or status, you can impact your surrounding environment. [42:50]Steve encourages listeners to find something in your life that you love doing, and do it just because. That simple action will spark joy in your life. [44:00] Marcel reminds us that when love is baked into the employee experience, the customer experience is going to be off the charts and they will reciprocate with loyalty and referrals. [48:37] ResourcesSteveFarber.comLinkedIn Twitter Instagram Facebook  Win a free copy of Steve’s book!Contribute your stories of love and fear. The first 15 people to do so will be mailed a free copy of Steve’s book.

Shep Hyken interviews Steve Farber. They discuss how to implement love into every aspect of your business to drive customer success. The Interview with Steve Farber:Even if you love what you do, there will still be days that feel like work. You must do the necessary things you dislike in order to be able to do the things you love in your business. Doing only what you love is called retirement—but you don’t necessarily need to be retired to feel this way.Societally, we are unaccustomed to using the words “love” and “business” in the same sentence. Using the word “love” in relation to business raises the standards and expectations in a way that promotes positive growth. However, you shouldn’t use this verbiage if you don’t intend to follow through with it; if you talk the talk, you must also walk the walk.We want customers to love our products and services. If they don’t, we will have no competitive advantage. Achieving this starts on the inside with the company’s culture. You must first create an environment people love working in; do it right, and this love will be felt on the outside by the customer.A cultural focus can begin on any level of an organization and needs to happen on every level. However, you can’t create this as a leader if you don’t love it yourself first. You must love the environment you create so your employees will also love it—and then customers will feel that love too.To kickstart your cultural change, ask yourself the important questions, like what love looks like in business, why you love what you do, and how you can show it. Then ask those around you what you can do to demonstrate customer love and implement those new ideas. Many good ideas already exist within your organization. Ask the right questions so you can have the right internal conversations.Business, like love, is incredibly personal. This is the most important but also the most overlooked aspect of business.Quote: “As businesspeople, we want our customers to love what we do for them. If they don’t love the product or service, then we have no advantage at all.”  - Steve Farber About: Steve Farber is the president of Extreme Leadership Inc., a speaker and consultant, and the author of several books including Love is Just Damn Good Business and The Radical Leap. Shep Hyken is a customer service and experience expert, New York Times bestselling author, award-winning keynote speaker, and your host of Amazing Business Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 214 - Steve Farber discusses his book Love Is Just Damn Good Business. Steve says that to achieve leadership and competitive advantage, we need to put love into action. Hear him describe ways to boost the linkage between customer loyalty and employees who love their work. Steve is the bestselling author of the books The Radical Leap and Greater Than Yourself. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest? Everyday-MBA.com/guest Do you want to be a sponsor? Everyday-MBA.com/sponsor

Dan Schwartz joins us on Secrets to Real Estate Investing with Hard Hat Holly today. Dan has a passion for helping the overwhelmed real estate entrepreneur work smarter and earn more by setting up effective systems. After launching InvestorFuse, a lead management workspace for real estate investing, he’s helped bring the power of automation to hundreds of happy investors and has built a strong community around the technology. His motto is to focus on working on your business, not just in your business. What you’ll learn in this episode: - Why follow-up is so important in your business - The two automations that will bring you the most revenue - How to have a competitive edge in the wholesaling market - How the 80/20 rule applies to real estate investing - The importance of Key Performance Indicators in your business Dan’s FREE Download: Seller Ignition Template. One full year of follow up messages, professionally written for you. Everything you need to get jump started automating your follow up sequence to cold leads. Find it at hardhatholly.com/121. Text “hardhat” to 38470 to receive this free download as well as past downloads and to get weekly notifications of upcoming podcasts. Dan also mentioned this freebie, his 80/20 Chart that outlines real estate investing activities by $/hour. Check it out here. The book Dan’s currently reading: Radical Leap by Steve Farber Dan’s Website: InvestorFuse.com. Email: answers@investorfuse.com for more info.

