Become a Trusted Adviser – Podcast

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to see an old friend.  Tommy Mygrant and I met at my first Coach Summit in 2009.  He was a finalist in what was then known as the Million Dollar Body Game (now The Beachbody Challenge) and he was very nervous (the winner got $250,000).  I was just… [Continue Reading]

10 Steps to Success with Team Beachbody – Podcast

Team Beachbody is the ultimate relational marketing company.  Building this business takes time and the willingness to learn, because they don’t teach this stuff in school.  Thankfully, there are a lot of great mentors out there that you can learn from.  One of my favorites is Jim Rohn.  I recently re-listened to his audio, Building… [Continue Reading]

Online Marketing is Simple

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Note: “Easy” and “Simple” are different things. My story is, IMHO, one of the great American success stories.  I was stuck in a job that I didn’t like and I needed to find a way out.  The internet seemed to be a vehicle that made some sense and I could market online in my “spare”… [Continue Reading]

Connect

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A quick quote from People Follow You: The Real Secret to What Matters Most in Leadership by Jeb Blount. Like all interpersonal relationships, connections bind people together on an emotional level.  Great leaders drop the pretense of power and position, and instead focus on building sincere emotional connections with their people.  Connecting tears down walls that… [Continue Reading]

Why Are You Doing What You Are Doing?

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Why?  What a fundamental question.  If you have kids you’ve asked, “why did you do that”?  Have you ever asked yourself the same question?  Understanding your motivating factors in life is key.  A good understanding of what moves you can propel you to new heights in your fitness, your business, your relationships and in every… [Continue Reading]

Are you Leading, or Just Managing?

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I’m reading a very good book right now by Jeb Blount.  It’s called People Follow You: The Real Secret to What Matters Most in Leadership.  The major theory behind the book is that people don’t follow companies, paychecks, incentives, stock options, fear, power, or fancy slogans – PEOPLE FOLLOW YOU.  So, if you are wondering… [Continue Reading]

Live with Purpose

Are you shrinking to a grain of sand or rising to a mountain? “I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my… [Continue Reading]

Do the Unexpected

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Have you ever gotten a hand written note from someone letting you know that they value you?  I’m not talking about the old “thank you for the candlesticks” handwritten note.  I’m talking about a random act of kindness.  If you have, you know how good it feels to receive a gift like that. One of… [Continue Reading]

Become Indispensable

in·dis·pen·sa·ble/ˌindiˈspensəbəl/: Adjective – Absolutely necessary or essential. Sounds like a pair of golden handcuffs, doesn’t it?  Many people believe that being indispensable means that their business never moves away from them because everything is dependent on their action.  Far from it.  When you become indispensable you become the heartbeat of your organization.  If you are… [Continue Reading]

How to Make “Close Friends”

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Did you know that Facebook has a setting for “Close Friends”?  It’s true.  When you designate someone as a Close Friend you get a notification each and every time they post something.  I have a few.  Carl Daikeler is one.  There are others as well.  Some are people I care deeply about.  Others are people… [Continue Reading]