Steve Farber is the President of Extreme Leadership, Inc. and the founder and chairman of The Extreme Leadership Institute, organizations devoted to the cultivation and development of extreme leaders around the world. He’s listed as one of Inc.’s Global Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts and is a bestselling author on extreme leadership. His three books include “Greater Than Yourself,” a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller; “The Radical Edge”; and “The Radical Leap,” which was recently named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time. What you’ll learn about in this episode: The framework for extreme leadership Why you need to ask yourself how you can become an expert in your field How to determine if your point of view is of great value to people The value of constantly learning and becoming a student of your mentor’s work How you develop your own body of work How to apply the LEAP framework to your business How the greatest leaders become the greatest leaders Why love is such a powerful business principle The importance of creating a culture that people love working in How it all starts with asking yourself the right questions Why doing what you love is important, but not the whole story Ways to contact Steve: Website: www.SteveFarber.com Book: “Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson Of True Leadership”

For many parents, the decision to take a "radical leap" in business can be difficult due to the responsibilities that come with raising a family. This is the same decision that bestselling author Steve Farber had to make. He became a father at 24 and gave up his dreams of music as a career to become a good provider for his family. One day as he walked the streets of the corporate districts of San Francisco, he looked up and asked what else he was supposed to do aside from being a good father. Steve shares his stories of competing dreams, developing business leaders and helping businesses grow. Get the newest Conscious PIVOT Podcast episodes delivered directly to you - subscribe here. And, if you're enjoying the podcast, please give us a 5-star rating on iTunes! For instructions click here DOING THIS for 10 Seconds Can Change Your Life! Click here to watch Adam's Inspiring TEDx Talk! ---

Long-time friend, former colleague and best-selling author Steve Farber joins me as a Guest on LeadersGetReal. Steve’s first book, The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership,received Fast Company’s Readers’ Choice Award and was recently named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time. His second book, The Radical Edge, was hailed as “a playbook for harnessing the power of the human spirit.” His third book, Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson In Leadership, was a Wall Street Journal® and USA Today® bestseller. Steve has been named one of Inc’s global Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts. Steve is currently an Inc columnist as well as a sought after speaker who combines quick-witted humor with poignant leadership truths. Steve’s Radical LEAP framework is widely used across business, non-profits and education. He has been credited with redefining leadership in deeply personal yet practical terms and re-energizing thousands of people to make a significant difference in their businesses, lives, and the world around them. In 1989, after having run his own financial services company, Steve became a director at TMI, and then worked for 6 years as Vice President and Official Mouthpiece (that’s what it said on his business card) of The Tom Peters Company where he met several of his mentors including author / gurus Tom Peters, Jim Kouzes, and Terry Pearce. In 2000, Steve established his own company, Extreme Leadership, Inc, where he is president and CEO, as well as founder of the Extreme Leadership Institute. He and his wife Veronica live in San Diego, California. He is proud of his “dubious achievement” of raising teenagers for 25 straight years.

Listed as one of Inc’s global Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts, Steve Farber is a Leadership Pioneer, Strategist, Keynote Speaker and Bestselling Author on Extreme Leadership. His expertise is in creating organizational cultures where leadership is not just an opportunity and obligation for those in authority, but for everyone at all levels.Former Vice President of the Tom Peters Company, Steve is the President of Extreme Leadership, Inc, and the founder of The Extreme Leadership Institute, organizations devoted to the cultivation and development of Extreme Leaders around the world. His accessible, deeply inspirational, and eminently practical Radical LEAP framework is widely used across the business, non-profit and education spectrum. Farber has been credited with redefining leadership in deeply personal yet practical terms and re-energizing thousands of people to make a significant difference in their businesses, lives, and the world around them.His third book, Greater Than Yourself, was a Wall Street Journal® and USA Today® bestseller. His second book, The Radical Edge, was hailed as “a playbook for harnessing the power of the human spirit.” And his first book, The Radical Leap, is already considered a classic in the leadership field. It received Fast Company magazine’s Readers’ Choice Award and was recently named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time.Learn more:www.stevefarber.comInfluential Influencers with Mike Saundershttp://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/

Listed as one of Inc’s global Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts, Steve Farber is a Leadership Pioneer, Strategist, Keynote Speaker and Bestselling Author on Extreme Leadership. His expertise is in creating organizational cultures where leadership is not just an opportunity and obligation for those in authority, but for everyone at all levels.Former Vice President of the Tom Peters Company, Steve is the President of Extreme Leadership, Inc, and the founder of The Extreme Leadership Institute, organizations devoted to the cultivation and development of Extreme Leaders around the world. His accessible, deeply inspirational, and eminently practical Radical LEAP framework is widely used across the business, non-profit and education spectrum. Farber has been credited with redefining leadership in deeply personal yet practical terms and re-energizing thousands of people to make a significant difference in their businesses, lives, and the world around them.His third book, Greater Than Yourself, was a Wall Street Journal® and USA Today® bestseller. His second book, The Radical Edge, was hailed as “a playbook for harnessing the power of the human spirit.” And his first book, The Radical Leap, is already considered a classic in the leadership field. It received Fast Company magazine’s Readers’ Choice Award and was recently named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time.Learn more:www.stevefarber.comInfluential Influencers with Mike Saundershttp://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/

Many years ago I started reading business books. I remember reading First Break All The Rules, Good to Great, Who Moved My Cheese, Love is the Killer App, Radical Leap, and many other great books. I knew there had to be a faster way to get just the highlights of the books I wanted to read, but I really didn't like a lot of the offerings that were out there, so I would try one, and then not use it. More than a few but not that many years ago, I found one that felt different. It felt different because it was not just a summary of the book, but actionable information I could use. In this conversation, I get to talk to the founders of that company, Steve and Marisa Cunningham, who not only are married, but they work together in their company, Readitfor.me. How do they do it and stay sane? Why did they decide to launch this awesome book summary service? How does Steve read a book a day? All this and more is answered in this episode of Conversations with Phil! About Steve and Marisa Cunningham and Readitfor.me Marisa and Steve Cunningham have lived through the ups and downs of entrepreneurial life, and are proof that you can work with your life partner and keep your sanity.   Before Readitfor.me, Marisa started off her working life in marketing and PR, working for some of Toronto’s largest law firms along the way. Steve was a lawyer for one week, and then went on to run a manufacturing company, a digital marketing agency, and now Readitfor.me.    They live in Toronto with their two beautiful daughters Sophie and Emma, and their dog Stewie (yes, the name inspired by Family Guy).    Readitfor.me is the smartest and easiest way for entrepreneurs and leaders to learn what matters. They summarize best-selling business and personal development books into 12-minut animated videos, audio and text, that help turn your “in-between moments” into the most productive parts of your day. They have thousands of customers around the world, and testimonials from respected thought leaders like Tony Hsieh and Dan Pink.  Connect with Readitfor.me Follow Readitfor.me on Twitter Get a free subscription to Readitfor.me - one email per day with a new book every day!

Steve Farber, author of "The Radical Leap," shares how love, energy, audacity, and proof can transform our leadership perspective. Full episode show notes at TheIntrovertEntrepreneur.com/2016/10/26/Ep134-steve-farber-radical-leap-leadership

0:45: Introductions Freelance Remote Conf Drew McLellan Agency Management Institute 2:40: Building an Agency Adding employees Traditional vs 1099 model 7:30: Where you’re spending your time Running the business vs. doing your craft Risks of agency vs. risks of freelancing Mistakes agency-owners make 11:00: Financial metrics 55% salaries, 25% overhead, 20% profit Smart hiring 18:40: Freelancing is a people business 19:30: Agencies must embrace all things digital SEO SEM WordPress Art vs data and ROI 23:15: The future of agencies Demonstrable ROI Pricing and value 27:00: Bringing on a partner Skill sets Types of leadership 33:40: Where to begin Marketing Time investment 37:20: Having a vision: What is your best life? The Reporter The 12-Week Year Being intentional Picks: Drip (Philip) Course on Drip (Philip) Having a vision for your business (Reuven) Dev Shop Marketing Briefing (Reuven) 12 Week Year (Charles) A Conversation of Character (Charles) Who (Charles) The Radical Leap (Drew) Traction (Drew) Entrepreneurial Operating System (Drew) Wunderlist (Drew) Agency Management Institute

0:45: Introductions Freelance Remote Conf Drew McLellan Agency Management Institute 2:40: Building an Agency Adding employees Traditional vs 1099 model 7:30: Where you’re spending your time Running the business vs. doing your craft Risks of agency vs. risks of freelancing Mistakes agency-owners make 11:00: Financial metrics 55% salaries, 25% overhead, 20% profit Smart hiring 18:40: Freelancing is a people business 19:30: Agencies must embrace all things digital SEO SEM WordPress Art vs data and ROI 23:15: The future of agencies Demonstrable ROI Pricing and value 27:00: Bringing on a partner Skill sets Types of leadership 33:40: Where to begin Marketing Time investment 37:20: Having a vision: What is your best life? The Reporter The 12-Week Year Being intentional Picks: Drip (Philip) Course on Drip (Philip) Having a vision for your business (Reuven) Dev Shop Marketing Briefing (Reuven) 12 Week Year (Charles) A Conversation of Character (Charles) Who (Charles) The Radical Leap (Drew) Traction (Drew) Entrepreneurial Operating System (Drew) Wunderlist (Drew) Agency Management Institute

Steve Farber is listed as one of Inc’s global Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts. He is a Leadership Pioneer, Strategist, Keynote Speaker, and Bestselling Author on Extreme Leadership. His expertise is in creating organizational cultures where leadership is not just an opportunity and obligation for those in authority, but for everyone at all levels. Steve is the President of Extreme Leadership, Inc, and the founder of The Extreme Leadership Institute, organizations devoted to the cultivation and development of Extreme Leaders around the world. His accessible, deeply inspirational, and eminently practical Radical LEAP framework is widely used across the business, non-profit and education spectrum. He has been credited with redefining leadership in deeply personal yet practical terms and re-energizing thousands of people to make a significant difference in their businesses, lives, and the world around them. His third book, “Greater Than Yourself,” was a Wall Street Journal® and USA Today® bestseller. His second book, “The Radical Edge,” was hailed as a playbook for harnessing the power of the human spirit. And his first book, “The Radical Leap,” is already considered a classic in the leadership field. It received Fast Company magazine’s Readers Choice Award and was recently named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time.   What you’ll learn about in this episode: Defining “Extreme Leadership” What an extreme leader does Love in the business place Putting in more energy into your business than you take out Why leaders need to be audacious and willing to fail What agency owners can do to become more audacious How a business that embraces extreme leadership looks different Steve’s book “Greater Than Yourself” How to become one of the greatest leaders by lifting others up What agency owners can do right now to start working on the ideas from this episode Ways to Contact Steve Farber: Website: www.stevefarber.com Twitter: @stevefarber LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stevefarber Book: "Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson of True Leadership" Book: "The Radical Edge: Another Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership" Book: "The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership" We’re proud to announce that Hubspot is now the presenting sponsor of the Build A Better Agency podcast! Many thanks to them for their support!

This week Josh speaks with Steve Farber, the President and Founder of The Extreme Leadership Institute. They discuss Steve's books "The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership" and "Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson of True Leadership".

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In this episode of Live On Purpose Radio, Dr. Paul is joined by Steve Farber.  Steve is the author of “The Radical Leap”, “The Radical Edge”, and more recently “Greater Than Yourself”.  Through more than...